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St. Anton, in the Austrian Tirol, is one of the world's best known resorts. Its serious terrain attracts the hard-core skiers, putting it up there alongside Chamonix and Jackson Hole, and it has hosted the Alpine Skiing World Championships on several occasions, most recently in 2001. St. Anton's reputation also extends to its famous après ski scene too with the Krazy Kanguruh a strong contender for the title of 'the Alps most legendary ski bar' for nearly 50 years.
But this cult ski resort isn't all about tough skiing and hard partying. Its broad appeal has expanded along with the Arlberg ski area, which now stretches to 340km of pistes (one of the six largest ski areas in the world) and offers skiing for all abilities. Off the slopes, you'll find a wide range of shopping, dining and accommodation with plenty of luxury/gourmet choices, excellent leisure facilities and a pedestrianised centre.
St. Anton is also one of the few ski areas that can claim to be where it all began: the Arlberg Technique of downhill skiing, which developed here over a century ago, is basically the style we're all skiing now. Pioneer and local boy Hannes Schneider took the technique on a world tour to Japan and the USA, spreading the sport of skiing around the planet, the rest, as they say, is history.
The Mountain
Despite its fearsome reputation, a quick look at the run stats will reveal a relatively small number of black graded pistes, compared to what you might expect, but that is because much of the steeper terrain has been given the status of 'off-piste routes' which are not normally groomed or patrolled (although they are secured for avalanche danger).
It's also important to be aware that most published statistics, which for 2013-14 extend to 340km of piste served by 94 lifts, refer to the entire Arlberg region, which includes St Anton/St Christoph's linked area; the separate Lech/Zurs area (accessible via a tricky off-piste route with a guide but more realistically for most on the bus); the newly linked Warth/Schrocken (linked by gondola to Lech, not St Anton); and several other smaller areas.
So St Anton's sector perhaps adds up to a third of that whole Arlberg figure, and when you take out those freeride routes, the kms of piste that are actually groomed and on your doorstep drops from triple to double figures.
Those local slopes are divided into three main areas. Most famous, and arguably the area on which St Anton's reputation is built, is Galzig-Valluga, reached by a spectacular modern gondola from the heart of the village. This provides access to bowl skiing and some long reds. The second main area, Gampen-Kapall, can be reached by the Nasserein gondola and offers more intermediate level terrain. Finally the separate Rendl Mountain is easier to reach than it used to be thanks to a newly realigned gondola that departs from a more central part of the village rather than the outskirts as it once did. This is often a good, quieter option when the off-piste terrain is awful and the pistes, particularly in Galzig, are crowded.
Most of the legend that is St Anton relies on the tiny Valluga 2 cable car which climbs up the slopes to the region's highest point at 2,811m and opens up some seriously extreme terrain. So serious in fact that you are not allowed to enter the cable car with skis or board unless accompanied by a qualified guide. Those challenges include the option to ski through the Pazieltal towards Lech, but are only suited to extremely skilled expert skiers who won't be unnerved by the danger of death if a wrong move is made. However for the rest of us the top of Valluga 1 at Vallugagrat (2,650m) provides ample access to lots of steep and deep terrain, it is exposed to some of the most abundant snowfall of any area in Austria and much of the Alps. These are just some of the numerous itinerary routes, open bowls for which perhaps St Anton is most famous, chutes and steep gullies that abound in the sector – although it does have to be powder day for them to be at their most epic of course.
Ski Slopes
Although St Anton is most famous for its off-piste terrain and un-groomed itineraries it's a little known (and perhaps in the circumstances, slightly ironic) fact that it was here that trails were first groomed to make skiing easier – this was before automated machinery, just a few men with a hand-pulled roller flattening the snow surface back in 1949.
Back in St Anton, some of the gentler terrain is found right next to the village where there's an excellent children's ski school area incorporating protected nursery slopes for young learners. More extensive gentle terrain with mostly blue graded runs are located in the Gampen area above.
Intermediates are spoilt for choice, but should certainly take a look at the separate Rendl sector, reached by new gondola from the village centre and home to almost entirely red rated pistes with a maximum steepness of 40 per cent.
There are still tough groomed runs for advanced skiers as well as all the freeride terrain. Mattun and Schindlergrat are infamous bump runs for example.
The Ski Arlberg Pass includes the neighbouring ski slopes of Lech Zurs (reached by bus from St Anton) which has a tamer reputation than St Anton. The pass has also been extended further for winter 2013-14 with a new gondola connection from Lech to a third sector, Warth Schrocken, offering another 60km of piste all on the one pass, now covering a giant 340km of groomed runs, one of the world's five biggest ski regions.
St Anton's main terrain park is located on the resort's Rendl mountain which has had something of a renaissance in recent seasons with a new lift, its base station closer to the resort centre and linked to the rest of the ski area, making it far more accessible and more of a core part of the St Anton scene.
The Stanton Park is home to a plethora of kickers, ramps, pipes, boxes and rails and keeps getting larger each season. It now has three main lines, a Pro-line, medium line and jib-line so there's something for all ability levels. The park has also been designed for easy access and fast laps thanks to its location next to two lifts.
The Park is also located next to Rendl Beach which features a terrace, a bar and restaurant with the aim of creating a chilled, party atmosphere; helped by occasional events including snow volleyball tournaments and freestyle contests such as the compete in the O'Neill Kirschbaum Battle (http://www.kirschbaum.cc) each March.
With the Ski Arlberg ticket you can access 4 more terrain parks ... as well as a newly created funslope on Galzig.
Der Bäcker Ruetz, Dorfstraße 31, A 6580 (+43 (0)5446 30303) is the main village bakery and is open from 6.30am daily so a great early stop if you want to grab the first turns of the day. There's an option to pre-order your fresh baked goodies the day before if you wish.
Cafe Haferl, Dorfstraße 20, 6580 (+43 (0)5446 3988) is a popular, cheerful and family -friendly breakfast spot on the main street. The restaurant is atmospheric with wood-lined walls laden with retro ski photography. There's a kind of 'breakfast happy hour' with discounts for arrivals before 10am.
Verwallstube Restaurant (+43 (0) 5446 2352-510) is run by head chef Bernhard Neuhold and located at 2,085m. It has built a reputation for wonderful gourmet cuisine such as exquisite Bouillabaisse et Aioli as well as Tyrolean delicacies and exquisite gourmet creations. Enjoy within spectacular surroundings including the peaks of Patteriol, Saumspitze, Kuchenspitze, Parseier and Valluga visible from the restaurant.
Base Camp, Castle Hotel Bergschlössl, Kandaharweg 13 (+43 (0)5446 2220) is located at the bottom of the slope by the ski school and the Gampenbahn base station. Known for its good, home-cooked food, particularly the fresh pasta, there's also a terrace which catches plenty of sunshine if you prefer to eat outside.
Arlberg Hospiz, Skiclub Stube Parlor, Hospiz Alm, St Christoph 18, (+43 (0) 5446 3625) is one of four St. Anton restaurants selected by the prestigious Gault Millau guide. The Hospiz is where modern downhill skiing all began over 110 years ago, when friends got together here during the winter of 1900/01 to form the Arlberg Ski Club, which introduced the modern Alpine downhill style of skiing to the world. So it's something special that you can sit in the same room, eat gourmet cuisine and sample the hotel's spectacular wine cellar, one of the world's best, including the planet's biggest collection of over-sized wine bottles.
Hazienda, m3 Hotel, dorfstraße 56-58, A 6580 (+43 (0) 5446 2968) has an eclectic, international menu thanks to the efforts of Chef Johannes Scherl and his team who have prepared a menu of international dishes, ranging from homemade pasta to the best Argentinian Angus beef, all served with locally sourced vegetables or fresh seasonal salads. Popular with locals, advanced booking is usually essential in peak season.
The Museum Restaurant, Rudi Matt Weg 10, A 6580 (+43 (0)5446 2475) recently celebrated its centenary having been established in 1912. The building has a chequered history having been the headquarters of the local SS during the war and then fell into disuse before being renovated in 1978. It is now home to the St Anton museum which, given the resort's history, is particularly interesting and there are rooms dedicated to Hannes Schneider along with other aspects of the resort's history. The food is a creative mixed menu of fish, meat and vegetarian dishes, all well prepared to a high standard and there's a good wine list too.
Floriani Restaurant, Alte Arlbergstraße 13, 6580 (+43 (0)5446 2330) is a popular high-value, family-friendly pizza restaurant located close to the resort centre, 200m up from the Galzignbahn lower terminal. Known for its lively atmosphere, advance bookings and normally required because of its popularity.
Krazy Kangaruh, Mooserweg 19, 6580 (+43 (0)5446 2633) at the base of the slopes is arguably the world's most famous après-ski bar and thus a 'must visit' during your stay. Dancing on tables in ski boots while knocking back shots is the norm here and it's almost impossible to get in between 4 and 7pm as it's so popular (arrive by 3pm to bag your space). Don't forget you still need to ski the final stretch back to the resort when the KK closes around 8pm so watch alcohol consumption.
Mooserwirt, Unterer Mooserweg 2 (+43 (0)5446 3588) is the place that is tipped by some St Anton insiders as better, these days, than the Krazy Kangaruh. It's certainly doing good business, recently expanding to add luxurious accommodation, and has the same "too popular" problem as the Krazy Kangaruh – normally impossible to get in much after 3pm as its packed full. Rumour has it the Mooserwirt sells more beer than any other bar in Austria.
The White Thrill race which takes place on Valluga each spring is one of the most exciting and testing races in the skiing world. Open to amateurs as well as pros, 500 competitors all begin the 9km race in a mass start, spread in a wide arc around the Valluga ridge. Getting a place in the race requires pre-registering with the tourist office long in advance.
The race starts on an agreed date in late April. Competitors take the Valluga cable car to the start point 2,650m ready to set off at 5pm once the slopes below have been cleared for the 1,300m vertical descent over un-groomed terrain. But it isn't downhill all the way: the race includes a 150m ascent up a 37m vertical.
On the slopes, tackling tricky late afternoon spring skiing conditions, the competition is fierce and cut throat, particularly among the pros seeking to beat the record 7 minutes and 48 seconds time held by local boy Paul Schwarzacher, a member of the Austrian National Ski Team, who has won the White Thrill several times. For most racers however descent times between 11 and 18 minutes are a good average, and for the rest, the aim is just to get down and say you were there.
Once back in St Anton, where a big screen at the finish follows the action, all rivalries are forgotten and St Anton's other great strength, partying, comes to the fore for the evening.
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With its war in Iraq and its talk of promoting democracy, the Bush Administration has begun to transform the Middle East–but not always in ways it may have intended. We have asked four leading experts on the Middle East to offer their assessments of the consequences of the Administration's policies for the region and for America's standing within it. The four are: Helena Cobban, who writes the weblog JustWorldNews and is a columnist for the Christian Science Monitor and Al-Hayat (London); Juan Cole, a professor of history at the University of Michigan, who writes the weblog Informed Comment; Nir Rosen, a fellow at the New America Foundation, who is completing a book on the Iraq War; and Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland. –The Editors
Wars often have unintended consequences. How has the Iraq War affected the political landscape of the region and America's standing therein?
: The war has obviously pushed more people in the region further into the anti-American camp. This includes many of the area's democrats and moderates–the kind of people who would previously have been prepared to give Washington a chance. It has also undermined the longer-term strategic objectives the Bush Administration seems to have had in mind. There is enough documentary evidence to conclude that Bush and Cheney wanted to establish a solidly pro-US regime in Iraq that would provide basing rights for the US military for decades to come. That position would then enable Washington to threaten military action against both Iran and Syria. But as a result of the insurgency, Washington lacks the capability to utter a credible threat against Iran or Syria–other than possibly some small-scale "needling" operations.
: Helena is correct that the Iraq War has propelled negative feelings toward the United States–not just in the immediate region but throughout the Muslim world. Between the summer of 2002 and spring of 2003, the number of Indonesians who viewed the US favorably fell from 61 percent to 15 percent, according to the Pew Research Center. Although Muslims already faulted the United States for lack of evenhandedness on the Arab-Israeli dispute, in recent years their estimation of the US has plummeted. According to Zogby, from summer 2002 to summer 2004, those who viewed the US favorably in Egypt fell from 15 to 2 percent. And respondents generally believed that Iraqis were worse off under American occupation.
Another consequence of the war has been that more Sunnis in Iraq and elsewhere are turning away from Arab nationalism, which has been discredited, to Salafi revivalism, a very conservative form of Islam. Although most Salafis are "quietists," in that they do not enter into ordinary politics, they are also the recruitment pool for radical groups. It has also strengthened Iran's position in the region. In 1982 Ayatollah Khomeini created the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq for Shiite expatriate groups, whose members included Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the current SCIRI leader, and Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iraq's current Prime Minister. Khomeini dreamed of putting them in power in Baghdad. Bush and Rumsfeld have fulfilled that dream.


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I really wish that the Japanese game industry would release more of their games in the US. Every time I hear or read about a good Japanese RPG I find that it is being released for the Japanese Market only. Only a small handful get release here. It upsets me to no end. Does it upset the rest of you too?
Well, sometimes. I just remedy that problem by finding ways to play imported games.
I CRAVE Getsu Fuma Den for the Famicom. (I refuse to download the ROM, before anyone suggests, I hear it was a Konami classic)
Fear the hugasaurus!
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I really wish that the Japanese game industry would release more of their games in the US.
I think it has more to do with the other regions than the "Japanese game industry". For example, some people I was talking with recently said that they wished that Nintendo of Japan would have released more of the Fire Emblem games here in North America. However, it's not up to Nintendo of Japan. In this case, Nintendo of America would have had to have taken an interest in bringing the series over here long ago. Then they would have had them localized and released.
So, as for me, if a game doesn't come over here, it doesn't really bother me. The single exception was the second Fire Emblem game for the Nintendo DS that they released in Japan. I was hoping that would get a state-side release.
"Fear me. For when armored by her love, I possess the strength to fight a god."
There is not a large enough audience in the US for the Japanese titles to be sold, especially when competing with some of the biggest western titles. I don't get too hot and bothered when a Japanese title doesn't make it into other retailers, simply because I don't play them.
I'm sah tired x_x
I was there in the Playstation era, when an unexpected surge of Japanese games got translated. That carried over into Playstation2 and the DS. As of this writing, the very last commercial DS games are getting released, and the lifespan of the PS2 is definitely over.
Where is the next system that has a worldwide audience of people willing to buy games? The PS3 is still doing decent sales in many nations, but how much longer will it last? With a lot of uncertainty about the Wii U, and only vague rumors about PS4 or the next XBox, it's not clear what the next console will be. It's entirely possible that PCs will succeed. In terms of portables, it's tough to be optimistic about the Vita right now. Maybe the 3DS will continue to succeed...
Remember, a lot of systems have region-specific popularity. The PSP was not a failure, but outside of Japan, not many people bought PSP games. Meanwhile, very few people in Japan bought the original Xbox, and the 360 is still not a big deal there.
In the end, it all comes down to money. If a company doesn't believe it can make a profit from localizing a game (especially on an unproven / unpopular system), then it won't get made. In a few instances, companies will make an equivalent game, or fans will translate it... but those instances are rare.
On a personal note, I lean towards upbeat and cute games. If there's a localized game that I care about, I'll usually buy it on day one. Though every now and then, I'll enjoy a western game (ask me how awesome Worms Armageddon and Simcity are). A decent number of my "DO WANT" games have almost no prospects of localization... but except for games with no important text, I'll usually wait to import until a thorough FAQ or a fan translation gets made.
Then they would have had them localized and released.
Ehh... It doesn't bother me. But I know some Japanese and I import games. Importing games isn't exactly cheap but... if gaming is one of your major hobbies and there's games you really want, you just do that sometimes.


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Well from all the time I have had on free hosting I never had any statistics I could pull up to see who was coming to my site, where they were going and all the other tasty details. Hey free is free.
Now that I am paying for my bandwidth I get all that and lo and behold I found nice little image leecher (I am sure there are more). Now don't get me wrong, If the person had hosted the image I made on his own bandwidth (if I was even able to find out) I would probably not care. But common man, not asking me and just taking a large image like the title image of my
I think not. I was gonna send him an email asking him what's up but after the email he listed bounced on me I figured, why am I trying so hard?
I like it better now
if this is one of you, SCREW YOU PUNK, USE YOUR OWN BANDWIDTH!
EDIT: I just ventured onto the rest of the team's site... Wow "Dave" is by FAR the most hardcore guy I have ever met. In 2 sentences I knew I had met my match.


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Man Watch G0A32120
Piaget Emperador watch, 36 x 46 mm. Case in 18K white gold. Silver-coloured dial with sunburst guilloché motif and Piaget coat-of-arms in 18K white gold. Manufacture Piaget 524P self-winding mechanical movement with date.
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Piaget Emperador watch
The generous dimensions of this Piaget Emperador watch emphasise its design, which is defined by a highly sought-after blend of straight lines and curves. Standing out against the sunburst guilloché dial, the Piaget coat-of-arms indicates the historical origins of this model that has been redesigned from a 1957 original. The applied baton-shaped hour markers in white gold lend a definite air of distinction to this watch, which is powered by a self-winding movement with a large date display surrounded by a fine gold thread.
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Watch product type: Watch
Metal: White gold
Metal weight (gr): 72.2
Strap type: Alligator
Strap colour: Black
Strap buckle: Ardillon buckle
Wrist size: 206 mm (max), 165 mm (min)
Case shape: Reverse Tonneau
Case dimension: 36 x 46 mm
Case thickness: 9.6 mm
Dial colour: Silvered
Dial finishing: Guilloché
Index: Batons
Waterproofness: 03 ATM
Movement: Self-winding mechanical
*Piaget luxury watches and jewellery are individually produced and thus the weight and carats of each product can vary from the displayed data.
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524P movementType: Self-winding mechanical
Shape: Round
Functions: Date at 6 o'clock, Seconds, Hours, Minutes
Power reserve (in hours): Approx. 42
Frequency (vph): 21,600
Frequency (Hz): 3
Diameter (lines): 11.00
Diameter (mm): 24.6
Number of jewels: 25
Thickness (mm): 3.5
Number of components: 211
Finishing: Bevelled bridges, Circular-grained mainplate, Circular Côtes de Genève, Blued screws


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By Joel Hilliker
T he other day my daughters each received a small toy. Within a short few hours, the youngest of them had lost hers. When she realized it, she began to cry. Her sister then said something to her that left me pleasantly shocked: "That's okay—you can have mine."
Such spontaneous generosity is not habitual in this child. But I watched as she handed over the toy, and she was genuinely happy to give it—even more than her sister was to receive it.
Why do we give gifts? Why give to our children, or spouse, or other family member or friends, or someone in need? Generally it is not to try to get something in return—to secure some right to the other person's gratitude. We give simply for the pleasure of giving. It is, after all, more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35). Living the give way simply makes us happy.
But giving also does something else to us—something more specific. That's because of a remarkable dynamic set in motion when we obey God's law.
Jesus Christ instructed us to lay up treasures not on Earth, but in heaven. He explained the profound reason: "For He said, " (Matthew 6:21; Luke 12:34).
This is an extraordinary truth. Our tends to follow our treasure. Wherever we give some physical thing—and not just our money, but even our time or energy—we tend also to commit simultaneously something more precious: a little piece of ourselves.
We see this rule in action with tithes and offerings. God doesn't need our money; He could provide for His work any number of miraculous ways. But He instructs us to commit our to that work. Not only does this instill in us a habit of generosity that develops our character and makes us more like Him, the great Giver (James 1:17)—but it also draws into His work. We take on a more committed mindset toward God's plans and ambitions, His activities today, and how they are preparing for the future.
If you think about it, that act of actually helps us to That is what God desires most of all.
In ancient Israel, God sought to lay claim to the hearts of His people the same way. He commanded that the Israelites offer regular sacrifices. There were daily, weekly, monthly and annual offerings, and others for certain special occasions. Obviously God didn't have any practical use for the animals and other food and drink offered to Him. His goal in having the Israelites give was to —to toward Himself.
There is a clue to this truth even in the word In Hebrew, one word for is It is usually translated "offering" in the Old Testament, and appears extensively throughout the books of Leviticus and Numbers referring to the Israelites' sacrifices.
As Daniel Lapin brings out in his book the root of (Strong's 07133) is the Hebrew word (07126)meaning to or or is variously translated "come near," "draw near," "be at hand" and "join." What a lovely word, referring to a sacrifice for God! The similar word (07138) actually refers to a personal relationship or kinship.
When an Israelite brought an offering to God, it was intended to bring him to God. Surely God was pleased with the act, but that wasn't the primary reason He commanded it. Presenting to God—the act of giving—was meant to make the feel closer to his Creator, more than the other way around. He was committing his to God, and so his followed.
Note how this law plays out in your life. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. If you invest your money, time and energy into your family, your heart will follow. If you give to and sacrifice for your marriage—even if you don't "feel like it"—then you'll find that physical act actually into a deeper love. Your obedience to the even in a physical sense, will set in motion the wheels of love.
Anciently, when an Israelite made a sacrifice to God, it was to teach him the lesson to love God more. Likewise, when a husband gives to his wife or sacrifices for her, it helps him love her more.
By the same principle, if you are constantly making sacrifices for your employer, that doesn't make him feel closer to you nearly as much as it makes feel closer to . Your heart follows your treasure. Over time you may then find yourself making greater and still greater sacrifices for your work. This may or may not be a good thing.
So consider this practical wisdom. If you want to make your love toward someone grow a little, If you want to make your love grow sacrifice for him or her.
Maybe there's someone you are thrust into regular contact with whom you have a hard time relating to. Perhaps one of your co-workers really gets under your skin. Try it out: him something; make a sacrifice for him. Not to turn his heart to you—but yours to him! Give, and see if it doesn't draw you nearer to him. It may not solve the problem completely, but you can be sure it will improve your attitude.
If you had an argument with your spouse in the morning and you're feeling resentful, do the counterintuitive thing. Pick up a bouquet of flowers on your way home from work. The next time you see her, rather than giving her the lecture you've been rehearsing all day, give her a gift she may actually appreciate. Whether or not she does, you'll find that your sacrifice has done a lot to dissolve your own hostility. Now you are in a far better position to restore harmony to your marriage than you otherwise would have been.
Commit your treasure, and your heart will follow. Don't wait until you "feel love" before you give or sacrifice.
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There are other cases of MIB appearing on the other side of a wet, muddy field after a heavy rain, but having no mud whatever on their brightly shined shoes and in the bitter cold, out of nowhere, wearing only a thin coat. Their shoes and wallets all seem new and hardly broken in.
They are not alone. They seem to have faceless conspirators in the nation's post offices and phone companies. Researchers and witnesses often report their mail going astray at an unusually high rate and being bothered by bizarre phone calls where they are spoken to by metallic, unhuman-sounding voices.
Unusual noises on the phone, intensifying whenever UFOs are mentioned, and voices breaking in on conversations, have all led many people to suspect that their phones are being tapped.
One can't discuss the MIB for long without mentioning the name of John A. Keel , an author who has written much about them. Keel has done more than any other writer to publicize this bizarre aspect of the UFO situation. Keel suggests that the UFO are part of the environment itself and come from another time-space continua; that most of the UFO phenomena is psychic and psychological rather than physical. Well, I personally would not define it that way, although those two components are certainly deeply involved in what's going on.
The first noted appearance of the MIB was in 1947, at the scene of the
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To illustrate a little how bizarre some of the incidents are regarding the MIB, I have assembled a short list of some of the more interesting factors in some cases:
An ex-Air Force man is gassed and interrogated by MIB after he has learned classified NASA secrets. Close-up photos of UFOs were seized from a teenager who is also directly threatened by MIB.
MIB sighted in the lobby of the U.S. State Department leave a mysterious artifact.
MIB pose as Air Force officers to silence witnesses.
MIB tries to buy before-hours Coke and sings to birds in trees.
MIB disintegrates a coin in a witness' hand and tells him that his heart will do the same if he talks.
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What an interesting, intriguing and eclectic history this MIB phenomenon carries with it. Military men being drugged, and yet at other times MIB posing as military personnel. Described as possible oriental in feature "high cheekbones, big almond eyes, pale toned skin" often hairless, the MIB are accounted appearing to those having had singular lonely ufotic experiences.
Their almost surreal like appearances and actions, sometimes threatening, sometimes not; Their singular knowledge that only those they visit could have been privy to regarding an Extraterrestrial event experienced earlier; their relationship to a numerous and wide variety of paranormal events' .UFO sightings, actual extraterrestrial visitations with lone humans, abductions or attempted abductions, their threats to prevent attempts of contactees to communicate knowledge of their experiences to the wider world; at the very least, this all leads one to consider an attempt at a controlled agenda.
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Many drivers make the mistake of assuming that their phone light will be sufficient for their needs, but nothing can beat the power and efficiency of a proper LED flashlight. You can either keep your flashlight stored away in your glove compartment or in your trunk with the rest of your emergency supplies.
If you are going to be working as an Uber driver, you may want to look into replacing the floor mats that come included with your car. Of course, if your vehicle is a high-end model, you will likely not want to do this as it probably comes equipped with quality floor mats already.
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If you don't want to deal with constantly cleaning the seats of your car, you may wish to invest in a set of seat covers that will keep them protected from dirt. You will want to make sure that you purchase quality covers, as cheaper ones may be uncomfortable and diminish the passenger experience.
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Keep in mind that you may have to clean the seat covers from time to time, as they will not be impervious to getting dirty, but it will be much simpler than keeping the seats themselves clean. Seat covers may end up being necessary for a northern climate where you will often have to deal with snow.
While this may not be necessary at all times, it helps to have something available in the car that can provide additional lumbar support for your passengers. If you ever have a passenger with a bad back, you will seem like the best driver in the world for providing them with a lumbar cushion.
For those of you searching for the best Uber accessory that can provide additional back support, there are few options better than the LoveHome Memory Foam Support Cushion . In addition to being affordable, this product is both comfortable and durable enough to last you a much longer time than most other support pillows.
If your job is going to revolve around driving, you want to be able to make sure that someone else's mistake won't end up cutting off your source of income. For this reason, Uber drivers should always have dash cams in their cars so they will have evidence of any collisions or other occurrences.
Equipping your vehicle with a dash cam is the responsible decision when you don't know who is behind the wheel of other cars. The Falcon Zero F360 is one of the most advanced dash cams on the market, and it is more affordable than most other comparable high-end dash cam models.


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- Center back to hem: 29" (74 cm)
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Rated 4 out of 5 by bluna from 'BEAUTIFUL DRESS I would give it 5 stars but it is not true to size. The dress does run big, I went and took it to get taken in and now it fits perfect! The dress is so beautiful and flattering. The material is comfortable I LOVE the dress!!! I wore the dress in Vegas (so many compliments)
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Lauren23 from Big! This dress is beautiful and well-made, but it runs really large. I am 5'10", 125 lbs, and ordered a Small. It's fairly loose all over. There is a gap of several inches in the back... I exchanged for an XS...hopefully it fits.
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WESTFIELD, N.J., July 15 (UPI) -- A headstone has been installed at pop star Whitney Houston's grave at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J., TMZ reported.
The pink, heart-shaped marker reads: "Whitney E. Houston. Aug. 9, 1963 -- Feb. 11 2012."
Under that, the headstone says, "THE VOICE" and "I Will Always Love You."
TMZ did not say what took so long to put the marker on the grave.
The Grammy Award-winning artist accidentally drowned in a Beverly Hilton bathtub after using drugs hours earlier, authorities said. She was 48.
The singer is buried next to her father, John Russell Houston Jr., TMZ said.


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Ted Cruz Speech Fuels 2016 Presidential Run Speculation
Texas Senator-elect Ted Cruz spoke before the conservative American Principles Project in Washington D.C. Thursday night in a speech that is sure to fuel more 2016 presidential run speculation, according to Politico.
The Republican, and the first Latino to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, said the Republican loss in the presidential election was a result of "not winning the argument" and does not mandate a drastic change in party ideology.
We didn't win the argument. We didn't even make the argument.
Cruz, who has vowed to fight the White House at every turn, especially about cutting federal spending, said, "Why did we lose? It wasn't as the media would tell you: because the American people embraced big government, Barack Obama's spending and debt and taxes. … That wasn't what happened. I'm going to suggest to you a very simple reason why we lost the election: We didn't win the argument.
"We didn't even make the argument."
Cruz, 41, also introduced a concept that he called "Opportunity Conservatism."
"We need to embrace what I call 'Opportunity Conservatism,'" he said. "We need to conceptualize, we need to articulate conservative domestic policy with a laser focus on opportunity, on easing the means of ascent up the economic ladder."
But the Cuban-American acknowledged in Thursday night's speech that Mitt Romney's harsh immigration tone and his 47 percent comments were the reason the GOP only garnered 27 percent of the Latino vote.
It was not the first time Cruz has suggested that the party's messaging and communication, not ideological principles, are to blame.
"As Republicans we need to do a better job communicating our values with the Hispanic community," Cruz told Fox News' Neil Cavuto in November.
He said Latinos care about the economy and jobs like everyone else.
"The Hispanic community itself is a tremendously conservative community, those are the values the resonate," Cruz said. "I don't think we did a very effective job of making the case to the Hispanic community that the policies of the Obama administration are not working."
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Li Na used the heat to her advantage and worked No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova around Rod Laver Arena in a 6-2, 6-2 win on Thursday that put her in the Australian Open final for the second time in three years.
Sharapova was the heavy favorite after conceding only nine games in her first five matches, a record at the Australian Open.
But the semifinal started badly for the 25-year-old Russian, serving double-faults to lose the first two points and conceding a break in the first game.
Li will now play top-ranked Victoria Azarenka for the title.
Li was the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam final when she lost to Kim Clijsters at Melbourne Park in 2011. She had her breakthrough a few months later when she won the French Open, beating Sharapova in the semifinals along the way.
The crowd got behind Li early in the match, yelling "Come on, Li Na!'' and others yelling "Jia You!'' which is "Come on'' in Chinese. After she broke Sharapova to take a 5-2 lead, the Chinese fans in the crowd shook Chinese flags and shouted again, "Jia You!''
"I don't know what happened (but) I always play well here, so thanks guys,'' said Li, who was playing her third Australian Open semifinal in four years.
The temperature topped 93 degrees during the first of the semifinals, and the speed of the court surface suited Li's game.
Li broke Sharapova in the third game of the second set and served an ace to move within a point of a 4-2 lead, but lost the next three points to give her opponent a break opportunity.
Two big second serves took Sharapova by surprise, and Li fended off the challenge.
Her coach Carlos Rodriguez - who worked with seven-time major winner Justine Henin, now retired - pumped his fist over his heart after Li won the game.
Sharapova had control in her next service game, but Li scrambled from side to side and pushed the reigning French Open champion to go for the lines, getting a series of unforced errors and another break.
The sixth-seeded Li has been working since August with Rodriguez, and credits him with reviving her career with a renewed emphasis on condition.
"I'm happy. I know I have a tough coach, a tough physio,'' Li said, looking across to the stands and adding: "You don't need to push me anymore. I will push myself.''
Sharapova, who lost the 2012 Australian final in straight sets to Azarenka, admitted it was hard to get into the match against Li.
"She was certainly much more aggressive than I was, dictating the play. I was always on the defense,'' said Sharapova, who could have gained the No. 1 ranking by reaching the Australian final. "When I had my opportunities and break points in games that went to deuce, I don't think any of them really went my way.''


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Comparing Sox & Twins minor league systems
I am grateful that KW has built the Sox into a large-market franchise.
But I envy the Twins' ability to develop their own players. It seems like they have been able to withstand virtually every injury by finding internal replacements. They know which prospects to retain and which are expendable. Even their mistakes (letting Ortiz go) don't seem to hurt them.
For instance, how the heck did their scouts know enough to completely rob the Giants - getting a future ace (Liriano) and a closer (Nathan) plus more pitching (Bonzer) for A.J. Pierzynski?
Also, I know they "lucked" into drafting Mauer, who has been far more valuable to them than Prior has been to the Cubs. But something tells me that if they had drafted Prior instead, he'd have won multiple Cy Young awards by now and pitched healthy every year.
The Twins' inexpensive team of largely home-grown position players leads the league in hitting, but they also play great defense (Saturday night was the glaring exception) and play unselfishly. That indicates to me they are getting fantastic coaching in the minors. The Sox have developed some great hitters like Maggs and Lee in the last decade, but they have tended to be selfish at the plate and haven't played great defense.
The bottom line is that I wouldn't trade places with them, but I sure would like for the Sox to be able to build as good of a minor league system as the Twins to go along with their big-market payroll and KW's ability to make great trades for major league players who were developed elsewhere.
So I ask of the experts here - what do the Sox have to do to build/have an organization as solid top to bottom as the Twins (other than throw millions of dollars to steal away their scouts and minor league coaches)?
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Players move through the Sox system based on how well they swing the bat, as opposed to the Twins, who will not move a player up a level if his defense is suspect. The Sox need to change this philosphy, and start to require players be able to play their position. The Twins are also very conservative on how they promote pitchers, and will usually not promote a pitcher until he spends a full season at one level, as opposed to the Sox who have a tendency to rush pitchers, particularly starters.
The Twins also spend more money on scouting, and employ more scouts than the Sox, because their philosphy is to build their team from within as opposed to paying free agents, while Kenny uses his minor league talent to acquire major league talent. You can make the argument for or against this philosophy and make a decent argument, it is more a matter of opinion, I feel you get a better team player out of a player you developed in your system.
In the end it comes down to money, with the signing bonuses a lot of teams are paying to top draft picks, they want a as fast a turnaround on that investment as possible, even at the expense of bringing up a player that is not ready to play at the major league level. Brian Anderson is a prime example of this.
And this has gotten the Twins what in the past 10yrs?
My only point is that with the superior revenue stream, the Sox could be unstoppable (well, even more successful than they already are) if they combined those revenues with the kind of discipline and philosophy that Minnesota practices.
I'm not sure it's merely a money issue. Minnesota has one of the best scouting directors in the game, they get a lot of extra picks because they have to let a lot of players go via free agency and they never give up young players in trade (at least none of their top prostects). You put all that together and you end up with a pretty deep farm system. The scary thing is, right now I'd rank the Sox 4th in the division after Cleveland, Detroit, and Minnesota. And an argument could be made that KC is ahead of us because Gordan and Butler are real impact players. Now some of that is where the Sox draft every year. Their last top ten pick was Alex Fernandez. But some of it is the go-for-today philosophy epitomized by the acquisition of Javier Vazquez. If the Sox still had Lumsden, Gio, Young, and Cortes, their system would be middle of the pack to top third in baseball. As it is, we've got about two players: Fields and Sweeney. I honestly don't think there's anyone else who's more than a role player or fourth starter. Maybe Carter but he's five years away.
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When was the last time the Sox drafted and developed an MLB-caliber catcher? Ron Karkovice? Even worse, when was the last time the Sox drafted and developed an MLB-caliber shortstop? (Ozzie doesn't count; the Sox got him from the Padres for LaMarr Hoyt.)
I'm not trying to trash the Sox (who seem to have done a good job drafting and developing outfielders, corner infielders and finesse pitchers), but Minnesota's record on player development is far better and seems to be more than just a function of better draft position and more draft picks.
what has disappointed me the past few years is the sox inability to get draft picks when their guys leave. Magglio, Valentin, S Alomar, Tony G, R Alomar, C Everett, S Sulivan are some of the guys recently denied arbitration. I won't say i wasn't happy to see them go, but I believe we could have offered to valentin and everett and they would have looked elsewhere. I still believe magglio would have turned down arbitration, and because we won a coin flip against florida that year, wouldn't that have given us detroit's #1 pick (#10 overall)?
Kenny Williams' propensity to include many team options in contracts is mainly the cause of this. club options were denied to thomas, eldred, wells, S Alomar #2, C Everett #2, B Davis, and S Schoenweis, which netted us zero draft picks. That is his style, and I think it is still a good one, so please don't blast me for this. It does a good job of avoiding the bad contracts that can cripple teams.
Perhaps to counteract his philosophy of trading prospects for major league talent, KW can trade a MLB ready prospect that is blocked at the big club for a pair of low A prospects with good upside. But the sox have plans with fields and rogowski isn't hyped very much to get a good return.
when thinking about the sox approach to development, it explains why they pick fewer raw talent guys and go for the lower ceiling college players (mostly pitchers). A perfect example of this is the royce ring pick.
i apologize that this post is long and doesnt add any new insight.
We will see how the future stacks for us.
Don't forget Josh Rupe, he played a part in the Rangers' victory yesterday out of the pen for Koronka.
I feel the White Sox have more of a pressure to win now than ever before, although KW has always used the system to fix gaps in the big league roster. A lot of Twins fans always complain that Ryan never makes that finally move (acquiring a Soriano or Lee) that requires shedding one of their best prospects, usually a pitcher. What's better, to win three division championships in a row and fail to make the WS or do what the Sox did last season? I think most of us would take the latter.
I am curious as to why the Sox passed on Garza...and I think he definitely defies the notion of letting the players progress one step at a time, he's gone from the Florida State League to the majors in less than one season. It just shows how desperate the Twins have become that they're willing to jeopardize his career to get to the playoffs this season...and that they started Liriano in questionable circumstances.
The Twins have showed a lot of patience over the last 2-3 years with Mauer, Morneau and Cuddyer. The White Sox haven't had the same luxury in the past with players like Borchard because we always had to "win now," so last year was very important as they players matured and the patience that was shown paid off. Even this May, they were thinking of sending down Morneau for a wake-up call. And Kubel is still recovering from his knee problems.
But if you at Lohse, Santana, Liriano, Nathan, Bonser, Silva...they were all acquired from outside the organization. The Twins have not had success with Baker either. A lot of their top prospects like Adam Johnson failed to pan out.
And they've made great tweaks like adding Kenny Rogers here or Shannon Stewart there to get them over the top...they totally changed their pen of Hawkins/Romero/Guardardo and remade one that is maybe even better, and this was after the loss of Balfour to injury, who was another key piece.
First of all, the most you could cut those contracts was 20%, so it was a tremendous payroll and personnel issue if we ended up retaining those players we didn't want if we were to move forward as an organization.
For a MLB Type A free agent, the signing team gives up its first round selection (if outside the first half of the first round, otherwise, they give up their second round selection) and the team that loses the free agent gets a sandwich selection between the first-and-second rounds. So, you get two draft picks for one player. If a team signs two Type A players, it loses its first two draft picks. Three Type A free agents, first three draft picks.
Type B is similar, except no sandwich pick.
Type C is a sandwich pick between the second and third rounds.
As you can see, we wouldn't have gotten a top draft pick for Magglio. And the risk of cutting a $14.5 million dollar contract (the numbers for Sox players are always bloated as their deals are back-loaded) 20%, we would have had to pay Magglio between $11.5-12.0 million, and I think every Sox fan agrees that money was better allocated amongst El Duque, Dye, Iguchi, Hermanson, AJ, etc.
If the Tigers didn't exist (bidding against themselves for Magglio it seems), then no team would have paid him that much coming off his injury...the Yankees and Red Sox already had RFers. It was too big a risk for KW imo.
yes. it was too big a risk. and im sorry i forgot that bad teams always keep their 1st pick. My point was badly worded, I lamented that the sox didnt offer abritration to a lot of players, but I failed to mention that they were all the correct moves to make. it seems the guys we purge are guys nobody else will want either, because they are either a pure suckfest, are due a huge drop in pay, or injury issues complicate things.
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Suri Cruise: Leopard Print Pretty
Katie Holmes carries daughter Suri Cruise across the street after shopping at Crate & Barrel on Tuesday afternoon (September 29) in Boston, Mass.
The mother-daughter pair was seen playing at a the park along the Charles River.
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User talk:Aroko
Some advices and requests
Hello and welcome to the ArchWiki.
I would like to ask you to explain here (in detail, if needed) the overall scheme at the base of your recent edits to:
- Bash
- Core Utilities
- Environment Variables
- Commandline Tools
- Readline (new article)
- Command Shell (new article)
It looks like you have deleted some content without providing an explanation, and that is not customary here.
Please remember that there are users who habitually and voluntarily check all the edits that are done to the articles, to try to prevent pages from being damaged, and keeping them clean and tidy, for everybody's sake. Right above to the save button in edit pages you will find the "Summary" field, where you would be required to briefly provide a description of your edit, also specifying the reasons which led you to do it. Failing to do so, you make the work of the patrolling users much much harder, because they have to figure out what you did and why all by themselves, possibly even forcing them to directly contact you to get an explanation, like in this very case.
I hope you will understand, there are currently more than 12,000 registered users on this wiki (continuously growing), and several dozens of edits are performed every day, so we all have to try and collaborate in the tidiest and most considerate way.
Thank you for cooperating. -- Kynikos 14:33, 12 October 2011 (EDT)
- Hi, Kynikos! It's nice somebody noticed my work. Firstly, I haven't deleted anything. I've just moved content from one location to another where it is more appropriate. So lets begin with 1. Bash. I have created additional page Readline and moved in there everything that has something to do with it. Now it's much more clear that Readline is responsible for your shortcuts, macros and history management. So next time a user wonders how to delete a word on the command line he will know where he should look for. Note, that information about interacting with command line hasn't disappeared completely from Bash page. It is introduced briefly and then the link to Readline page is given. 2. I've created new stub article Command shell. This article should introduce users to the notion of shell, its tasks in operating system. Also, all flavors of shell which can be found on Arch wiki should be briefly discussed there. 3. Command line tools -- I've changed nothing in there. 4. Core Utilities -- as the name of the article already states it, the article is about core utilities. So examples how to create aliases and functions in bash (!! core utilities have nothing to do with bash) have nothing to do there. So I've moved them to Bash#Aliases and Bash#Functions where they fit just perfectly! 4. Now about this 2 weeks discussion about obvious thing. I'll just repeat and add some new points. a)the environment variables are NOT bash specific and users of ALL shells should be aware of them; b)only some random environment variable were listed there and there was not empty intersection with Environment Variables page. So I think it's pretty obvious that corresponding content from bash article should be moved to Environment Variables article. At least, I am sure the discussion of this question should not last 2 (!!!) weeks. Lets keep discussions short!
- In the future I will add comments to my changes. And thank you for telling me how to leave my signature. It was lat in the night yesterday and I was lazy to look for this macro. My fault.
- Hope everything is clear now and you'll appreciate my contribution. Yours Aroko 16:18, 12 October 2011 (EDT).
- You should not be surprised that somebody noticed your work, you have edited a public article after all, that is why you have to think well before editing articles, especially when doing major restructuring.
- About Command Shell are you planning to add content in it? It can be a good idea, but it is pointless to create a stub and just expect others to work on it.
- About Commandline Tools, you have removed it from Category:Command shells (English): is there a particular reason why you did that?
- Overall you have had good ideas, but I have had to correct some mistakes you have made, and restore some content that you had indeed lost: please next time double-check your edits and be more accurate, so that we can learn to trust your edits more in the future.
- About discussions, I would like you to understand, and this is very important for our peaceful cooperation on the wiki, that a 2-week-old open discussion is not old at all, nobody here works as a wiki editor, so everybody answers when he finds the time to do that, and those who are waiting for an answer should just patiently wait. In this particular case you should have better first added a reply to the discussion, then waited at least one day or two, and only then you could have started performing the edits, but only because it was clear that the discussion had almost, though not finally, arrived to an agreed decision.
- -- Kynikos 19:20, 12 October 2011 (EDT)
- Well, I do not know much about other shells, so I expect other 12,000 people to help me with Command Shell. However I will write introduction part in the near future. Also, I think the existence of this stub is important. It shows where the content is missing.
- Ah, right I removed Commandline Tools from Category:Command shells (English). Hmmm.. the reason is simple, command line tools have nothing to do with shells (The only thing they have in common is that CLI tools can be run in shell). They should fall into category of apps or similar.
- So about discussions. Do you realize that long discussions are a big barrier for new users to change something? And not even because they should hang around for weeks waiting for replies, but because they firstly need to read those loooong conversations. So I think it's completely ok if someone experienced enough comes and says: "Hey guys, you are wasting your time here. The solution is simple and it looks like this." Actually now I doubt the wiki collaboration style is effective at all. A lot of newcomers come and start to discuss, disappear for a week then discuss again. It would be much better if there are people responsible for some parts of the wiki and new users send patches to them. Responsible people (are experienced enough) can quickly decide whether the change should be accepted without long discussion. Once a person sent a number of reasonable patches this level of indirection can be omitted. Aroko 05:37, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- P.S. I'm sorry I've missed that paragraph about insecurity of . in PATH. I'll try to be more careful.
- There are many things to be done on a wiki, it is not as though we all sit perched in front of our screens refreshing a certain talk page until a discussion is concluded. Consider it a triage system; important things are discussed more urgently, less important things are discussed less urgently. Sometimes conversations die off. Only in this triage system, the patients can be resurrected! (As the bash issue was.)
- The wiki system works. But with a limited number of regular contributors, some things don't move at breakneck speed.
- In contrast, I think your "patches" system introduces more hierarchy than is productive in a wiki, and is an even larger barrier to entry, since new users wouldn't feel like they have much real creative
controlautonomy or importance. | Emiralle 06:11, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Well, wiki system works. It's obvious it works somehow otherwise it won't exist. But does it work in efficient way? That is the question. The patches system is the system used in all open source projects. Sending patches does not limit your creativity. It does not allow loooong discussions and produces high quality content. As I said once you have shown you are reasonable enough you can gain full control and be extremely creative. I understand some things need time. The question how to structure articles about applications is of that kind. But it's nonsense to have that long discussions about obvious things. Can you even remember after two weeks what was it all about?! You'd probably need to skim the whole disscussion once more each time... This is contra productive. Some notion of a experienced user should be introduced. He makes quick decisions. Be it a patch system or some another one. Feel free to suggest your approach. Approach that is efficient. Take a look at my recent changes. I've shuffled a couple of articles in half of an hour. And I'm sure you'll agree with those changes. How much time would I need to do the same starting a discussion each time? Multiply number of major content moves by two weeks and you will have the answer.
- To summarize, yes existing approach is the most democratic one. Yes, the barrier is probably the lowest. But it's not efficient. I propose to find an efficient approach. Aroko 08:17, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Let us see if Command Shell will attract the interest of somebody then.
- About Commandline Tools, its category (Category:Command shells (English)) is already under Category:Software (English): if you can find a better category, please let us know, but meanwhile you cannot leave an article uncategorized (Category:Request:Merge and Category:Stub do not count as normal categories).
- The way the ArchWiki has been working until now is evidently very effective, just take a look at the amount and quality of information that is available. Among the 12,000 users, you are the first one I read complaining about a supposed "inefficiency" of the way changes are discussed and put into practice: if you do not like the way we are working here you are perfectly free to set up your own wiki.
- You are dreaming of "responsible people" to take care of the development of the articles, but that is exactly what I told you does not exist here: there are not people "working" as wiki editors, so discussing changes, even if for a long time when needed, is the best and safest way of improving the wiki with the agreement of the community.
- -- Kynikos 08:53, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Hmm.. it seems impossible to me that you have read all the comments of those 12,000 users. So I take the statement "Among the 12,000 users, you are the first one..." as being unreliable. Yes, I'm dreaming about "responsible people". After all there are responsible people for software packages. Why the same principle cannot work here? In fact I can be responsible for the subset of articles about command shells. That's fine the other articles haven't yet got any responsible people I'm dreaming of. As time passes they will. Do it discussion way fallback will always exist.
- "if you do not like the way we are working here you are perfectly free to set up your own wiki" I was expecting this coming. So all you are saying is that you have lived good so far. A lot of information is there. And only that's why things seems to work well. Well, I agree with that. But looking in some discussions brought me to an idea of improving efficiency. So instead of discussing new approach you tell me go away. It's not in the spirit of your discussion way isn't it?
- To the good end. You have seen my changes. I've done them in half of an hour. You've said they are good. Now, how much time would it have taken if I'll start discussion each major content move? I ask you to think not only about changes being made at all, I ask you to think about changes being made in reasonable time. Aroko 09:28, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Ok, let us start from the ABC: "Among the 12,000 users, you are the first one I read complaining [...]" means, literally, that of all the comments written by the 12,000 registered users that I have read (where "I" means me, myself, User:Kynikos), you are the first one I read complaining [...].
- "Why the same principle cannot work here?" - Because, as I have already said, we do not have trustworthy users willing to be involved in such a project. I hope now it is clear enough to stop discussing this.
- "How much time would it have taken if I'll start discussion each major content move?" - As I have already written, you should have first outlined your idea on Talk:Bash, for example, then waited some days to see if somebody was still interested in discussing, and then you could have performed the edits, and everybody would have been perfectly fine with that, including me.
- -- Kynikos 10:23, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- I'm sorry, I do not feel the discussion should end at this point. You claim there are not enough trustworthy users willing to do it. (As probably anyone didn't believe in the open source developing model.) The point is there is not any announcement that some users can become trustworthy. So if we'll think out this idea and announce it maybe there will be some. Maybe not. Why are you so sure there won't be any? We could also start with a subset of Wiki articles and see how this approach works. I do not see any risk here. This experiment can be done, if unsuccessful it will be close. How about I'll become a trustworthy user as to edit Bash related stuff? I feel I'm capable of doing that. Aroko 10:41, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- You? Trustworthy??? No, seriously, you can start a forum thread about this if you want, nobody prevents you from doing that, but if you just had waited only some days you would have got a reply in Talk:Bash for sure, at least from me, but also the other two users who were discussing there, Emiralle and KitchM, are quite active, and would have probably answered you in reasonable time.
- -- Kynikos 10:51, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Aroko, take a look at the list of active users. I agree that it would be perfect if everyone had just a couple pages to look after but it's not the case. "Just doing it" often breaks things and then the already overworked volunteer wiki editors have to fix them because somebody was too eager to do what he thought was right. -- Karol 10:52, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Kynikos I'm continuing our discussion here. Ah, it's in Help:Style. I must admit it's not easy to find this article. As normal user will probably start with Getting_Involved#Wiki. So consider referencing Help:Style there. You are completely right. It will be a mess if _any_ user will edit the page. However if the user has knowledge of the topic it shouldn't be a problem. Taking into account my last shuffling considering Bash, I think, you will agree. Considering those errors I've made. The only serious one I acknowledge is removing of the category. Now I'll read [[Help::Style]] and follow them. Thanks you pointing me at it. The passage about the security . in PATH I could have dropped even if the discussion were before. There were some typos also. So you see the devastating mess hasn't taken place, although several articles were literally shuffled.
- I'm sorry, I do not feel the discussion should end at this point. You claim there are not enough trustworthy users willing to do it. (As probably anyone didn't believe in the open source developing model.) The point is there is not any announcement that some users can become trustworthy. So if we'll think out this idea and announce it maybe there will be some. Maybe not. Why are you so sure there won't be any? We could also start with a subset of Wiki articles and see how this approach works. I do not see any risk here. This experiment can be done, if unsuccessful it will be close. How about I'll become a trustworthy user as to edit Bash related stuff? I feel I'm capable of doing that. Aroko 10:41, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Ok, then I think the term of trustworthiness should be defined at first. For me it's no vandalism, reasonable restructuring and editing with the knowledge of the field. For you trustworthiness is the ability of a user to discuss each his move. I do not feel obvious things should be discussed. Yes, I also think a thread should be created on the forum where others can take part in the discussion, not only three of so of us. Aroko 12:25, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Karol I'm glad you partially agreed with me. The only question is how do we sort out people that just do it and do it right. Once it's answered we're done. So let's try to figure out how this question can be answered. Wikipedia already has something similar. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy Aroko 12:25, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Just take a look at the mess of an edit you have just done on this talk page: what do you think users can understand from continuing an unreferenced discussion here all of a sudden? And then you are messing with indentation, and double blank lines, and you still forget to sign your replies (and I guess you also forget to preview your edits before submitting them).
- You are missing some very important qualities to become trustworthy to the community: experience (you are missing a lot, believe me), patience, respect, tidiness, ability to accept suggestions from experienced users, ability to admit doing something wrong.
- About Help:Style, remember it is still under development in some parts, especially code formatting templates.
- -- Kynikos 11:56, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
- Yes, I still forget to sign... I just haven't used to it yet. Normally you do not need to sign your messages. Be it a forum, a messenger or whatever.
- After all this is my talk page. I do not expect the others to understand everything here. And in the beginning it was clear whom I'm speaking too... You can argue here, so I'll try to reference conversations in the future not giving you this favor.
- Just to let you know. I admitted all my previous mistakes. I didn't admit this first discuss then do strategy, because I do not agree with it. As long as you agree with my contributions (so far you did) I feel I can continue. It only seems to you that I'm inpatient. Indeed I'm patient enough when it's needed. I carefully edit pages and do look at previews several times. I'm trying to be tidy as good as I can. If one shuffles a lot of text something can slip out. Now, that you have shown me not yet official set of rules (however you've already managed to warn me with fire because of braking them) I'll obey them as much as I can. So do not expect to find any blank lines, uncategorized articles or whatever is forbidden there. As of this discussion I feel it's getting personal. So I suggest to end it. I'll start a forum thread corresponding my idea of trustworthy users. Of course feel free to say last word if you want to. Aroko 12:25, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
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Hi, can you explain [1]? I can run that command also as a normal user, but there could be some problem I'm not aware of... -- Kynikos 12:01, 11 December 2011 (EST)


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We're annoying the elephant in the room
This column will probably get me crucified in some circles. The "elephant in the room" that I'm talking about represents the subject of the American educational system.
The brutal truth is, we are falling behind the rest of the world at an alarming pace, and everybody is too worried about being politically correct to discuss the realities of the problem.
According to test results from the Program for International Student Assessment, 16-year-old students in the United States are about average in reading and science, and below average in math. Out of 34 countries, the United States ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math. That is abysmal. Our students can perform much better if our educational programs were designed to encourage, challenge and reward the more capable.
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the opening of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, he said: "We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights."
The phrase "all men are created equal" was a rebuttal to the Divine Right of Kings, an accepted political theory of the day. It asserted that a monarch was subject to no earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God.
Jefferson meant that all people are born with equal rights. By no stretch of anyone's imagination did he mean that everyone is born with the same intelligence, capabilities and talents.
Someone in our bureaucratic, mind-bending, obsessed with political correctness, policy-making federal management machine, twisted the phrase to mean that we all deserved to be recognized as equally capable. Therefore, everybody should be able to earn the same credentials so they are eligible for equal opportunities whether or not they are qualified.
We are not all created equal. Some people are born smarter or more talented than others. And the best deserve to reap the rewards of developing their talents.
The gap between the highest performing countries and the United States is dramatic. Students in Shanghai had an average score of 556 points in reading, 56 points higher than the 500-point average reached by U.S. students. Shanghai students also posted the highest score in math, with an average of 600 points, 113 points higher than the 487 point U.S. average.
Our students were outperformed by South Korea, Finland, Hong Kong and Shanghai in China, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and Australia. Of 34 Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development members, only eight have a lower high school graduation rate than the United States.
The PISA report noted that the gross domestic product per capita in Shanghai and South Korea, both top performers, is well below the OECD average. In simple terms, that means that low national income does not necessarily signify poor educational performance. When compared to the standard of living in the United States, the people in those countries are living at poverty level.
Those statistics defeat the theory that students from low-income households are at a distinct disadvantage when compared to students from a more affluent environment.
Using low-income backgrounds as an excuse to lower the education standards for everything from high school graduation to college entrance qualifications has done nothing but make the average U.S. college degree worthless in the eyes of the world.
Only a handful of American institutions of higher learning are producing graduates that can compete on a global level. The average state and junior colleges are insults to the idea of higher education.
Our present system is designed to assure that every student putting in the time will graduate with a diploma. That thinking has resulted in students graduating from colleges with worthless diplomas and huge debt loads from student loans.
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan said: "We live in a globally competitive knowledge-based economy, and our children today are at a competitive disadvantage with children from other countries. That is absolutely unfair to our children and that puts our country's long term economic prosperity absolutely at risk."
This means that we have to elevate our standards if we want to be competitive with the rest of the world. We are coddling the less capable at the expense of the gifted. The smart kids are being neglected. They need to be challenged and recognized for their efforts when they excel.
We live in a society where everybody is rewarded, no matter how poorly they perform. That has to stop.
Raise the standard and everybody has higher goals to attain.
We are losing economically because we aren't developing our best talent to compete in a global economy. That is inexcusable. Our educational system needs massive reform.


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While Farrah may have been naughty at Grandma's, I want to bring something to light thats even more troubling than that. Joonies,
When you go out on a date, who pays?
Yeah, I did just dive into it.
Boys, do you pay? Or do you split the tab? Does it matter if its the first date, or the 41832901832th date?
Now, I'm a female. and I'm Persian. and if I end up pulling out my debit/credit on our first date, chances are, we won't be going on a second date. and you will not be getting any.
Does this make me superficial? Does this make me old-fashioned/backwards? Or worse, a gold digger? I am the antithesis of the superficial, stepford wife but when it comes to who pays when and for what, I can't help myself.
I know many of you men HATE expectations, because as soon as an expectation exists, you do EVERYTHING in your power not to meet it.
But I don't think that men picking up the tab during the dating stage is an expectation. Or anti-feminist. or entitled.
Before you hate me, let me explain:
Paying for a date is a business transaction. You are acquiring a good/service that has a cost, and in return, you're expected to pay. Basic market principles, right? Well, when we're on a date, and its about feelings, and sparks, and conversation, and SOCIAL NORMS (is she funny or insecure? is he sweet or not into me?) this is no place to bring in ECON 101.
What part of dating: me getting to know you, you getting to know me- romantic feelings, LOVE, marriage, RELATIONSHIP blablabla– are about market principles and commodities? (unless you think I'm a commodity)
None. If I have to think of a business transaction (splitting the bill, paying) you're going to completely crush ANY sort of romantic feelings that could develop between us.
Since the concept of dating began, men were expected to pay. And for once, girls, history has supported our evolutionary and biological need. While we can be presidents and judges and mothers, we can't help it that falling for someone is a 100% mental/emotional commitment. If we're expected to right away balance thinking- do I really like this guy– with –who's meal came out more expensive, who pays next time– the result is going to be a heart/brain collision. And lets be real, if brains decided on relationships- most women would be single.
We are 0, or 100. So if I pick up the tab on our first date, I will be 0.
Don't guys have this mechanism, you might ask? That once men think finance, they get turned off by their date? No.
1. Men, Persian especially, are brought up to thrive off of proving their manhood. Financial stability is a key aspect of their manhood, just look at the fucking pillars in Persepolis, and every persian man's mansion thereafter. When they pay for dinner, they see it as their obligation. and I say: GOOD, this time DOODOOL TALAs work in my favor.
2. While guys may be turned off but what they see as 'expensive dating', they overall, are socially conditioned to know there is a period of courtship. They don't view taking out their wallets as so weird as most females do when they have to pay on the first date.
While many women might bring this debate down to equality and women's rights: if we're all equal, we should split the bill– I beg to differ.
Unless you're going on a date, where you only took 10 minutes to get ready, he should pay.
If you're going to subscribe to "gender equality trumps ALL ", then subscribe to it IN EVERY SENSE, or you'll be the only one losing.
Women, (esp PERSIAN) when you go on a date, are you not expected to look a certain way? act a certain way? Are you not, then, subscribing to the "old-fashioned" rules of beauty and etiquette?
So, here's the deal girls, if you're down to split the bill, I hope you didn't spend $$$ on an outfit, or do your hair. I hope you ate with the wrong fork, and asked for dessert. I hope chocolate mousse was all over your face, and you didn't give a fuck.
(and I mean that in a very sincere way)
Remember some Kanye wisdom here: HE LEAVE YO ASS FOR A WHITE GIRL.
And if no, you do check yourself in the mirror 283903948 times, wear make up, and act like youre a shinier version of what he'll wake up to one morning—
then I hope you let him pick up the tab.
Catch my drift, here?
Just because I expect a guy to pay for the date, doesn't mean I am never going to be OK with paying for any dinner or movie ANYTIME. There's a difference here- it's called social exchange versus reciprocity.
If we go on a date, you are enjoying my company, and I am enjoying yours. But we're not tallying how many laughs we give each other, right? Or how much oral sex- if you're at that stage ;)? Its not an eye for an eye, a blow job for a blow job. Instant "I OWE YOU"s are just turn offs in general with any relationship.
If you pay for the date, I store that in my mind, and the reciprocity is seen later as the relationship blooms.
OH, and girls:
That's just an unfair tease. a 'taarof', and lets leave that to the Persian mothers.
Think I'm reciting out of a 1950s manual?


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Fergie: United buoyed by title revenge
Sir Alex Ferguson admits Manchester United's ruthless attempt at reclaiming the Premier League title has been aided by the disappointment of last season's final day scenes at the Stadium of Light.
United scraped a 1-0 win over Sunderland but were trumped to the title after Manchester City's win over QPR and the scene of Black Cats fans celebrating his side's failures has remained a vivid memory for Ferguson.
The United boss has compared the experience to the 1991-92 season when the Red Devils conceded the league title to Leeds after a 2-0 defeat at Anfield.
Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and David Beckham were mobbed by Liverpool fans asking for autographs, only for the supporters to tear the papers up in front of the players.
Ferguson insists United were keen to avoid humiliation once more and have had added motivation in reclaiming the title from their city rivals.
"Any United player being involved in that game last year [at Sunderland] would have to feel it," Ferguson said. "We have had experience like that before against Liverpool when Giggs, Scholes and Beckham were signing autographs for their fans, who immediately tore them up in front of them.
"Those things stick in your mind. The way we lost it definitely resonates with a lot of people in the club. The only way you can get over that kind of thing is to be better. There was a definite purpose about them in terms of getting the title back, particularly to take it back off City."
Manchester City travel to Old Trafford on Monday night for the first time since their historic 6-1 derby win last season and Ferguson has refused to watch a replay of what he described as the "worst day ever".
"No. Why would I?" he said. "I am not into self-flagellation. It happened. We threw it away. We committed suicide.
"We were the better team until they scored right on half-time. Then we had a man sent off just after half-time and we still kept chasing the game. That was us playing with the history books instead of their brains. It will be different this time."
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