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Have you ever had a conversation with someone that must always dominate the discussion with their views? These types of people never try to listen to your input during any point of the conversation. They think that their points are the only ones that are valid.
You start to think, "where can I find a time machine to get back these 2 minutes of my life." Ladies have you ever been on a date with a guy that couldn't stop talking about himself? He starts going on and on about how he has five degrees, and how he was the captain of the badminton team in college. He isn't worried about truly connecting with you; he would rather try to impress you with all his accomplishments.
I tend to find people with these types of depositions toxic, and evade them with extreme prejudice. This is not the type of approach you want to take when constructing a campaign for your social media marketing services.
Unfortunately, vast amounts content marketing pieces are created with these types of underlying tones. Therefore, a lot of marketers are not able to engage their target audience as seamlessly as they would like to.
It's hard to connect with someone that uses their knowledge to assert themselves as being superior. The objective of a marketer should be a willingness to share your expertise generously with your audience. Keep your audience engaged, and have your followers continuously seeking your content. 57% of marketers think that style and tone are either important or very important when it comes to content effectiveness. You want the voice of your content to make you seem as approachable as possible.
People tend to engage with people that have a grand stature but constantly make themselves accessible to their fans and followers. One individual that is an example of fashioning a reachable position among their following is Tai Lopez.
Tai Lopez is somewhat of an internet sensation. He stays engaged with his fans through multiple social media platforms and gives away a massive number of valuable tips and info to his following. Tai Lopez is a smart guy, and runs multiple businesses, but he doesn't position himself as a know it all business owner, who dictates the interaction between him and his following. He even goes so far as to respond to comments that his followers leave him on Snapchat.
Be open to improving your communication. Be aware of the way your expressions resonate with your audience. When you accept the fact that your marketing efforts should be geared towards your follower's preferences, and not your own, you will garner a lot more reader interaction. Plan the message that you want to convey to your fans carefully. Craft a clear and concise means of disclosing your ideas to them through the correct tone. Try to think about, and affect the feeling that your content impresses upon your hearers. Ensure that your writing is easy to follow, and easy to understand. Albert Einstein once said, "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Here are some things to think about when drafting a content marketing campaign:
1) Be Modest
You don't have to come off as knowing everything. Groups seem to respond to an impression of vulnerability very well. Adding an element of humility to your voice will help you to connect with your readers on a personal level, which will always influence the sentiment your brand will have among your following.
2) Share other people's content
The basis of your intent does not always have to be just about you. Engage with other people's blog posts and articles. Share other marketer's content with your social media marketing services audience, it's always good to show support the way you would like to be supported. Taking this kind of approach will also build up a tremendous amount of goodwill among your peers, which will influence them to reciprocate the same support you extend. Content curation is also an excellent way to keep a steady supply of good information flowing to your audience regularly.
Tone can also be looked at from a different perspective, not just what you write, but also the way you are viewed in the space you enter. If the content you curate matches up with your marketing strategy share it with your readers, this will offer a fresh perspective from another angle.
"No one likes to feel like they are getting played."
3) Don't compromise your credibility
The content you create should be constructed to gratify your followers; not to bolster your status. When marketing your social media marketing services, do not try to trick your readers into believing your something our not. In "12 Content-Writing Secrets of Professional Writers," an article written by Neil Patel and Kathryn Aragon – they mention this issue. Neil and Kathryn go on to say, "Hype tends to make people feel like they're being manipulated — and no one likes that."
No one likes to feel like they are getting played. Hype is unnecessary, the more you oblige your followers with helpful information; the more goodwill and credibility you will build with your readers.
"57% of marketers think that style and tone are either important or very important when it comes to content effectiveness."
4) Get input from other people
Elicit someone you trust, to give you a honest, objective, review of your social media marketing services content. Opinions from other people, are highly useful tools to use as a compass in tuning your writing voice. Reading your content to yourself will not give you an accurate projection of how your writing style influences other people.
Ask questions, and take notes when other people give you feedback on your work. In addition to this, the use of surveys is a great way to measure the sentiment you have amidst your social media marketing readers. Surveys are also another way to encourage interactions from your readers. In addition to this, another way to get insights from your readers, is to enable a comment section on your posts.
See what people think about what you post, you can respond, and pose questions to find out what would make your content better.
Captivating your followers does not call for you to fabricate your position in your industry; neither does trying to market yourself as being a superincumbent. If you take up these types of positions in your social media marketing services you will damage your brand, and your reputation in the long run.
Think about how to provide your supporters with substance, and information they can use immediately. This will leave them with no other option, but to reward your efforts, by classifying you as an industry expert.
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Each year TelSoc hosts the Henry Sutton Oration in Melbourne to commemorate the distinguished Victorian scientist, engineer and inventor from Ballarat, Henry Sutton - who is scarcely known, but had a string of accomplishments and innovations in many areas.
This year, we are pleased to have a distinguished academic and serial innovator in his own right who has agreed to give the 2016 oration:
Professor Alex Grant, CEO of Myriota, founder of Cohda Wireless and previously Professor of Information Theory at the University of SA
?Satellites, Cars and the Internet of Things: The challenges and rewards of crossing the boundary between academia and industry?
Please join TelSoc and Alex for lunch and drinks at the Telstra Theatrette in Melbourne.
Professor Alex Grant is CEO of Myriota, a company he co-founded in 2015 to deliver internet of things connectivity to remote areas via satellite. Previously, Dr Grant was a Professor, and Director of the Institute for Telecommunications Research at the University of South Australia. In 2004, Dr Grant co-founded Cohda Wireless, the world?s leading developer of Safe Vehicle and Connected Vehicle design solutions and services for automotive machine-to-machine communications.
Dr Grant is the recipient of the 2013 Pearcey Entrepreneur Award from the Pearcey Foundation, the 2008 IREE Neville Thiele Award from Engineers Australia, and the 2004 Young Tall Poppy Science Award from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science. Myriota?s core technology was awarded Technology of the Year by the Wireless Innovation Forum in 2014. Dr Grant has published a book and over 150 highly cited technical papers.
He has previously served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory and the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Dr Grant is a member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts.

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Real Food Challenge (RFC), a fiscally sponsored project of Third Sector New England is the largest student organization in the country fighting for food justice and a sustainable food economy. With a devoted staff and powerful grassroots leadership across the country, we are mobilizing millennials to build the just and sustainable food system the world needs now. Over the last seven years of organizing on college campuses, we have redirected more than $80 million of cafeteria food budgets away from industrial agriculture and towards local, fair, and agro-ecological sources. These shifts are making a real difference for farmers, fishers and food chain workers — and they're just the start. RFC is co-convening a new national alliance for food justice and is gearing up for a slew of new campaigns. And, we are excited to bring a development specialist onto the team to help us grow.
Job Summary
We're looking for a leader who will work closely with the Executive Director and the leadership of RFG to craft a vision for how we will grow from our current budget, from $780,000, to over $1 million. The Development Manager will manage multiple fundraising and related functions, from grants management, to annual individual giving. It's a great opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a cutting edge movement organization in a dynamic, flexible work environment, with colleagues who are deeply committed to the mission and to one another.
The key objectives for this position are to:
- Sustain and grow RFC's individual giving program;
- Maintain—at least—the level of funding we receive from foundations (approximately $700,000);
- Develop an overall plan for how we will diversify our funding (e.g., major donors, membership, corporate philanthropy);
- Serve as a thought partner to the executive team for advancing the field and positioning the organization within it.


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I was born in the '80s but I've always considered myself a child of the '90s. The music, the fashion and films all had an impact on my life, and shaped the way I view pop culture. However, that era has passed and it's time for us to finally let go.
The issue
Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, I was taught to value tradition over innovation. Indeed, every aspect of my life was guided by the principle of respecting classic processes without disrupting things with new ideas.
All of that changed when I moved to New York City.
Surrounded by brilliant thinkers determined to challenge the status quo, I learned the value of going beyond what was comfortable. Of course, that went against the values of older Trinidadians, who preached, "Bring back the old time days."
The clashing world views became clear to me when I returned to Trinidad. As part of my reverse culture shock, I felt trapped in an environment where change was stifled. On the other hand, I discovered an interesting habit of mine.
For years, I looked down on young artists as not being worthy to share the same air as the '90s greats. In fact, I reminded people of my disgust by taking jabs via my articles, videos and social media. Thus, I behaved similar to people in my home country.
The '90s was an amazing era for pop culture but it wasn't perfect. Moreover, romanticising that decade leaves trapped in a loop of recycling what made it great, therefore preventing progression.
The solution
Learning to live in the present moment as we accept what is instead of reliving the past will help us move on. The '90s decade was a special time but belittling the contributions of everyone who came after will not help us.
I explain my new perspective in detail in this new episode of Trini Trent TV.
"Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes but life is changing all the time." – Don Miguel Ruiz


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There are schools offering computer engineering degrees in Oklahoma!
Schools Offering Computer Engineering Programs in Oklahoma
Nearby States
Each year, roughly 0.0% of Oklahoma students graduate with degrees in computer engineering. Thus, Oklahoma's 4 computer engineering schools put out approximately 26 computer engineers each year.
Top Schools
Oklahoma Christian University, which is located in Edmond, is the top-ranked school in Oklahoma that has a computer engineering program. It received a ranking of 38th in the country in 2010. 9 students graduated with a degree in computer engineering from Oklahoma Christian University in 2010. The tuition rate at Oklahoma Christian University was $17,456 per year.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, which is located in Norman, is the second-ranked school in Oklahoma that has a computer engineering program. It received a ranking of 62nd in the country in 2010. In 2010, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus graduated 12 students from its computer engineering program. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus charged in-state students $7,864 in tuition fees per year.
The third-ranked school in Oklahoma with a computer engineering program is Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, which is located in Stillwater. In 2010, it was ranked 64th nationwide. In 2010, 5 students graduated from Oklahoma State University-Main Campus computer engineering program. The tuition rate at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus was $6,779 per year.
If you are hoping to attend one of Oklahoma's computer engineering schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $13,038 per year, though tuition can range from $20,054 per year to $6,779 per year. In 2010, the computer engineering schools that charged the highest tuition rates in Oklahoma were:
- Oral Roberts University - located in Tulsa, students are charged $20,054 per year
- Oklahoma Christian University - located in Edmond, students are charged $17,456 per year
- University of Oklahoma Norman Campus - located in Norman, students are charged $7,864 per year
The computer engineering schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Oklahoma were:
- Oklahoma State University-Main Campus - located in Stillwater, students are charged $6,779 per year
- University of Oklahoma Norman Campus - located in Norman, students are charged $7,864 per year
- Oklahoma Christian University - located in Edmond, students are charged $17,456 per year
A computer engineering degree from an Oklahoma school... what next?
A large number of Oklahoma computer engineering graduates become computer engineers. In 2010, there were 240 computer engineers working in Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, the largest numbers of computer engineers work in the following counties:
- Canadian County - 180 computer engineers
Projected Growth
The government projects that by 2018, the number of computer engineers in the state of Oklahoma will grow to 420. This would require a 12% growth in the profession.
A computer engineer in Oklahoma earns $97,270 per year on average. However, this number is only an average. computer engineers in Oklahoma had varying salaries from $54,630 to $128,040 per year in 2010. The following counties in Oklahoma have the highest average salaries for computer engineers:
- Canadian County - $96,240 per year
More Information
For more data regarding a career in computer engineering in Oklahoma and to compare salaries with various related fields such as software engineering or electrical engineering, take a look at the graphs and charts below.
Here are the different levels of study available for you to explore.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering in Oklahoma
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We asked our local travel guru, Kerry Moss, what the perfect holiday destination was for families. If you're thinking about a getaway, then check out her list below.
If you like the idea of a set budget with the option to prepay everything from your accommodation, to your meals and sightseeing, then it's hard to go past cruising as a good family option. There are activities on-board the ships ranging from waterslides through to ice-skating and everything in between. That, packaged with an upfront price that covers your accommodation and meals allow families on a budget the chance to sail the seas with a little of something for everyone.
Cultural Capital
If your family likes to meet the locals and experience the culture, then it's hard to go past South-East Asia. Destinations such as Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia are all accessible and affordable choices. Destinations such as these provide the perfect combination of cultural experiences and fabulous food, with spacious accommodation options including villas and apartments.
Flop and drop
If living on one of the most beautiful coasts in the world is not enough and the idea of spending a week on a sandy, white beach whilst snorkelling in turquoise waters appeals to you, then the Pacific Islands are an excellent choice for your family. Fiji and Vanuatu offer excellent packages and you're not wasting time getting there, as the flight is only 3½ hours from Brisbane. The locals love family and children, and there are options to have a nanny help you during your stay with the younger children. The kids' club for the older ones are varied and interesting.
Spoil yourself
If your family want to create a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a chance to create lasting memories or celebrate a special occasion, the options are endless. They depend very much on your family's interests and budget. Some inspiration for ideas are visiting Santa's workshop in Lapland, including being transported around by reindeer and sleigh or dog-sledding with the polar bears in Alaska. If luxurious tropical holidays are more your style, then why not consider the Disney Resort in Hawaii, where guests can hurtle down water slides, float along a lazy river or snorkel in a private lagoon while surrounded by everything Disney.
Travel with a conscience
There has been an increase in families wanting to give back to the communities in which they visit, and now there are lots of opportunities to do this. It can be a simple as using local tour guides so the money stays locally, or committing to help build a local school and volunteering in the communities. Other ethical choices include travelling with tour companies that support ethical practices, including safe and sustainable animal protection or a commitment to reducing child-sex tourism.
Closer to home
Let's not forget how lucky we are to have some of the most beautiful options right on our door step. Some of the fondest memories you'll make will be on the most simplest of holidays available to you. Holidays Parks provide an excellent value option with loads of free activities available for children and a range of accommodation options. With some of the best available in the Coffs Coast region, a holiday might be easier than you think.
With more than 25 years' experience in holiday travel, Kerry and the team at Quadrant Australia are sure to be able to match the perfect family holiday with your interests and budget. Drop in to see them in Vernon St, Coffs Harbour for further information.


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It looks like hit or miss getting SS Disability benefits. It should not be.
If you've had recurring cancer, you qualify, it's that simple. It's part of there Compassionate Care Program. This means it's pushed through all the red tape.
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I started getting the benefits a little more than a year ago, retroactive to my last work day. It was a nice check. But the lawyer got a chunk. "We don't need no stinkin' lawyers".
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Two strangers, both folk musicians stranded in California, take a road trip to New York in the days after 9/11. A story about the kindness of strangers and the power of music.
Director: David Heinz
Cast: Amber Rubarth, Bruce Beatty, David Fine, Elizabeth Dennehy, Emma Thatcher


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Announcing Microwave Easy Cooking Event ~ Curries & Gravies!
Finally after many months MEC lands here again. Of course it wasn't by design,
was not able to take up hosting this month and my call didn't reach far enough for others to pinch in. Well I thought I might do it myself.
So friends, this month please get your microwave all ready and cook curries and gravies to send them along to me. Now let's not go deep into what the difference between a curry and a gravy is. Let's just say anything that you might serve for a Roti or Rice. Well that covers much you think?
Guidelines once again.
Please link back to
Microwave Easy Cooking Event page
or this page
Blog between now and Feb 28th, both veg and non veg is accepted. You can send in as many as you want.
Please read the
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and mail me your entries by
February 28th 2011
Please send me an e-mail with the following info.
* Subject Line: MEC : Theme
* Your name
* Your post link
* A picture of the dish.
Non bloggers can e-mail me the recipe and the picture and I will include it in the round up.
Until next week, have a great weekend!
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14.1. Chapter 14 discusses the compilation of resident and non-resident trade in services statistics. It is important to stress that the chapter does not aim to be exhaustive, but rather to complement the existing guidance provided in the BPM6 Compilation Guide on specific aspects, and focuses on the needs outlined in MSITS2010. It is also strongly suggested that compilers consult the online version of that Compilation Guide for additional compilation guidance, including on certain services items and complementary groupings, as well as the EBOPS-Central Product Classification (CPC) correspondence table, which may facilitate the classification of certain transactions under the EBOPS classification system.
14.2. After the summary of good practices (section A), section B describes the compilation of the EBOPS 2010 service categories by bundling them into several groups that are often similar in the nature of their compilation and their use of underlying source data:
(a) Goods-related services, including manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others, maintenance and repair services and freight transport and insurance;
(b) Passenger transport and travel;
(c) Construction;
(d) Insurance, pension and financial services;
(e) Services related to intellectual property products (IPP), telecommunications, computer and information services, other business services, as well as personal, cultural and recreational services);
(f) Government goods and services n.i.e.
14.3. Note that in the case of transport, the treatment is split between freight transport and insurance (goods-related) and passenger transport (travel-related). For each of those subsections, the compilation of providing partner country detail is separately discussed. Such a breakdown is recommended in MSITS 2010, at least at the level of the 12 major components of the BPM6 classification of services, and, where possible, at the more detailed EBOPS 2010 level.[1]
14.4. Subsequently, section C discusses the compilation of statistics on the international supply of services by mode of supply insofar as it relates to resident/non-resident transactions. Section D elaborates the statistical treatment relevant to services transactions between related enterprises.
[1] MSITS 2010, paras. 3.57-3.58.


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WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts had initially voted to strike down the Obama health-care law — but in a last-minute switch, he sided with liberal members of the Supreme Court, according to a new report.
Roberts had agreed with the conservative judges after oral arguments in March, contending that the mandate to require Americans to have health care or face a financial penalty could not be justified under the government's power to regulate interstate commerce.
But while debating how much of the Affordable Care Act to strike down during deliberations, Roberts joined the four liberal judges, and became the swing vote allowing the ruling that the law was constitutional, according to the CBS report.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, who observers had thought might come down on either side, was, in fact, the one who tried hardest to sway Roberts to get back with the conservatives, the agency said.
"He was relentless," one source said of Kennedy's efforts. "He was very engaged in this."
When Roberts held firm, saying that the law can be upheld under Congress' taxing powers, the conservatives refused to back anything in the chief justice's opinion they agreed with, telling him, in effect, "You're on your own."
The unusual, unsigned joint dissent showed that the conservatives weren't even willing to debate with Roberts, the network said.
President Obama got a bump in voter support for his health-care law after last week's Supreme Court ruling, particularly from independent voters critical to the November election, according to a new poll.
Support for the law jumped to 48 percent, up from the 43 percent measured before the court decision, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released yesterday. Among independents, backing for the law spiked by 11 points, to 38 percent, the poll said. That still left 62 percent of independents opposing it. The poll continued to show the matter is extremely polarizing. Eight out of 10 Republicans surveyed oppose the law, while three in four Democrats support it.
Republicans will continue to try to repeal the measure, despite the hurdles of a Democrat-controlled Senate and Obama in the White House, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said yesterday. "While the court upheld it as constitutional, they certainly didn't say it was a good law," Boehner told CBS's "Face the Nation."
"It has to be ripped out, and we need to start over one step at a time."


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New: I will teach the 'math+econ+code' masterclass series in two parts in 2020: part one on optimal transport and economics applications, New York, Jan 20-24, 2020; and part deux on equilibrium transport and matching models in economics, Paris, June 8-12, 2020.
Current academic affiliations:
New York University: Full professor, departments of economics (Arts and Science) and of mathematics (Courant Institute), and affiliated faculty, Center for Data Science
Director, New York University in Paris
Harvard University, Ph.D. in Economics (2007)
Ecole des Mines de Paris, Ing. Corps des Mines (2003)
Ecole Polytechnique, Eng. deg. (2000, X 1997)
Editorial boards:
Co-Editor, Economic Theory.
Associate Editor, Annals of Economics and Statistics, and Econometrics Journal.
Research funding:
Principal investigator, NSF DMS-1716489, "Optimal and equilibrium transport: theory and applications to economics and data science".
Current research themes:
Matching, multinomial choice, consumer theory, optimal transport, computational economics, quantile regression, economic equilibrium.
Optimal Transport Methods in Economics, Princeton (2016).
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|Year and Model
|Sol Advanced Cooking System
|Aluminum pot, neoprene cozy, stainless steel burner, plastic bottom cover and lid
|Pot Size
|Measured total weight: 11.8 oz (335 g)
Measured minimum weight: 9.2 (261 g)
Manufacturer total weight: 10.5 (300 g)
|Aluminum pot, thin neoprene cozy with handle and heat indicator, lightweight burner with wing
valve, piezo igniter, Jetboil Thermo-Regulate™ technology, drink-through lid with pour spout
and strainer, bottom cover/measuring cup
|Burner, cook pot, pot support, canister tripod
The Jetboil Sol Advanced Cooking System, introduced in spring 2011, is the same as their top of the line Sol Ti Premium Cooking System, except it has an Aluminum pot instead of a Titanium pot, and the cozy has a heat indicator strip on it. It uses the same burner as the Sol Ti. Opting for the aluminum pot saves you US$30, and its only 2 ounces heavier.
The Sol Cooking Systems are Jetboil's lightest and most technically advanced integrated canister fuel stoves. Besides being lightened throughout, they incorporate the new Jetboil Thermo-Regulate™ Technology, which is a pressure regulator that maintains burner output as the fuel in the canister diminishes and improves performance in temperatures down to 20 F (-6 C).
Jetboil has made a concerted effort to lighten nearly every component of the Sol Advanced Cooking System: the cook pot is smaller, the top lid is a bit lighter, it has a thin neoprene cozy, and the burner unit is lightened up. It does still have a piezo igniter. The stove can be further lightened by eliminating the top cover, cozy, and bottom cover to reduce the weight to just 9.2 ounces (213 g), which is 1.7 ounces (48 g) more than the stripped Sol Ti Premium Cooking System.
In our performance tests, the Sol Advanced Cooking System was just behind the Sol Ti Premium Cooking System: fast heating rate (only the MSR Reactor and Jetboil Sol Ti were faster), excellent fuel efficiency, good wind resistance, excellent cold resistance, and excellent burner control.
Jetboil's range of available companion cups and accessories and included pot support make this and other Jetboil stoves the most versatile in the group of stoves we tested. Although the stove's cook pot is only 0.8 L, which is suitable for cooking in-pot for one person, larger volume pots are available to fit this stove that will cook in-pot for three people, and the included pot support allows the burner to be used with conventional cook pots to cook for even larger groups.
One bummer we found is the design of the connection between the cook pot and burner. A small slot on the base of the pot needs to line up exactly with a bead on the burner's flange, then turn to lock. The design is awkward to use, but a Jetboil user gets used to it. Jetboil seems to maintain this design in order to have backward compatibility of their accessory pots with existing stoves.
Unlike the Sol Ti, the heat exchanger fins on the bottom of this stove's pot are thicker and more durable, so this stove can be packed sans the bottom cap without concern for damaging the fins.
Overall, the Sol Advanced Cooking System is a good value, it has all of the features (except the Titanium pot) and most of the performance of the top of the line Sol Premium Cooking System, at a lower cost. It costs a little more than the Jetboil Flash and PCS, but the advanced technology and superior performance are worth the extra cost. The smaller 0.8 L cook pot needn't be a deterrent; our tests find that this stove will quickly boil all the water you need, and if you want more cooking capacity consider getting Jetboil's new 1.8 L Sumo Companion Cup.
What's Good
- The Sol is Jetboil's lightest, most advanced cooking system
- Less expensive than the Sol Ti (because of its aluminum pot), but has the same features and nearly the same performance
- Excellent heating rate and fuel efficiency, almost as good as the Sol Ti
- Good wind resistance (but benefits from wind protection)
- Excellent cold resistance
- Pressure regulation maintains burner output
- Wide range of optional pots and accessories
- Included pot support allows burner to be used with conventional pots
What's Not So Good
- Pot to burner connection is awkward to use
Disclosure: The manufacturer provided this product to the author and/or Backpacking Light at no charge and is owned by the author/BPL. The author/Backpacking Light has no obligation to the manufacturer to review this product under the terms of this agreement.


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"What do you claim in your defense?" a strange old man asked him.
Marcus Butner looked around and he couldn't believe it. He wasn't at home anymore. This weird place didn't look like anything familiar. It was so quiet and cold… And despite those two guards standing in front of him, he didn't have any clue of what was going on... Had he heard it right? Was he being accused of something? No… That couldn't be true… It was just a dream, he knew. Maybe one of the most vivid dreams he ever had. But still, only a dream...
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If you're a Verizon Droid user, and have been dying to get your device updated to KitKat, well looks like you're in luck! Verizon has updated a handful of Droid devices to KitKat. This list includes the Motorola Droid Razr M, the Droid Razr HD, Razr Maxx HD. This will bring the software on these devices up the 4.4.2 (KitKat), and will bring some nice little enhancements to those who are rocking one these devices.
One thing that the update will bring is a new full-screen mode for your device. This will allow any app to go full screen, hiding the navigation buttons and the status bar on your device. However with a simple swipe gesture down from the top or up from the bottom you will get either the Navigation bar ( swipe from the bottom) or the status bar (swipe from the top) back. Another great feature that 4.4.2 will bring to Droid Razr devices is color emoji support for messaging services. Now you can have the fun of using color emoji to express what you need to say when words aren't enough for you.
Also you will see improved closed caption support for when you're watching a video on your device. Improved security is another enhancement you will get in the 4.4.2 update, although this is one you probably won't see to much of, but will be thankful that it is there. Battery life will be enhanced with smarter power use as well on your device. The battery has been better optimized on in the software, which should give you more juice for the day! Other updates that are being thrown into the 4.4.2 update is WiFi fixes, roaming fixes, and an update to the Droid Zap app, which is a great way to share videos, and photos with anyone who has an Android device.
Verizon is also rolling out updates for the Droid Mini, Droid Ultra, and the Droid Maxx. Now these devices are running a slightly older version of KitKat already. However they did tweak a few things that were missing from the original KitKat update. One thing that the update changed was the status bar, which is now the traditional KitKat white instead of blue. Which is a change we have seen come in all other KitKat updates, on other devices. Also, some bugs were fixed and roaming enhancements were included in the update.
Verizon is pushing these updates in batches, so it might take a few device for it to hit your device. Now of course you could also check out Verizon's Forums to see if you can find a OTA Zip file, if you're brave enough to take the risk, if not, you will probably be better off waiting! Let us know how you're liking the update once you get it!


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If America doesn't start treating its citizens fairly…they will turn to others to help them get the treatment they want. In the news …..A white group of militia men ((Domestic Terrorist)) took over a Federal Building in Oregon. The reason why they took over the building is somewhat unclear to me but from what I read…..it's like they are punishing people twice for the same incident. Obviously they are fed up. When people are tired and fed up with something….they are ready to fight. They are ready to do whatever it takes to get things done right. So it seems that Whites are feeling on edge …..like Blacks…..or have they been holding it in? We will see.
As my title stated…."This is What I am Afraid of". I am Afraid that ISIS might approach groups like this to further support their agenda. While this group is mad….they will not think logically. They will think emotionally and accept any help they can get to prove a point. This is the window the enemy looks for. The window that America is providing. Sleeper cells will not LOOK like MUSLIM EXTREMIST anymore. They will look like your Home Grown Americans named Bill or James. Wake up America….your creating a trap for yourself.


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The George Mason Fabrication
By Publius Huldah 1
"…of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants." Federalist No. 1 (5th para), Alexander Hamilton.
Those who have read Article I, §8, clauses 1-16 of our federal Constitution know that it delegates only a tiny handful of powers (over the Country at large) to the federal government.
They also know that, for the last 100 years, the federal government has violated the Constitution by usurping thousands of powers not delegated.
So what do we do about it?
1. The silly answer of the convention lobby
The convention lobby says that when the federal government violates the Constitution, the solution is to amend the Constitution.
Now think about that: When a spouse violates the marriage vows, is the solution is to change the marriage vows? When people ignore speed limits, is the solution to change the speed limits? When people violate the Ten Commandments, is the solution to change the Ten Commandments?
Of course not! The solution is obedience: to the Constitution, the marriage vows, the speed limits, and God.
But the convention lobby moves from silliness to insidiousness: They say we can only get the amendments we need at an Article V convention.
2. Why do they want a convention?
From the beginning, the enemies of our Constitution wanted to get rid of it: On Aug. 31, 1787, George Mason said "he would sooner chop off his right hand than put it to the Constitution as it now stands"; and if it wasn't changed to suit his views, he wanted another general convention. 2
Such demands for another convention were made throughout the ratification process, and continued after our Constitution was ratified by the ninth State on June 21, 1788. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, among others, addressed these demands in their writings.
A convention is the vehicle for getting a new Constitution. Today's enemies of our Constitution are spending vast sums of money to buy an Article V convention. Their hirelings are propagandizing the People and are pushing State Legislatures all over our Country to apply to Congress to call a convention.
Article V of our Constitution provides two methods of amendment:
- Congress proposes amendments and sends them to the States for ratification; or
- Congress calls a convention if two thirds of the States apply for it.
Our existing 27 Amendments were obtained under the first method. We've never used the convention method because until recently, Americans understood the danger.
James Madison wrote in his Nov. 2, 1788 letter to Turberville that he "trembled" at the prospect of a second convention; and if there were another convention, "the most violent partizans", and "individuals of insidious views" would strive to be delegates and would have "a dangerous opportunity of sapping the very foundations of the fabric" of our Country. 3
Alexander Hamilton "dreaded" the consequences of another convention because he knew that enemies of our Constitution wanted to get rid of it: Federalist No. 85. 4
The same goes for today. If there is an Article V convention, our enemies will have the opportunity to get rid of our existing Constitution and impose a new one. 5
Different factions already have new Constitutions in hand or in preparation in anticipation of an Article V convention. 6
The globalist elite [the Bush family, et al] want to move our Country into the North American Union (NAU). Under the NAU, Canada, the United States, and Mexico merge, and a Parliament is set up over them. Until recently, a copy of the Task Force Report on the NAU was posted at the website of the Council on Foreign Relations; now one must purchase a copy. The globalists need a new Constitution for the United States which transforms us from a sovereign nation to a member state of the NAU. To get this new Constitution, they need an Article V convention. See this brief commentary .
Now that you see what's at stake, let's return to the claims of the convention lobby.
3. The Revisionist Account of the federal convention of 1787
The convention lobby claims that, at the federal convention of 1787 where our present Constitution was drafted, our Framers gave us the Article V convention as the "solution" to federal usurpations. E.g., Michael Farris wrote: 7
"George Mason demanded that this provision [the convention method of proposing amendments] be included in Article V because he correctly forecast the situation we face today. He predicted that Washington, D.C. would violate its constitutional limitations and the States would need to make adjustments to the constitutional text in order to rein in the abuse of power by the federal government." [boldface mine]
But Mason didn't say that. Nor did any other delegates say that. They weren't silly men; and they understood that amendments have a very different purpose.
4. Our Framers said the purpose of amendments is to remedy defects in the Constitution
James Madison was a delegate to the federal convention of 1787, and kept a Journal. I went through it, collected every reference to what became Article V, and wrote it up – here it is. Madison's Journal shows what the Framers really said about the purpose of amendments:
Elbridge Gerry said on June 5, 1787, the "novelty & difficulty of the experiment requires periodical revision".
George Mason said on June 11, 1787:
The Constitution now being formed "will certainly be defective", as the Articles of Confederation have been found to be. "Amendments therefore will be necessary, and it will be better to provide for them, in an easy, regular and Constitutional way than to trust to chance and violence. It would be improper to require the consent of the Natl. Legislature, because they may abuse their power, and refuse their consent…" [boldface mine]
Alexander Hamilton said on Sep. 10, 1787 amendments remedy defects in the Constitution.
Other primary source writings of the time show:
useful amendments would address the "organization of the government, not … the mass of its powers" (Federalist No. 85, 13th para).
"amendment of errors" and "useful alterations" would be suggested by experience (Federalist No. 43 at 8.)
If "… the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates …" (Washington's Farewell Address, page 19) 8
That's what they really said.
Amendments can't "rein in" the federal government when it "violates its constitutional limitations" because when it does so, it is ignoring the existing limitations on its powers. We cannot fix federal usurpations of non-delegated powers by amending the Constitution to say the federal government cannot do what the Constitution never gave it the power to do in the first place!
And look at recent history: The 1st Amendment didn't stop them from banning Christian speech in the public square. The 2nd Amendment didn't stop them from regulating the sale of firearms. The 4th Amendment didn't stop them from spying on us without a warrant. The 5th Amendment didn't stop them from regulatory takings. The 10th Amendment didn't stop them from usurping thousands of other powers not delegated.
Now let's look at the words of George Mason which the convention lobby has twisted and taken out of context in an attempt to justify their absurd and ruinous claim.
5. The Dispute over the proper role of Congress in the amendment process
Under the Articles of Confederation (ART. 13), amendments had to be approved by the Continental Congress and all of the then 13 States.
The dispute at the federal convention of 1787 was whether Congress – under the second Constitution then being drafted – should have any power over the amendment process.
Madison wanted Congress to propose all amendments, either on their own initiative or at the request of two thirds of the States. On Sep. 10, 1787, he proposed this wording for Article V:
"The Legislature of the United States, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem necessary, or on the application of two-thirds of the Legislatures of the several States, shall propose amendments to this Constitution …"
But Mason said the States should be able to propose amendments without having to depend on Congress. On Sep. 15, 1787, Mason said, respecting Madison's proposed wording:
"As the proposing of amendments is in both the modes to depend, in the first immediately, and in the second ultimately, on Congress, no amendments of the proper kind, would ever be obtained by the people, if the government should become oppressive, as he verily believed would be the case."
Now remember! Mason agreed with the other delegates that the purpose of amendments is to remedy defects in the Constitution. Mason's concern was that Congress might not agree to amendments which would be needed to correct defects.
Footnote 8 shows that the 11th Amendment was adopted to correct what the States saw as a defect in the powers delegated to the federal courts. The 11th Amendment removed that delegated power from the federal courts. But what if Congress hadn't agreed to propose that amendment? That type of scenario is what Mason's words addressed.
Here are examples of other defects Congress might not agree to fix by amendment:
The Tariff Act of 1828 was constitutional – it was authorized by Art. I, §8, clause 1. But it was oppressive because it benefited infant industries in the North at the expense of the Southern States. An amendment could provide that tariffs may be imposed only to raise revenue to carry out the delegated powers of the federal government; and may not be imposed to benefit domestic industries, or to benefit one part of the Country at the expense of another part. But Congress might not agree.
Slavery was permitted under our original Constitution. The federal fugitive slave laws (Art. IV, §2, clause 3) were oppressive. Slavery is a defect to be repaired by amendment. But Congress might not agree.
Do you see? Mason's words, read together, show that his concern was that Congress might not agree to amendments the States wanted to correct defects in the federal Constitution.
Neither Mason nor anyone else was so silly as to say that when the federal government "violates its constitutional limitations", the solution is to amend the Constitution.
6. Why was the convention method added to Article V?
That the convention method was added doesn't mean that all thought it a terrific idea. It was a compromise; and the delegates knew they couldn't keep future generations from doing what they themselves had already done twice: Invoking the Right, acknowledged in the 2nd para of our Declaration of Independence, to throw off one government and set up a new one. They invoked that Right during 1776 to throw off the British Monarchy; and during 1787, they invoked it again to throw off the Articles of Confederation – and the government it had created – and set up a new Constitution which created a new government.
In Federalist No. 40 (15th para), Madison specifically invoked this Right as justification for what they did at the federal convention of 1787: They ignored the Resolution of February 21, 1787 of the Continental Congress which called the convention "for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation"; they ignored the instructions from their States; 9 and they drafted a new Constitution with a new mode of ratification (only 9 States needed to ratify our Constitution of 1787).
There is nothing which can stop the delegates to an Article V convention from doing the same thing. And remember: New Constitutions are already prepared or in the works.
7. What's our real problem? Let's man-up and address that
Our problem today is not a defective Constitution. Our problem is ignorance, loss of virtue, and disobedience. Our Framers expected us to be virtuous and informed; and the States to resist federal usurpations. 10
Are we no longer worthy of the Constitution our Framers gave us? If not, the globalists have plans for us, and they need an Article V convention to impose them.
Don't fall into the trap they have set for us. Open your eyes.
1 My friend Don Fotheringham and I discussed this issue; this paper reflects his valuable insights. His paper, "Article V is Deliberately Vague", is HERE; and his excellent book, "The President Makers: How Billionaires Control U.S. and Foreign Policy", is HERE.
2 Mason didn't chop off his right hand. He, along with Edmund Randolph and Elbridge Gerry, refused to sign the Constitution: see Madison's Journal of the Federal Convention for Sep. 17, 1787. Randolph wanted the States to be able to propose amendments to the proposed Constitution, and then all would be submitted to and finally decided on by another general convention: Aug. 31, Sep. 10, and Sep. 15, 1787. Gerry's objections to the proposed Constitution were such that "the best that could be done…was to provide for a second general Convention": Sep. 15, 1787.
Note well: The federal convention of 1787 was called "for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation", and all referred to it as a "general convention" [search HERE for "general convention", and you will see]. And in Madison's Nov. 2, 1788 letter to Turberville, he writes,
"…3. If a General Convention were to take place for the avowed and sole purpose of revising the Constitution it would naturally consider itself as having a greater latitude than the Congress appointed …" [boldface mine]
An Article V convention is a "general convention".
3 Madison opposed the convention method: Federalist No. 49 (Feb. 1788); his letter to Turberville of Nov. 2, 1788; his letter to George Eve of Jan. 2, 1789; and on June 8, 1789, he circumvented the application previously submitted by Virginia on May 5, 1789 for an Article V convention, by introducing into Congress a proposed "bill of rights". That is the procedure we have followed ever since: When States want amendments, they instruct their congressional delegation to propose them.
4 In Federalist No. 85 (Aug. 1788), Hamilton addressed the arguments of antifederalists who wanted another convention so they could get rid of our newly ratified Constitution. The "excellent little pamphlet" he refers to (9th para) was written during April 1788 by John Jay (first Chief Justice of the United States) and shows:
"the utter improbability of assembling a new convention, under circumstances in any degree so favorable to a happy issue, as those in which the late convention met, deliberated, and concluded."
Jay warned in his Pamphlet that a new convention would run "extravagant risques" [risks].
5 Even though Article V speaks of "a Convention for proposing Amendments", the delegates will have the "self-evident" power, recognized in the 2nd para of our Declaration of Independence, to throw off our existing Form of Government and set up a new Constitution which creates a new government. And since the new Constitution drafted at an Article V convention will also have its own new mode of ratification, it is sure to be approved.
6 The proposed Constitution for the Newstates of America is ratified by a national referendum [Art 12, § 1]. Here's the proposed Constitution for "The New Socialist Republic in North America".
The Constitution 2020 movement is backed by George Soros, Eric Holder, Cass Sunstein, and Marxist law professors. They want a progressive Constitution in place by the year 2020.
7 Farris' paper, "Answering the John Birch Society Questions about Article V", is HERE on the COS website; the copy I preserved is HERE.
8 Our Constitution originally delegated to federal courts the power to hear cases "between a State and Citizens of another State" (Art. III, §2, cl. 1). But when a Citizen of South Carolina sued the State of Georgia, the States were outraged! See Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793). So the 11th Amendment was ratified to take away from the federal courts the power to hear such cases.
9 ART. 13 of the Articles of Confederation required amendments to be agreed to by Congress and all of the States. HERE are the instructions the States gave delegates to the federal convention of 1787:
"alterations to the Federal Constitution which, when agreed to by Congress and the several States, would become effective": Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, S. Carolina, Maryland, & New Hampshire.
"for the purpose of revising the Federal Constitution": Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Delaware, and Georgia;
"for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation": New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
"provisions to make the Constitution of the federal Government adequate": New Jersey
10 Nullification Made Easy and What Should States Do When the Federal Government Usurps Power?
Propaganda And The Conspiracy against Our Constitution
By Publius Huldah
The "Convention of States" (COS) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page contains 989 words – none of them true – except for these which appear in the first paragraph:
"The federal government is spending this country into the ground … It's time American citizens took a stand and made a legitimate effort to curb the power … of the federal government."
In my last paper, I showed how our Constitution itemizes what Congress is authorized to spend money on; and that we have a $17 trillion debt because everyone ignores the limits the Constitution places on Congress' spending powers.
To curb the federal government, We must do things we have neglected for over 100 years: Reclaim our role as "the natural guardians of the Constitution"; 1 learn our Founding Principles & Documents; enforce them with nullification and by rejecting candidates who don't know them by heart; stop relying on politicians to handle things; 2 reclaim personal responsibility; and get ready for a rocky road ahead.
But the "convention of states" conspirators 3 say the only solution is a convention to "propose amendments" to the Constitution. They tell lies about nullification – the one remedy our Framers actually advised when the feds usurp powers. They say our Constitution is the problem. They say it contains "loopholes and vague phraseology" which politicians exploit. They suggest the States are victims of federal tyranny; are the ones to "fix" our Constitution; and that the States call and control the convention. They say it is impossible for the convention to force a new Constitution down our throats. But I submit that is precisely what they intend to do.
Jordan Sillars, Communications Director for COS, let the cat out of the bag when he said:
"… 3. I think the majority of Americans are too lazy to elect honest politicians. But I think some men and women could be found who are morally and intellectually capable of re-writing the Constitution…" [boldface mine].
Contrary to what the conspirators say, there is no way to stop the convention from "running away": All the delegates need do is come up with a new Constitution. It can provide for any method of ratification they want.
That is what happened in 1787 when the Continental Congress called a convention "for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation". 4 The delegates ignored their instructions and wrote an entirely new Constitution with its own new method of ratification.
The Conspirators' Campaign of Propaganda against The People
The conspirators' claims spit in the Face of Facts and Reality. So how have they been able to convince people to believe their claims; and go along with their destructive scheme?
They are exploiting the ignorance and desperation of The People by manipulating them with propaganda. Their FAQ's employ nine well known techniques of propaganda: 5
- Assume the Major Premise
- Appeal to Desperation
- Claim there is a Panacea
- Repetition for Emphasis
- The Big Lie
- Fabricated Legal Principles & Precedent ["Imaginary Evidence"]
- Oversimplify
- Exploit Wishful Thinking
- The Self-sell.
Assume the Major Premises
Throughout the FAQs, it is assumed that:
- The purpose of amendments is to control the federal government;
- Our Constitution is defective;
- That there is such a thing as a "convention of states" which States call and control;
- States will protect us from the federal government; and
- The federal government will obey amendments to the Constitution.
These are the five major assumptions upon which their scam is constructed. They don't prove them – they know many will blindly accept them. Only thoughtful people examine assumptions.
But you can become a "thoughtful person" if you will start examining what you are told.
Their first major premise: The Truth is two (2) delegates at the Federal Convention of 1787 (Mason & Randolph) wanted States to be able to amend the Constitution without involvement of Congress. The conspirators' crazy and dishonest claim that the purpose of amendments is to control the federal government is based on Mason's & Randolph's comments you can find here. Theirs was the minority view; Art. V provides for Congress' involvement in both methods of amendment; and Mason & Randolph objected so much to our Constitution they refused to sign it.
Our Framers at the Federal Convention of 1787 understood that the purpose of amendments is to remedy defects in the Constitution [slavery]; and that the novelty and difficulty of what they were doing would require periodic revision [the 11th, 12th, & 27th amendments]. Hamilton said in Federalist No. 85 (13th para) that useful amendments would address the "organization of the government, not … the mass of its powers". Madison said in Federalist No. 43 (at 8.) that "useful alterations will be suggested by experience."
People are deceived by the conspirators' first premise because they don't understand that our Constitution created a federal government of strictly limited and defined – enumerated – powers. Everything the feds have authority to do is itemized in our Constitution. Does our Constitution delegate to the feds power to ban incandescent light bulbs, determine portion sizes of school lunches, and force us into obamacare? No! So what do you do when the feds usurp powers over such objects? Amend the Constitution? Really? How would you amend the Constitution to fix such usurpations? Make an Amendment saying the feds can't regulate light bulbs? And so on for every power they usurp?
It is crazy to say the purpose of amendments is to control the federal government. When the feds usurp powers not delegated, no amendment saying they can't do what they did will restrain them. They violated the Constitution when they usurped the power in the first place!
Furthermore, the amendments they write don't restrict the feds: Michael Farris' "parental rights amendment" delegates power over children to the federal and state governments, and empowers judges to determine the extent of that power! One of Randy Barnett's amendments gives the feds lawful power over "harmful emissions" [EPA now exercises usurped powers], and power "to define and provide for punishment of offenses constituting acts of war or violent insurrection against the United States" [read that again!]. Mark Levin's amendments also increase the powers of the feds by legalizing powers they have usurped. His "override" amendments remove the Constitution as the standard of what is lawful and what is not, and substitute majority vote. Yet the conspirators say such amendments would curb the federal government!
But we must not be distracted by proposed amendments. Their amendments are most likely a pretext to get a "convention" so they can carry out their plot to replace our Constitution.
Their second major premise: Our Constitution is the cause of our problems.
Except for some of the existing Amendments Americans already got manipulated into supporting, what is wrong with our Constitution? For the most part, it is easy to understand. For phrases federal judges have perverted – such as the "interstate commerce", "general welfare", & "necessary and proper" clauses, a quick look into The Federalist Papers usually reveals the original intent. I illustrate that here.
This one page chart illustrates the structure of our federal system and the enumerated powers delegated to the federal government. What needs "fixing"? We are in our present mess because for 100 years, we elected & re-elected politicians to federal and state office who ignore it.
All our Constitution wants is (1) to be learned & obeyed; and (2) to have repealed some of the existing Amendments. Repeal those the same way we repealed the 18th Amendment. We don't need a "convention" for that. Instead of sending ignorant phonies to Congress; send people who know the Constitution [make them pass tests before you support them] and commit to repealing the 17th Amendment and other ill-considered Amendments.
Their third major premise: That there is such a thing as a "convention of states": The FAQs say "Article V, Section 2 of the Constitution" gives state legislatures the power to call a convention; that Federalist No. 85 says Congress has "no control over the delegates"; that "Virginia called the Philadelphia Convention of 1787"; and that "Basic common sense" and "Agency law 101" says "Each state chooses its own delegates".
Those claims are truly bizarre.
Read Art. V: There is no "Section 2". Article V says Congress calls the convention – not state legislatures. All state legislatures can do is apply to Congress for Congress to call it.
Federalist No. 85 says Congress must call a convention when two-thirds of the States apply for it. Hamilton does not say Congress has "no control over the delegates"! 6
Virginia did not "call" the Philadelphia Convention of 1787! The Continental Congress did. Their Resolution calling the 1787 convention, pursuant to Art. 13 of The Articles of Confederation, is quoted at endnote 4. And when the Continental Congress called the 1787 convention, they specifically provided that delegates would be appointed by the States. 4
But Art. I, Sec. 8, last clause, of our Constitution delegates to Congress power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers vested in it by Art. V. So Congress has the power to organize the convention, appoint the chairman and delegates, etc. The Mason & Randolph view was rejected. And the clear words of our Constitution cannot be changed by some ignorant person's subjective conceptions of "common sense" and "Agency law 101"!
Their fourth major premise: That States are victims of federal tyranny and will rein in the federal government given the opportunity at a convention.
But look at what States have done. They have acquiesced in federal usurpations in exchange for federal funds. The States adopted unconstitutional federal education schemes such as "race to the top" and common core for the federal grant money.
DHS is becoming America's equivalent of the East German STASI and Soviet KGB. With the connivance of State governments, DHS is taking over local & State law enforcement. And read about the fusion centers in every State – the States acquiesced!
John Barnes shows that State governments no longer focus on managing "a relatively self-contained polis", but on "siphoning as much money as possible from the federal government"; and that "state government is becoming a mere pass-through for federal funds and an apparatus of federal policy." Barnes shows us how State governments all over the Country are bloated with bureaucrats whose job is to "maximize federal funding".
Google "maximize federal funding" – you will see. No rational person can believe that the politicians in the States – who are the ones who sold us to the feds in the first place – are the ones to rescue us from the feds. If the States wanted to, they could rein in the feds right now by using the remedy our Framers really did advise: Nullification.
Their fifth major premise: That the federal government will obey amendments.
But think! The feds continually violate the Constitution we have. They exercise thousands of usurped powers.
The conspirators insist the feds would obey future amendments because the feds haven't violated recent amendments, such as women's suffrage. Well, of course not! Of the 15 amendments ratified since the 12th in 1804; 10 increased the powers of the feds (13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th); 7 and 4 were "housekeeping" amendments (20th, 22nd, 25th, 27th).
Do you see?
Appeal to Desperation
The gist of this propaganda technique is to argue that we must do something – we can't do nothing – so let's do what I propose. And we better do it "before it is too late".
Many Americans are in a panic over the rapidity with which Obama – with the connivance of the Republican and Democrat parties and the State governments – is setting up a national totalitarian police state.
But we mustn't allow the conspirators to exploit our desperation so as to induce us into surrendering our Constitution. All Americans who have fallen for the conspirators' scam have been manipulated by THIS technique.
We have effective options. We have failed to gain the knowledge which would enable us to be the Sovereigns we are supposed to be. We have contented ourselves with blind faith in talk show hosts, politicians, and other charlatans. We are what needs fixing.
Claim there is a Panacea
With this, you claim that what you are offering is a magical cure for all the problems.
The conspirators say all we have to do to fix our problems is have a "convention of states". They say they will propose amendments to the Constitution, and the federal government will be "fixed". They ignore the facts that everyone has ignored the Constitution we have; that it was the States who sold us out in the first place; and that We The People kept reelecting ignorant & glib politicians who violate the Constitution to state & federal office.
There is no such thing as a panacea. We have a long road ahead of us to fix the problems We caused by our own folly, ignorance, and laziness.
Repetition for Emphasis
With this, you drive home a few simple and unproven points by repeating them over and over until the public believes them.
The five major premises listed above are repeated over & over & over & over & over. People believe them because they have been programed to believe them.
Orange quotes Adolf Hitler:
"It [propaganda] must repeat those points over and over again until the public believes it. The principles behind propaganda are the same principles of mind control, hypnotic suggestion, and mental programming: distraction and repetition. With propaganda, distraction draws attention away from information that is true and directs attention to information that is false. Repetition of the false information imbeds it in your subconscious mind so that your acceptance of its truth becomes a conditioned response. You accept this information as true without thinking whenever it is presented to you again."
This is why most of mankind has lived under tyranny. People will believe anything if they hear it enough. Folks! You better start facing Reality and taking charge of what you believe.
The Big Lie
The gist of this is to:
"…keep repeating the same lie[s] over and over, in spite of all arguments and evidence to the contrary, until people believe it. Massive repetition is essential."
It has already been proved by this and other writers that everything the conspirators say about nullification and a "convention" is false. But they keep repeating it. Why? Because massive repetition of lies will induce people to believe them.
Fabricated Legal Principles & Precedent ["Imaginary Evidence"]
The FAQs make various assertions about how this "convention of states" would operate, such as:
- "The applications must request a convention of states for the same subject matter" or "same issue";
- "States are free to develop their own selection process for choosing their delegates… each state has one vote at the convention."
The FAQs say this reflects "widely accepted" "procedures and rules" Rob Natelson found during his "extensive research", which were followed in the "interstate conventions" which "were common" during "the Founding Era".
Folks! If these customs existed and established binding precedent on the Congress we created when we ratified our Constitution, why did James Madison not know about them? During the Federal Convention of 1787, Madison said, respecting Article V:
September 10, 1787: Mr. Madison remarked on the vagueness of the terms, "call a Convention for the purpose", as sufficient reason for reconsidering the article. "How was a Convention to be formed? – by what rule decide? – what the force of its acts?"
September 15, 1787: Mr. Madison did not see why Congress would not be as much bound to propose amendments applied for by two-thirds of the States, as to call a Convention on the like application. He saw no objection, however, against providing for a Convention for the purpose of amendments, except only that difficulties might arise as to the form, the quorum, &c., which in constitutional regulations ought to be as much as possible avoided.
Do you see? And don't forget: Article V says Congress calls the convention; and Art. I, Sec. 8, last clause, delegates to Congress power to make laws needed to execute the powers vested in it by Article V. This constitutional provision supersedes any "customs" to the contrary.
The gist of this technique is to:
"Reduce the issue to a few simple sentences that any blithering idiot can understand. Leave out all the complicated facts and confounding factors. Reduce the debate to just a few simple-minded sentences and slogans. Reduce complex multi-faceted issues to simplistic statements that can be expressed in a short sound bite."
Aren't the FAQs a few simple concepts any blithering idiot can understand?
It is this and other writers who point out the "complicated facts". Are we too stupid to be free?
Exploit Wishful Thinking
With this technique, you tell people what they want to hear, rather than the unpleasant truths.
The conspirators are offering an easy way out which satisfies a deep yearning: to feel good. We don't have to accept responsibility for our own failures to become a "natural guardian of the Constitution"; we are encouraged to blame shift and see the Constitution as the cause of our problems; and we don't have to trouble ourselves to actually learn our Founding Principles & Documents. All we have to do is join the conspirators. And then, everything will be wonderful.
The Self-sell
This technique gets people to convince themselves of your ideas by asking for their help in promoting your ideas. "They will sell themselves on the idea as they try to sell it to others."
Orange gives this example of the Self-sell: In "Cold Turkey", Dick Van Dyke plays a preacher who wants everyone in his town to quit smoking. He got the local Neo-Nazis to quit by enlisting them as "smoking-ban enforcers".
The conspirators want to build a "grassroots operation" of volunteers to sell their scheme to State legislators [the ones who already sold us to the feds for federal funds.] And we have seen these volunteers' mindless comments on the internet as they regurgitate the talking points in the FAQs – they sell themselves as they try to sell to others. 8
You better wise up now. Study this chart. Flesh it out with your readings of our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Have study groups. What Hamilton asked you to be is not difficult.
1 Our Framers never saw courts as the final authority. See James Madison Rebukes Nullification Deniers. Hamilton expected us to be "a people enlightened enough to distinguish between a legal exercise and an illegal usurpation of authority" (Federalist No. 16, next to last para).
2 Politicians are as ignorant as those who elect them. But we want a savior who will rescue us without any effort on our part. So we look to politicians to save us. They always betray us; and we are presented with still another phony who says what we want to hear, whom we support, and who betrays us. This happens because we don't know our Constitution, and thus can't evaluate the politicians. If WE knew our Constitution, those smooth-talking ignoramuses wouldn't have a chance of getting elected. You would see right through them.
3 Progressives & phony "conservatives" have worked hand in hand for many years to replace our Constitution. See Richard D. Fry, "Convention of States": The Wrong Solution to the Wrong Problem.
4 The conspirators tell the brazen lie that the convention "cannot throw out the Constitution because it derives its authority from the Constitution." Rubbish! Pursuant to Article XIII of The Articles of Confederation, the Continental Congress resolved on February 21, 1787 (p 71-74):
"Resolved that in the opinion of Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several states be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the states render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government & the preservation of the Union." [emphasis mine]
The delegates ignored these limitations and wrote a new Constitution with a new method of ratification. It is impossible to stop this from happening at another convention. And George Washington, James Madison, Ben Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton won't be there.
The conspirators also say a "Constitutional Convention" is safe because no amendment will be passed which is not ratified by ¾ of the States. This is deceptive because the concern is about a runaway convention & a new Constitution – not amendments. Since a new Constitution can have any method of ratification the delegates want, it can be forced on us.
5 See Propaganda and Debating Techniques by A. Orange. Orange is a "librul", and on a vendetta against AA. But he understands how scoundrels use propaganda to deceive the unthinking. See how Adolf Hitler used these same techniques to manipulate the German People.
6 I addressed this same lie in "Mark Levin Refuted: Keep the Feds in Check with Nullification, not Amendments!" under the subheading, "What Levin Claims Article V Says". Congress' lack of discretion is limited to the issue of "to call or not to call" a convention once the requisite number of States has applied for it. After Congress "calls" the convention, Art. I, Sec. 8, last clause kicks in to empower Congress to make all laws necessary to carry out the call.
7 The result of the voting amendments (15th, 19th, 24th, 26th)was to transfer the power of determining voter qualifications from the States (Art. I, Sec. 2, cl.1) to the federal government.
It was necessary to amend the Constitution to remedy the defects which permitted slavery; but the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments delegated powers over the States to the federal government. It would have been better to merely repeal the provisions at Art. I, Sec. 2, cl.3 which provided for a partial counting of slaves; and Art. IV, Sec. 2, cl. 3 which permitted Congress to make laws against fugitive slaves. And if the States had been wise instead of foolish, they would have banned slavery and extended citizenship & civil rights to freed slaves on their own, and provided the education to help them make the transition from slave to citizen. Stupidity and wickedness are not cheap, Folks. And Amendments are a very tricky business.
8 There is nothing wrong with asking others to help promote ideas – when the ideas are True and Good. But when the ideas are destructive and false, the self-sell is immoral manipulation. PH
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The year started off weird, but last one ended great. After midnight, the night sort of became a blur and every thing I did following that can only be described as peculiar, weird, reckless, and mostly just annoyingly foolish.
But that's my life, yeah?
Spent all of yesterday recovering from all the drinks I drank.
Anyrate, because I've fallen so far out of my old habit of daily film watching, I've decided to try to watch at least one film every day. This really isn't a difficult thing, and for years I watched several films every day, and then read two or three books a week, too. So I'm going to try to get on that schedule again. But, with that in mind, I watched Computer Chess last night, which was only all right. It seems like the kind of film I'd love, but it all seemed sort of pointless. Pointlessness is generally fine, but, I mean, I don't even understand why the film was made, to be honest. I liked it well enough, but it seemed to be a film that simply points at interesting ideas, as if that makes a film interesting. Nothing's developed or explored and nothing really happens. It's clear that the lives of at least three of the characters will change maybe dramatically sometime after the events of the film, and maybe that's enough.
I enjoyed it, and maybe I just have a cool reaction to it because I was tired and hungover.
I also have the intention to post here more often, and probably to post a lot of little fragments of this giant world I've created and developed for basically my whole life. It'll be sort of contextless paragraphs about existence there. Probably only of interest to me, but hopefully it becomes more so by the time my next novel comes out, when people can read a novel set in that world.
The indiegogo campaign continues! We have $1,200 to go in the next eighteen days, so get out and help me out! Also, get yourself some awesome rewards in return.
I'll probably be writing my giant monster novel next week. It becomes clearer and clearer in my head every day, so now it's just a matter of putting the words down.


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It's time for a nice, relaxing, crafty post!
One goal I have in life is to convert my daughters and sisters into crafters. I haven't been too successful yet, but this project was so easy that I believe I might have made some progress. *wink-wink*
My sister wanted to make a wreath for Easter, and we found this project over at Live Laugh Rowe. I expanded it just a bit, adding in a flower garland for more color. We put this together in about 30 minutes, and I liked it so much that I went back to Hobby Lobby and picked up the garlands for myself.
I already had the floral wire from another project as well as a grapevine wreath from the local thrift store, so this was a very inexpensive project. I used my weekly Hobby Lobby coupon for 40% off the floral garland, and the egg garland was 50% off. Never pay full price at Hobby Lobby!
Here's the (very short) supply list:
- grapevine wreath
- egg garland
- floral garland
- floral wire (it's thin and green, so it hides well)
Giving credit where it's due, I made this with my daughter Christine, who also took the photos. She makes beaded jewelry, so she's pretty crafty already…
The directions for this wreath are short and sweet:
Wind the floral wreath around the egg wreath.
Bend the joined garlands into a circle and place them on top of the grapevine wreath. Cut lengths of floral wire and attach them to the wreath, making sure it's secure.
That's it! You have a pretty, springtime wreath for your front door or wall. You can easily change the look by using different colors or omitting the egg garland. What I love is how easy it is to just snip the wire and redo the wreath to match the changing seasons and holidays.
Believe it or not, the first day of spring is next week! If your landscape is still snow-covered like mine is, add some color with this quick project.


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Trust Automation designed and developed critical motion control elements to the radar platform.
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