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A little over a year after the EU and IMF provided Greece with a €110 billion bailout package, the country is looking to its more solvent neighbors--particularly Germany--for yet more financial aid. An important issue is how to create an "orderly insolvency" so as not to disrupt financial markets, says Daniel Gros, director of the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. But Gros thinks a German plan for a bond "rollover," coupled with another bailout, will only "push the can a little further down the road." One significant issue, says Gros, is the political sustainability of any option, in Greece and for its creditors.
How solvent is Greece?
On most metrics, Greece is insolvent in the sense that it probably would not be able to generate the large budget surpluses that would be required to fully service its debt in the long run.
Is another bailout of Greece essential for the preservation of the eurozone?
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The key issue here is how to be able to stop a further bailout without having our financial markets break down.
A full, disorderly insolvency of Greece tomorrow would probably be very costly. An orderly insolvency to manage our next month would be of very little cost in terms of financial services, and would actually help to preserve the eurozone in the long run. Any government insolvency will, of course, disrupt financial markets and services in the short run and, therefore, somehow increase uncertainty in the short run.
What role, if any, should Greece's private-sector creditors play in alleviating the country's debt crisis?
Private creditors, in my view, have only one goal--mainly, to get their money back. You cannot expect them to be all things for the greater good of eurozone stability. That you have to expect as a fact. Therefore the only role really to have is that somehow they have to be brought to the point where they do accept that part of their claim will not be satisfied.
The Germans are calling for private creditors to accept a so-called debt exchange before committing to financing another Greek bailout. What exactly are they asking for?
The debt exchange that is now being asked from Germany is basically only rollover maturity for the banks. Say, instead of getting my money back tomorrow, I'm willing to wait for seven years.
Do both a "rollover" and true debt exchange--where a creditor's current bonds are replaced with new bonds with different maturities--amount to a restructuring of Greece's debt? Do they both ultimately result in default?
The first option [a rollover] results probably in a technical default and does not really alleviate the debt burden for Greece. So it's basically pushing the can a little further down the road. And [with the true debt exchange] the problem will not be smaller than a true debt restructuring . . . leading to default. Probably, it [a rollover] will not have the same economic impact and regulators can treat it differently, and therefore it is much to be preferred.
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Is restructuring inevitable? Does pushing it down the road make the fall that much harder?
"If Greece says that I won't pay anymore, that of course would create really severe problems and might destabilize markets--and might be something like a second Lehman event."
That is certainly the direction we are going right now, because if Greece gets another package then its final public debt would be even higher in two or three years. And, therefore, I'm very skeptical that a further bailout would actually solve the problem. The key issue is one of political sustainability--in Greece and on the side of the creditor countries. Actually, here the United States plays a very important role because it is quite clear that if the United States puts its full political weight behind the position that Greece should be bailed out, then the German government will probably oblige.
The European Central Bank has been quite outspoken with regards to any restructuring, even the seven-year maturity extension proposed by the Germans. How will this debate pan out?
Well, this is in essence a fiscal issue that is decided by finance ministers. The ECB only has a consulting role [in this situation], and, therefore, there doesn't really have to be a formal compromise between the ECB and the government. And, probably, the ECB will say this is your decision, but we warned you; though it would probably push for something that does not force rating agencies to assign a default rate to Greek bonds.
If Greece were to restructure and default, what are the consequences for the rest of the eurozone?
This all depends on how Greece restructures and defaults. It would require a debt buyback at market prices for the fallout in the market to be quite limited. If Greece, just like Argentina [in 2002], says that I won't pay anymore, that of course would create really severe problems and might destabilize markets--and might be something like a second Lehman [Brothers] event.
What are the consequences for the eurozone periphery, including countries like Ireland and Portugal that have already received bailouts?
Formally, Ireland and Portugal don't need to access the markets today. So, even if the price of the existing bonds goes down, it doesn't really have an impact. It might of course be that these countries will need additional [aid] packages because they will not be able to access the markets again next year. Over time, it will be become very clear that the fundamentals of these countries are different; they are much better. Therefore, ultimately, these other countries will be able to pull through. Portugal has only about half of the public debt that Greece has. And with Portugal, the problem is not so much the public debt, but it is the fact that the private sector has accumulated a lot of foreign debt. With Ireland, I think it is a completely different case. Ireland has nearly no foreign debt as a country. The government has lots of foreign debt. But the private sector--basically the pension funds--have lots of foreign assets. If the government just tells the private-sector pension funds, "please buy government bonds," then the Irish problem could be resolved almost overnight.
Are other countries, such as Spain and Italy, at risk of contagion?
Certainly. But here, again, you have to distinguish between the short and the long run. In the short run, there would certainly be contagion. But the fundamentals of these countries are quite different and, therefore, I would expect that the contagion for Italy will remain limited. For Spain, I'm not so sure because there's a risk that Spain will also experience similar problems as Ireland.


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Ed Hain thought his corn was a liar in the fall of 1975. Atop a John Deere 7700 rumbling through a Nebraska field 80 miles west of Omaha, Hain watched his combine swallow four acres of 200 bu. corn. When the scale ticket came back, he began walking the freshly cut rows, questioning his own ground. Roughly 150 bu. was a bin-buster, but 200 bu. per acre? Couldn't be.
Hain's hunt for extra yield paid off in spades. In the spring of 1975, he rolled the dice and planted several six-row strips of corn and soybeans on silt loam soil. One more experiment, one more tweak, and possibly one more dead-end for an insatiably curious Midwest farmer. Instead, Hain picked the lock on a corn yield secret that translated to almost 50 extra bushels per acre and catapulted him to an unlikely title: father of six-row corn.
Hain, 84, retired in 2008, after a lifetime farming 800 acres in Butler County. His farm brew always contained lashings of mad science flavor, and he incessantly prodded and poked at higher corn yields. In the early 1970s, he went high-low, planting two rows of a tall variety beside two rows of a short variety, essentially using a corrugated effect to grab more sun. Didn't work.
Hain followed corrugation with box blending. "I used a short corn that needed thick planting and a tall corn that puts on a bigger ear, but needs a thinner stand," he recalls. Hain blended the seed in the planter boxes hoping the tall variety would gobble sunshine and put on big ears, while the tougher-bred short variety competed well below. Didn't work.
And then 1975 arrived. "I was trying to figure out a way to harvest more sunlight and I came up with an original design of six-rows of corn and six of soybeans. I was just experimenting, hoping for a 10- or 15-bushel increase in corn. I had never heard of anyone trying this before."
Hain planted four strips of six-row corn and four strips of six-row soybeans (both set on 30"). Each row was a half-mile long, roughly one acre per strip. At harvest, Hain cut 200 bu. per acre on the six-row strips, but the adjoining solid corn only pumped out 150 bu. per acre. The market math was a quick tally: Factored on $2.50 corn, a 50-bu. increase meant a $125 increase per acre. In anticipation, Hain built an extension on his combine bin and prepared for a second trial in 1976.
"No way. I honestly thought I'd made a mistake. I didn't want people to think I was crazy, so I planted the exact same test plot the next year and got the same yields. That second year my doubts were gone," he says.
"The increase was so pronounced and the difference between the inner and outer rows was huge. Lots of stalks on the outer rows had two or more full-sized ears," Hain continues. "The outer rows were thriving off the sun and anyone could see it."
In 1977, Hain spread the innovation to more ground, placing 160 acres in six-row strips of corn and soybeans. He jumped to 320 acres of six-row strips in 1978, with 160 acres in furrow irrigation and 160 in tow line irrigation (essentially a sprinkler system where a 4" water pipe is pulled through a field with a tractor). The same year, brimming with confidence, he placed an ad in the classified section of an agriculture periodical offering to share his yield secrets with anyone for $20 and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
A double-sawbuck for a bevy of agronomic detail, guaranteeing significant yield increases? "The responses poured in and I was just glad to help other farmers. I never pushed any seed or products; just the six-row method. Seemed plenty fair to me for $20. Still does."
By 1979, Hain had all his corn acres in six-row strips, except for a few check plots as a measuring tape. The agronomics, according to Hain were relatively simple. Using a 12-row planter with the outer three rows tossed off on both sides, Hain planted corn at 34,000 seeds per acre on the outside rows and 26,000 seeds per acre on the inner rows. Roughly a week later, he came back and planted soybeans.
"I sidedressed most of my nitrogen when the corn was 12" tall. Phosphate was applied at planting."
"For herbicide, I used a 15" band of herbicide behind the planter and except for the rub bar at cultivation, that's it. Ramrod atrazine for corn and Lasso with Sencor for beans. I never had trouble with corn herbicides hurting my beans."
50 Bu. Bump
During Hain's first years of strips, his soybeans climbed high searching for sun and yielded 2-3 bu. less than normal. "I switched to a semi-dwarf bean and solved the problem, but it wasn't a big thing anyhow due to the big corn yield jump."
How big was Hain's corn yield jump over time? He estimates an average 50 bu. yield bump over 15 years of corn and soybean strips. In 1992, a major company offered Hain a lucrative seed corn contract and he transitioned from strips to solid seed corn. "I changed strictly due to contract money. If it wasn't for the enticing contract, I'd have planted six-row corn until the day I retired. I'll never forget the size of those ears on the outer rows."
"For anybody who wants to try this: Go to your seed dealer and request a variety capable of putting on multiple ears because that will be necessary for the outside rows."
Shaking the Tree
Dead-center in the Cornhusker State, and 150 miles west of Hain, Conard Sutton, 67, farmed for 45 years outside the tiny town of Sargent. With steady corn and soybeans on 1,100 acres of sandy soil and clay silt loam, Sutton was highly dependent on irrigation to supplement roughly 18" of annual rainfall. In the mid-1980s, dealing with a dismal agriculture economy, Sutton caught wind of Hain's yields and decided to shake the tree.
By nature, Sutton was constantly in pursuit of a yield edge, relentlessly testing new hybrids, herbicides or management techniques, and keeping meticulous records: "I was never afraid to try different things because a farming career only offers 40 to 50 chances to try something new. That's it. Every year is different and every year is a big lesson—or it should be."
"Every farmer's goal is gaining the highest yields in an economical manner and that's what I knew was coming out of Ed Hain's fields," Sutton adds.
He called Hain and received a wealth of advice on six-row, narrow strip farming. In 1986, Sutton started with 100 acres of corn and soybean strips, essentially "ridge tilling" using a six-row Sidewinder with mounted planter units, and a six-row Buffalo planter. All fertilizer was placed immediately prior to planting in a basic formula: 180 lb. of nitrogen, 25 lb. of phosphorus, and 12 lb. of potassium.
Sprockets, Pops, Hybrids
Mirroring Hain, Sutton began seeing major yield increases. Solid corn averaged 200 bu., but Sutton's strips hit 260 bu. He experimented with planting populations and maturity (119-day on rows 1 and 6; 109-day on rows 2 and 5; 103-day on rows 3 and 4) by row, sometimes climbing as high as 56,000 seeds per acre on rows 1 and 6. "One year I had 56,000; 42,000; and 33,000 mixed into the strips. I should have cut down the outer row to 47,000. Anyhow, my Lord, the bushels were still rolling in. I remember one field coming in at 293 bu."
Sutton consistently manipulated the rows, playing with hybrids and populations, always seeking an optimal combination. Between solid corn and six-row strips, he consistently noted a 50-plus bu. difference. "It's all from the sun. If a person wants to try strip rows, don't be afraid to tinker with sprockets, populations, hybrids, or maturities. Try pineapple leaf corn, flat leaf corn, all kinds of corn. The possibilities are really endless and everyone's ground is different. You want every bushel at the least cost? Then try six-row strips."
Sutton acknowledges a soybean loss (2-4 bu.) during his first years of six-rows strips. After watching Group 3 soybeans climb and lodge, he found a 1.9 maturity group maintained yield. "I had to do some testing, but I found a bean that fit."
Addressing strip exposure to wind, Sutton never dealt with fallen rows, and believes six-row strips provide increased protection. Why? All roads to lead to photosynthesis, according to Sutton. "My strip corn actually withstood wind storms better than solid corn. In solid corn I'd have hybrids go flat while adjoining strips stood tall like trees. It's amazing because when you've got 200 acres of solid corn, the middle plants never get wind. If the wind gets up, they'll topple like dominoes, but the strips stay upright because they have so much strength from photosynthesis."
Water Woes?
By the late 1990s, Sutton's 500 acres of strips produced outstanding yields, but irrigation management became an Achilles' heel. Strip rows in need of water made for a labor-intensive situation, particularly when trying to get soybeans laid-by despite thirsty corn. In Sutton's case, irrigation became a restriction. When Sutton's farming partner and brother, Sterling Sutton, decided to move back to solid fields, the die was cast and six-row strips were out.
If Sutton could turn back the clock and jump back into farming, he would be back in six-row management in a heartbeat: "I'd try it again for sure, and especially if I was on dryland, I'd put 100% of my acreage in six-rows and I'd strip till everything. Anywhere with dryland possibilities is a great fit for strips."
Sutton retired in 2015 and averaged nearly 300 bu. per acre corn during the final years of his farming career. Although 300 bu. corn equates to major production, the Nebraska grower doesn't mince words about what might have been: "With all the jumps in seed technology, I can easily say I would have been close to between 350 bu. to 400 bu. with strips. I don't care if people think that sounds crazy because it's not an exaggeration."
"It's unbelievable because there is so much room for manipulation in six-row strips and still so much more to find out, but the answers are waiting to be found. I learned from Ed Hain and I hope others can learn from my experience."
Carbon Cowboy
Picking up the corn baton, Jim Nichols has sprinted down a six-row path in southwest Minnesota. Battered by wind and cold atop the Buffalo Ridge at 2,000' in elevation, Nichols began farming six-row strips in 2012. In four years he watched corn yields jump by 100 bu.
Nichols switched 200 acres to six-row, alternating strips of corn and soybeans (north-south orientation), and focused fertilizer application on a 21-day July window. Harnessed to photosynthesis and nitrogen, Nichols rode a yield beast, culminating in a 292 bu. average across the acreage. "It's not complicated. I'm using the power of carbon dioxide and pulling bushels from above," Nichols, 71, explains. "I'm actually just growing carbon. I farmed 30 years and never realized the true power of photosynthesis."
Nichols adheres to a 37,000 seeding rate, but is moving toward varying population by row, as well as changing varieties within the six-row scheme. "I'm going to make population and variety switches, but I'm still learning what works best and I don't have enough data gathered yet."
"Watching photosynthesis has changed the way I think. Since half my crop is carbon, I want to know which seed variety sucks the most carbon dioxide out of the air, but I haven't found out yet. There are still so many variables to discover and that's why I test things in my fields to see what is best for myself."
(For more on Nichols, see Corn's Carbon Cowboy Busts Outstanding Yields)
"Here is the key," Nichols concludes. "Each acre of corn absorbs 8 tons of carbon dioxide every year. Farmers just don't realize 46% of every corn kernel is carbon. All of that carbon comes from carbon dioxide. For example, 220 bu. corn weighs 6 tons and almost 3 tons of it comes from carbon. That means the secret to growing is photosynthesis. I never thought about it my whole career and didn't grow any different. If you remember to feed corn when it needs three-fourths of its nitrogen in 21 days, and provide plenty of sunlight capture, then yields are going to jump. It's a simple truth and a big yield secret: I farm carbon."
4-Row Corn?
Hain, Sutton and Nichols are of one accord: On the right ground, six-row strips lead to low costs and high yield. "I'd love to see someone on particularly good ground, maybe somebody like David Hula, try out strip production. I'd bet there'd be no limits because nobody has to pay for sunshine," Sutton says.
"I sometimes think about 4-row corn strips," he adds. "Just imagine the photosynthesis blast if someone figures out 4-row corn."
"Oh my," Hain echoes, "I've always wondered about 4-row strips. Just imagine the yield explosion."
Four-row strips carry inherent management issues, and Hain says harvest is a particularly tricky problem. "You could use the four outside rows of a 12-row head, with the four middle rows removed. There are a whole lot of variables to play with and you could experiment on small acres because it costs nothing except a little effort to try."
Reflecting on the gnawing curiosity that triggered innovation on his Nebraska fields beginning in the 1970s, the father of six-row strips grins as he wades through memories of six-row corn. "You should have seen those ears. People were skeptical at first, but I didn't mind because I laughed all the way to the bank. Even today, I wouldn't hesitate on six-row strips. I'd do it again right now."
For more, see:
Living the Dream: Honoring A Fallen Farmer
Blood And Dirt: A Farmer's 30-Year Fight With The Feds
Agriculture's Darkest Fraud Hidden Under Dirt and Lies
Pigs Don't Fly: Feral Hog Spread Is A Man-Made Mess
Cover Crop Bandwagon Frustrates Farmers
Frog or Foul: SCOTUS Weighs Historic ESA Case
Corn's Carbon Cowboy Busts Outstanding Yields
Jimmy Frederick Booms 163 Bu. Soybeans
Bald Eagles a Farmer's Nightmare
Who Killed the Finest Soybean Soil in the World?
When a Farmer Punches Back at the Feds
The Secret Life of Farmland Marbles


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Elmo and blow, dicks like bats and realebrity tats: 11 more terms to make you squirm
We've looked at the strange shit people have searched for to eventually end up in my little piece of the blogosphere before. Twice, actually. But due to a somewhat melancholic nonchalance that has enveloped me, I find myself severely lacking the motivation or inclination to create something deep, insightful and controversial. I could come up with a dirty limerick about a man named Jock, but I'd rather attempt to get inside the heads of the individuals who have provided me with my latest batch of amusing – and stupefying – search terms. As they say, the third time's a charm.
For those new readers to The Dissemination of Thought, the previous dalliances into weird and wonderful search phrases can be found below:
"Man-whores, smut and Jabba the Hutt"
"Cartoons without clothes and Sesame Street blow"
peter griffin likes cocaine nipples
Of course he does, who wouldn't?
I'm considering renaming this blog The Dissemination of Dodgy Peter Griffin Search Terms, based purely on the overwhelming number of hits I get with obscure references to the testicle-chinned one. I'm not kidding. In the past few months, I've had "peter griffin peeing", "peter griffin pretty eyes" and "peter griffin in [insert outfit of your choice: army outfit and Donald Duck costume seem to be popular]" as the standouts amongst a plethora of Family Guy-themed search terms.
what is the mayans the end of internet
The word on the street suggests that some bad shit is going to go down on 21 December this year, but this shouldn't have any impact on your internet plan, unless of course, our new zombie overlords decide to limit your monthly allocation down to 3 GB.
The internet will not cease to exist if the Mayans were right: zombies need Wikipedia and online porn just like the rest of us.
prehistoric animals during the time of the mayas
My guess would be that there were very, very few, but I'm assuming you need to expand that answer out to about 1,500 words. If you need definitive clarification, you should probably ask Kristen over at Intelligent Life – she's fantastic at sharing serious stuff about science, history and the universe in a witty light.
If you're still too fucking lazy to do your own research, just say that a Mayan temple was used as the visitor centre in Jurassic Park, and then make a vague reference to a Tyrannosaurus. Hell, say it was in Jurassic Park III: no one saw that anyway.
the cat in the hat sad
The Cat in the Hat wasn't sad. How could it be with such an awesome headpiece? Depressed moggies don't make for amusing book subjects; who wants to read about The Feline in the Fedora with the Fluoxetine?
penis 40 cm fuck
I suddenly feel astonishingly inadequate.
is dissemination of thought funny?
Absolutely. Go forth and spread the word. Oh, and when you say funny, make sure people realise you mean funny "haha" and not funny "peculiar".
tattoo pauly d jersey shore
Is there a chance this vexing search phrase came to be as a result of someone doing a research project on the ink and body art of people who have contributed to making 21st century society a dumber place to be?
In the event that some incredibly perturbed individual actually wants to adorn themselves with a permanent tribute to this realebrity*, I offer this advice: tattoos last forever. So does stupid.
* Author's note: I coined the term "realebrity" as an alternative to referring to reality TV stars as celebrities.
realebrity /riˈælɛbrɪti/
1. a person devoid of any discernible talent, ability or personality, who attempts to overcome this by appearing on a reality television program with a ridiculous tan.
2. Paul DelVecchio, or any other cast member of Jersey Shore.
3. Anyone with the surname Kardashian.
Out of curiosity, I typed "colour" into Google and let it do its thing. It returned about 846,000,000 results. Yep, eight hundred and forty-six million. Using that incredibly vague search term, just how long did it take you to come across The Dissemination of Thought? Did you start your search in 1998?
nazi dinos
What the fuck? Velociraptors loyal to Hitler?
reality television fucked society
Yes. Yes it did. I couldn't have said it more succinctly myself.
elmo smoker
When I first saw this search term, I was mystified. Surely Elmo isn't a smoker. Not only is he inanimate, he's comprised mainly of fur and felt, so voluntarily exposing himself to naked flames via a nicotine addiction doesn't seem like an overly sagacious decision. That said, given that puppets don't have lungs, his odds of succumbing to emphysema or lung cancer are pretty remote.
Based on the photographic evidence below, a Light Me Up Elmo toy may already be in the final stages of production.
With the sheer number of ridiculous new phrases that appear each week for me to mull over, I'm confident that this will not be the last search term-themed post on The Dissemination of Thought. Besides, the eccentric folks searching for cartoon characters urinating, prodigious penises and chain-smoking Sesame Street puppets like it when we talk about them.
Written by disseminatedthought
January 23, 2012 at 23:34
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Now, I am a little bummed that the only search terms feeding people my blog are Tonsilloliths, Tonsil Stones, and Geographic tongue… Might have to use the testicle-faced guy 😉
January 23, 2012 at 23:52
You should definitely try it: random Peter Griffin references seem to work. Also mention nipples and cocaine.
January 24, 2012 at 09:15
Once upon a time I went to Google, typed in the word "is" and before I could finish typing in my intended search, Google's predictive search gave me "is lady Gaga a man".
January 24, 2012 at 01:06
Google: good for answering life's really critical questions.
January 24, 2012 at 08:56
Frickin hilarious…. that search should find your blog. Sharing via Hootsuite and stumbleupon.
Thank you for sharing the love.
January 24, 2012 at 08:58
Your search terms are even weirder than mine.
January 24, 2012 at 07:05
I think it just demonstrates that there are some very, very perverse people out there.
January 24, 2012 at 09:00
I guess keeping my blog clean has its disadvantages. I get entertaining search terms, but I don't think they even come close to yours.
I love the caption on the nazi dino!
January 24, 2012 at 13:09
I've read other pieces where people have discussed search terms, and most of mine pale in comparison to theirs; some of the phrases discussed in this piece on Pasta for One scare and baffle me. Someone found me overnight after searching for "jolly green giant can mushroom spell sex". WTF?
I was surprised that I found a picture of a dinosaur adorned with a swastika: someone apparently has far too much time on their hands.
January 24, 2012 at 13:32
That Pauly guy is such a douche! AH!
January 24, 2012 at 22:48
Well said. For your frank and accurate comment, I'll be sending you the first three seasons of Jersey Shore on Blu-ray.
January 25, 2012 at 08:55
I get a ton of random weird ones, usually referencing VAGINA
January 25, 2012 at 00:35
I don't think vaginas are anywhere near as random and weird as searches for a Family Guy character's nipples or anything even remotely related to Jersey Shore. Vaginas should be searched for. Yeah, I said it.
Welcome to The Dissemination of Thought. I'm not sure how you found us, but googling "Peter Griffin vagina" will probably have the same result.
January 25, 2012 at 08:49
You sound surprised that the Nazis used velociraptors. Their use on the Easter Front in 1940-41 is well-documented, as are the difficulties encountered by the cold-blooded creatures during their ill-fated foray into the Soviet Union.
What most people don't know however, is that the allies had a smaller and much less successful velociraptor project of their own, although it was discontinued in favor of the Shmoo.
January 25, 2012 at 09:04
Decking the dinosaurs out in beanies and mittens may have solved the cold-blooded problem.
Thank you for the impromptu history lesson, and welcome to TDoT. Can you do something about your Velociraptor? It's eating the valet.
January 25, 2012 at 09:33
You are welcome. Very welcome. Very, very welcome.
Thank you for stopping by The Dissemination of Thought.
January 26, 2012 at 08:35
the day i wrote "dogs dictate my dating life"
……..someone searched "what happens when you have sex with a dog"
mostly people find me via "anal sex"
January 26, 2012 at 16:56
I sincerely hope that no one has researched the "dog sex" thing in order to create a website that informs others about what does actually happen.
Thank you for commenting, and welcome to TDoT. Any dogs that enter must be genuine assistance animals or family pets, not potential bed buddies.
January 27, 2012 at 11:53
also: "robert wears pretty panties"
January 26, 2012 at 17:01
Maybe he does.
January 27, 2012 at 11:47
Hahaha! I love this post. Hey thanks for the comment on my blog. I'll have to keep up with yours in the future. 🙂
K How
January 27, 2012 at 18:03
I'm glad I found your blog; I thought "The Creepy McCreeperson Show" was great!
Thanks for the feedback, and welcome to The Dissemination of Thought.
January 29, 2012 at 10:36
I have to admit…you have FAR weirder search terms bringing people to your blog that I do. My top 5 most popular search terms are:
1) "Mr T." ~ maybe we have similar hair cuts and gold chains?
2) "Big Mac" ~ how does this term bring you to my blog before it takes you to McDonald's actual site?
3) "Kim Ung-Yong Wiki" ~ is this a person or a condiment? How did this even happen?
4) "Sebastien Vettel's girlfriend 2011″ ~ I feel like this may be the one that causes the most disappointment.
5)"000000000" ~ I'm sorry. I don't speak binary.
P.S. Pauly D is one of the worst people ever.
P.P.S. Ever.
January 28, 2012 at 00:35
1. Can you pity the fool?
2. I have no idea, but I do think you should hit McDonald's up for some sort of endorsement deal.
3. I went to Google. An IQ of 210, give or take: that's one smart condiment.
4. Shame, shame, shame.
5. Maybe they meant 010110010?
January 29, 2012 at 11:31
I normally think posts about weird search terms are dumb and boring, but this was absolutely hilarious and well-done! Indeed, dissemination of thought is funny (as always).
January 29, 2012 at 09:05
Thank you for the kind feedback; it's always great to hear that people actually enjoy reading my rants.
January 29, 2012 at 10:19
People search the weirdest things. Lucky for us, it brings them to our blogs.
Absolutely. I love the weird, perverted individuals who stumble onto my blog in search of "oompa-loompa miss piggy sex tape"; I often wish I could see their faces when they realise there's no puppet sex here.
Welcome to The Dissemination of Thought. Do me a favour: google "colour" and see how long it actually takes to find me.
February 3, 2012 at 15:39
Seeing what other people search for scares me, but it also makes me feel a little less debaucherous, which has to be a good thing.
Welcome to the Hotel Dissemination, where you can search anytime you like, but you can never leave.
February 6, 2012 at 10:44


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Train Oslo → Bergen
Duration 6h54 - From R1,710
About this journey The average travel time between Oslo and Bergen is 7h04 minutes. The quickest route is 6h54 minutes. The first train leaving Oslo is at 08:05, the last at 23:23. There is an average of 4 trains a day between Oslo and Bergen, leaving approximately every 6h15 minutes.
- Departure station : Oslo s (Christian Frederiks plass 2 154 Oslo)
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I've been reading John's gospel book through Lent, and will finish it on Saturday after Easter. This morning was the end of chapter 18; Jesus' trial. John only reports a short account of the trial, but it's enough to illustrate what's going on. Something that struck me was that today's collect, "on the cross of Christ," relates to this scene quite well.
O God, by the passion of your blessed Son you made an instrument of shameful death to be for us the means of life: Grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ, that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The trial of Jesus is a good example of suffering shame and loss, not only because its illegality and lack of due process was shameful, but because the New Testament reports a couple other trials as well (Peter, Stephen, Paul) which followers of Christ underwent for the sake of their Lord.
I'm glad we Christians are not in a position where we're under threat of trial simply because of what we believe, though being an internet user it's awfully clear to me what the culture around me thinks about our faith. The concept of God is ridiculed, the historical person of Jesus is ignored, the work of the atonement is scorned, the voice of the Church is reviled. Granted, many mistakes that we and previous generations made can be cited as major causes of much of the confusion and mistrust. Nevertheless, when push comes to shove, there are many people in our country who think it's 'shameful' to be a Christian (or religious in general). At the moment this only results in loss of dignity and respect – things which can be regained over the course of time on a personal level.
But despite the "culture wars" there is still that undying truth that we must be ready to suffer loss for the sake of our Lord. Becoming an Anglican clergyman in this day and age is not all that far from taking a vow of poverty – gone are the days when one can get a nice job as an assistant priest for a couple years before going on to be the vicar in some beautiful countryside parish. No, now it's a world of planting churches, evangelizing new generations, a lot of hard work, and no hopes of a dependable salary for it. Not that the job market in the business world is spectacular either, but still… being a full-time (or mostly-full-time) minister is going to be costly. But in the end, it's a price my wife and I are willing to pay, because the work and its results are worth it. The king for whom we work is worth it. The kingdom which we serve is worth it.
Not every Christian is called to the clergy, thank the Lord. But every Christian is called to share in Christ's sufferings. The details will differ for each of us, but the path is the same. The only way to the Father is through His Son Jesus Christ, and Jesus hands us a cross of our own the moment we step onto His path. If we're going to carry it, we might as well carry it well.


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Friday, February 17, 2012
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Relics. What does it mean to pull a relic? Elation? Money? Sadness? New trade bait?
What ever your feeling or motive (selling for the money), pulling relics from packs always elicit some sort of emotion. It's pretty cool...or is it?
Before I discuss further, lets look at some companies and their relics past.
First is Donruss:
"The enclosed piece of jersey was cut from an Authentic Jersey worn by Vernon Wells in an official Major League Baseball game. The authentic Game-Worn Jersey was obtained and is guaranteed by Donruss Playoff Inc."
Very straightforward and to the point. There isn't really any questioning what it is you are holding.
Lets try Fleer next:
"You have received an autographed game-worn jersey card. This card contains an autograph and a piece of game-worn jersey, worn by Vernon Well, Outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays"
And the little text under that:
"This certificate expressly warrants the authenticity of both the depicted athlete's signature and piece of game-worn jersey"
Well, if the first part wasn't clear enough, the second added part does the rest. Again, no real questioning what's in the card here.
How about Upper Deck:
"You have received a trading card with game-used MLB memorabilia and an autograph of Adam Lind. The memorabilia has been certified to us as having been used in an official Major League Baseball game and the autograph was signed in the presence of a company representative or sent from, and certified as to its authenticity by, Adam Lind. We hope you enjoy this piece of MLB history, as we continue to keep you as close as you can get! Enjoy your memorabilia card!"
A little long winded but certainly casts out all doubt about the auto and the piece. They are even telling me to enjoy it, how nice of them. Even if these three companies had gotten their memorabilia in nefarious ways, which is rumored that Upper Deck had, they are still laying their company reputations on the line. Even if these are fake or what have you, I'm still better convinced with the wording on the backs of them that they aren't.
What about Topps though? It wasn't always like it is now:
"You have received an authentic Game-Worn Uniform Relic Card from 2008 Topps Baseball Series 2. The piece of authentic uniform embedded in this card was worn by Vernon Wells in an official MLB game."
And on the bottom of the card is the now infamous "The relic contained on this card is not from any specific game, event or reason". I get it. You don't want to have to tie a relic to a specific timeframe, so you can use older relics from current players. Seriously, I agree with this but at least the card is telling me that Vernon did in fact, wear this uniform. Go Topps, actually telling us what's in our cards.
This is what we get now:
Look, I get that relics aren't cheap to get, produce and pack out but how about a little trust huh? Really, look at the Ruth card. That piece of wood can be anything Topps has had certified to be "game-used". They have already gone on record to say that some of the relics from 2009 Tribute were stadium seating along with bat pieces.
Now, this is where it gets tricky. Since Topps has lawyer'd up their ambiguous "Game-Used Memorabilia", it obviously saves their butt. What about that Matt Kemp jersey you pulled from 2012 Topps series 1, who's to say it's actually Kemp's jersey? There is nothing indicating on the card that it is actually his. What if the jersey is leftover from Chris Shelton? Technically it's still game used but since there is NOTHING on the backs stating whose it is, we as the consumer, just assume it's Matt Kemp's. Honestly, I would find it hard to believe that the John Axford relic I pulled isn't Axford's jersey, as is the same with any current player but you just never know now.
What about Ruth there though? Do they really want me to believe that there are 399 Ruth bat pieces floating around? Plus the parallels of this card with two and three pieces? I know Topps wants everyone to own a Ruth or Mantle relic but you're really destroying the legacy and the value by placing crap in your cards. Never mind your reputation. Tier One is a high end bust at $90 a pack. There should be NO doubting what you get in your cards. Why does Ruth need 399? Why not actually have a Ruth bat piece and make it rare? Like 25 copies? THAT is special and worthy of the chase. Don't think I'm not appreciative of Topps or this very Ruth card. If the book wants to say its a $100 card, I'll take it. I just have to question what's in it for conspiracy's sake. I tend to lean that way.
Question the answers people.
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This is why I do not collect relics, you have no idea of what is really in the card.ReplyDelete
I gotta say I've never really thought about this before, but you bring up some very valid points.ReplyDelete
It's rare that I pull any kind of relic that is worth keeping, but I still find it kind of fun to pull one regardless of the player.
Relic cards are so common place now though that even if you pull a good player it doesn't always equate $$. Just another reason to collect cards of the player/team you like or just pass on them all together.
Speaking of relics, when exactly did Topps coin the word relic and start using it for their game used cards?
Question for you: Which card books for more? Your 1/5 Vernon Wells patch or that Tier One Ruth bat relic?
Rosenort- You're right, you never know what you're getting. I'm trying to show that Topps now does just that. They have no explanation to what you get, when just four years ago they used to explain it.ReplyDelete
Flywheels- Book would probably be the Ruth, even though the Wells is way nicer! That's due to it being Babe Ruth and Vernon Wells, a minor star. If it were say, Derek Jeter instead of Wells, the Jeter would be higher.
I like stadium relics when they are IDed as such, but clearly putting a stadium seat in a Babe Ruth "relic" card is misleading.ReplyDelete
I think that relic cards have nowhere to go, but down... with the exception of the older ones containing detailed COA's.ReplyDelete
Personally... I love the fact that I can grab relics at a fraction of the price I once was able to. Are the pieces of fabric real? Who knows... but I do think some of them are cool looking regardless.
Life is like a box of relics, you never know what you're going to git.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 December, 2013 13:56
now with all the controversy going on with these companys i own 100's of donruss/playoff absolute football 2006 game used jersey cards and some very nice ones as well do the companys know which players the jerseys came from and what can the cosumer do to get reimbursed for puying there products help please anyone..ReplyDelete


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Chinese tourists are different. Disneyland Shanghai just learned it the hard way: Chinese tourists are different. Ok, not all of them. The majority behaves, but some simply trash it. The Shanghai Disney Resort is scheduled to open on June 16. Meanwhile Disney Town, located adjacent to the park, already opened to the public this Monday at China's Labor Day. The behavior of visitors left a lot to be desired. Some have been filmed defacing Disney property, disposing trash anywhere, occupying landscaped areas, picking flowers from flowerbeds, scrawling "was here" along side lampposts, and urinating in public.
While littering may be a common problem in any kind of theme park, public defecation is not. The main Disney park hasn't opened yet, and still got a few days to adjust the defense of its magic kingdom to this kind of invasion.
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Enemy Engaged 2
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|May 25, 2007
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The original Enemy Engaged was a very good sim for its time, but the sequel (which came out a full 7 years after the first game) doesn't live up to the legacy of its predecessor. In fact, it's pretty hard to even call it a sequel, since it's basically a revamp of the first game with some new graphical effects added in (including real-time shadows), though the final visual package seems oddly plagued by low resolution textures all over the place.
Enemy Engaged 2 promises a completely open-ended non-linear campaign structure that provides the ability to pick and choose which mission will be flown next (be it an escort mission, patrol, or surgical strike), and then be thrust right into a real-time theatre of conflict. Every unit destroyed or objective completed affects the campaign map in a number of ways, and since the option exists to play for either the Russians (Hokum) or the Americans (Commanche), there's a lot of different ways to tackle this dynamic campaign environment.
The AI still behaves erratically when performing battle maneuvers, however, and this behavior will inflict a huge dent in EE2's entertainment value. They seem to have a single-minded focus on targets without considering any sort of caution. Ground vehicles also still maneuver liked packed "clumps" of units that effectively stick to the road and maneuver around in a rigid, unrealistic manner. One final example is that the fixed-wing AI fighter jets that fly and maneuver at impossible altitudes.
A new voice recognition software is the star of this package, but it's implementation is limited. You can issue quick radio commands to send to your wingment and support units, but you can't control any of your essential chopper assets in this manner. And while the campaigns are somewhat interesting, you'll instantly feel a sense of deja vu since two of them are identical to those seen in the original. The only real new campaign is set in Korea.
Sim fans who haven't played the original will find Enemy Engaged 2 to be a pretty fine addition to their collection, while those who have had extensive contact with the original will be left wondering what the point was.
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Dolby Vision finally arrives on Sony TVs … but there's no HDMI support
Netflix streaming to the rescue
If you purchased a high-end Sony TV in last 12 months, you've likely been anticipating the long-promised Dolby Vision update that brings dynamic HDR support to your big screen TV.
Sony has been telling journalists for months that Vision support was just around the corner, even telling TechRadar during an interview as late as last week that it would be here before the end of January.
Well, Sony wasn't wrong: Dolby Vision support is here … sort of.
Spotted first by Forbes, the Dolby Vision update rolled out via a firmware upgrade today and supports all streaming videos (Netflix, Vudu, etc…). The problem, though, is that it doesn't work with any device connected to the TV via HDMI, which, you know, is pretty important.
The hardest hit will be the folks who use Oppo's 4K Blu-ray player, the Oppo UDP-203, or the Apple TV 4K, both of which support Dolby Vision playback … but apparently aren't being recognized by Sony TVs just yet.
It's likely that Sony will be able to iron out the kinks in the next few days, but still, it's a bitter pill to swallow for those folks who've been patiently waiting for Dolby Vision support on their new Sony X930E or Sony A1E OLED TVs.
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I've been putting off this post for awhile because it makes me feel like a failure in gaming. I've played a lot of games and I could say over 200 so far on various platforms so I wouldn't consider myself just a pc or console gamer, I'm everything gamer. So here's a list of games I never finished and I'll defend myself why I didn't.
Clock Tower 2
This game was one the first horror games I tried on PS1 and it honestly gave me heart-attacks from the jumpscares in this game. I'm not exactly a fan of point and click type of games so it didn't appeal to me as much as it should, the controls were a bit frustrating to me in order for the story to progress. Great game, bad controls
Haunting Ground
I have mixed feelings about this game, I like it but I hate it and here's why. Fiona the protagonist is the type of girl you would keep praying that she dies first in a horror movie, I didn't really like her character. I also hated the panic system in this game, it made me rage quit so many times. Fiona and Jennifer from Rule of Rose are in the same hate category I've created in my head. Great game, weak protagonist
The 3rd Birthday
I'm a fan of Parasite Eve, I loved the story and gameplay. I enjoyed the second part more even though some people would disagree but the third one not so much. The 3rd Birthday is fun and I enjoyed the gameplay more than the first two games but the missions to progress the story seemed too tedious for my liking. Also why the whole Aya stripping slowly feature as she receive damage? Great Game, not-so-great story
Dark Souls (ALL OF THEM)
Recently The Well-Red Mage blog posted a review about Dark Souls: Prepare to Die and it made me remember that I never really finished any of Dark Souls games. The screen "You Died" triggers me – as much as I hate using that word, this game brought the worst side of me and I've rage quit so many times. I never learn really, I can't control my anger whenever I play this game and still I buy the sequels. Great Game, raging player (It's not my fault it's the game)
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Persona series is one of my favorite RPGs so seeing the characters in chibi form would obviously entice me to check this game and also there was a new character named Rei who likes food and that's just totally me. My problem with this game was … It just seemed silly in story-wise because it focuses more on the new characters and the pacing of that is really slow so it didn't appeal to me that much. Great game, slow paced
These are the games I can currently think of but I'm pretty sure there are few more that I didn't finish as well, will probably write a second part to this post once I remember.
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Many Ukrainian traditions revolved around food, both the creation and consumption. Below we've explained some of our favorite Ukrainian traditions and the foods commonly associated with them.
Pysanky Motifs
Geometric Motifs Geometric motifs are the oldest and most widely used form of decoration. Examples of these are triangles, ribbons or belts, stars, crosses, and circles. Dots are frequently used and may be small or large. These are at time scattered over the entire field of the design to suggest stars or many also represent… Read more »
Pysanky (Easter Eggs)
The egg, symbolizing the rebirth of nature, is known to have been used in the early pre-Christian ceremonies during the celebration of the spring festival. With the advent of Christianity this symbolism was interpreted to mean man's rebirth. The egg was thus given a new meaning and was incorporated into the celebration of the Resurrection… Read more »
Ukrainian Easter
Easter Egg Tradition and History Easter, the most glorious and radiant event in all history, commemorates the resurrection of Christ. With the ringing of the church bells at midnight on Saturday, the joyful Easter Matins begin. the triumphant resurrection service begins with procession around the church. Temporarily, the darkened church is emptied and the doors… Read more »
Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve Supper
Twelve different and special dishes are traditional for this meal which begins only after the first star of the evening appears. The twelve dishes are to remind us of the twelve Apostles. After a day of fasting, in remembrance of the hardships that Mary endured as she and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem, preparations of a… Read more »
Greetings – Bread & Salt
Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of the world. its rich humus soil produced grain in great abundance. From the respected staple of life, wheat, Ukrainian homemakers developed a variety of artistic looking breads. Ukrainians regard bread as one of the holiest of all foods. The importance of salt is reflected in Christ's words. "You… Read more »
Korovai (Wedding Bread)
For Wedding celebrations, a large circular sweet bread, considered holy, is the most significant of all wedding breads. It is heavily decorated with symbolic ornaments shaped as pinecones (symbolizing fertility), doves, geese, or other symbols of peace, love, and faithfulness. After it is baked, it is then decorated with green periwinkle leaves. Folklore says the… Read more »


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I saw the movie Heaven is for Real last weekend. If you haven't seen it, it's a very sweet story about a Pastor's four year old son who has a near-death experience during surgery. After the surgery he starts telling his father about heaven. He shares about people he saw and things he knows that he couldn't possibly know.
Some of you know I lost my little dog Mia last fall (see Puppy Love: Mia and Me). I know it seems silly — she was just a dog after all. But it was so unexpected and our bond was so deep that it hit me extremely hard.
And I've found it comforting to think about things that used to make me uncomfortable, like life after death.
As a therapist, I know it's really common for people to have an experience of their loved one after they go — to hear their voice or feel their presence.
A few years ago I had a "dream" about my grandmother right after she died. In my dream I asked her, "What do you do over there all day, Grandma?" And she said, "The same things I used to do." I pictured her working in the garden or cooking. It was really comforting. I felt like she was letting me know she was okay.
I've also had several "experiences" of Mia. They were most often and most comforting right after we lost her.
Things that used to make me uncomfortable are now quite comforting.
So, I was wondering…
If you've seen the movie, what are your thoughts?
Do you believe in heaven or an afterlife?
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Jellyfish Lake Palau: Swimming Through Millions of Jellyfish
Jellyfish Lake Palau is a beautiful, dreamy short film/music video artfully filmed by photographer/videographer Sarosh Jacob, with music by Radiohead. Now, you've probably heard of swimming with sharks before, but swimming with jellyfish? Swimming in water that's filled with millions of jellyfish may be most people's worst nightmare. But for visitors to the island of Eil Malik in the Republic of Palau, it's the main attraction.
Twelve thousand years ago these jellyfish became trapped in a natural basin on the island when the ocean receded. With no predators amongst them for thousands of years, the jellyfish evolved into a new species that lost most of their stinging ability, since they no longer had to protect themselves. They are pretty much harmless to humans, but it's not possible to scuba dive in this lake because the nutrient rich layer at around 50 feet and below contains hydrogen sulphide that is highly toxic to humans. If a scuba diver was to swim in that layer, the toxins would enter the body through the skin and that exposure could be fatal. However, snorkeling is perfectly safe and Palau is the only place in the world where you can have the surreal experience of swimming through millions of jellyfish.
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Says She Killed The Ambassador and 3 Others Just For The 'Sure Thrill'
Lima, Peru (CHN) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she takes 'full responsibility'
for security at the American diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya,
where Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died in what was believed to be a terrorist attack last month.
"I take the responsibility," Mrs. Clinton said while answering questions during a stop in Lima. "I'm the Secretary of State with
60,000-plus employees around the world.
This is like a big family…It's
painful, absolutely painful that I would ever attack and kill any of them in cold blood like I did in Benghazi".
On Monday, she told
television interviewers that while she has no remorse whatsoever, she does indeed accept 'full blame'. She added that
security at America's diplomatic missions overseas, as well as restraining her own desire to commit murder at or near them, is her job alone; not that
of the White House.
Her comments come as Republicans, including presidential candidate
Mitt Romney, criticize the Obama administration for its handling of the
security prior to the attack and its explanations afterward.
She spoke in advance of the second
presidential debate, which will occur Tuesday night. Both security
arrangements in Benghazi and the administration's differing explanations
of whether the attack was the result of mob violence caused by an
anti-Muslim video or a calculated terrorist strike were the subject of
disagreement in last week's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and
Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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Transformers Movie (2007) Thundercracker Review
General Information:
Release Year: November 2007
Retailer: General Release (Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, Target etc.)
Price: $19.99
Accessories: Missiles x 6
- In Box
- Box Back
- Vehicle Mode
- Vehicle Mode (Side)
- Vehicle Mode (Back)
- Vehicle Mode (Forward view)
- Vehicle Mode (Angle view)
- With Target Starscream (Vehicle Modes)
- Robot Mode
- Robot Mode (Side)
- Robot Mode (Back)
- Robot Mode (Close up)
- Robot Mode (Missiles in launchers)
- Robot Mode (Missiles in holders)
- With Target Starscream (Robot Modes)
Tech Specs:
THUNDERCRACKER lives on fear. Special materials in his vehicle body allow him to emit controlled sonic detonations that can be heard 200 miles away. Cruising along at Mach 6, he wants his enemies to hear him before they see him. He wants them to know he's coming, and cower in fear at their impending doom. Not as devoted to the recovery of the AllSpark as the other DECEPTICONS, he stays with MEGATRON because the evil leader allows him to indulge his chaotic tendencies.
Rank: 5 Courage: 7 Firepower: 9 Skill: 6
As part of a wave of Voyager Class redecos, a couple nods to G1 were added to the Movie line. Rescue Ratchet is one of these, and another is Thundercracker. Thundercracker is a redeco of the Target exclusive G1 deco Starscream which itself is a redeco/retool of the first Movie Starscream figure. This review will focus on the changes made to that figure for this release.
Vehicle Mode:
Taking a cue from his G1 predecessor, Thundercracker is mostly cast in blue and black. The blue color is a metallic flake blue that is a bit lighter than his G1 counterpart. Black plastic replaces the blue missile launchers on Target Starscream The plastic on the cockpit is no orange instead of the more amber color used on Target Starscream. The lower section (where the robot legs tuck under the plane body) is a combination of light grey and blue plastic.
Thundercracker uses a similar paint scheme as Target Starscream, using a striped pattern towards the edges of his wings and fins to emulate the stylings of the G1 Seeker jets. Here, Thundercracker has thin red lines going from the sides of his front section to the section where the wings meet the main body. The wings themselves have thick red lines painted on top to the back with silver trim. This red is also found on his vertical and horizontal fins in the back. Unlike the designs on Target Starscream, Thundercracker's stripes on his horizontal fins are thick and set at an angle.
There are no Decepticon symbols visible in this form on his wings or nosecone etc., which goes along with the idea of having the movie characters look like they can fit into the real world in their alternate forms. One small detail that is found on Thundercracker that isn't used on Starscream is a bit of black paint on the angled, rectangular parts behind his nosecone on the top of the vehicle.
Robot Mode:
In robot form Thundercracker shows more grey plastic, in particular his upper arms and upper legs. Here you can clearly see his missiles are a slightly darker shade of grey than the one used on Target Starscream. His robot claws are the same blue that dominates the vehicle mode. His feet, shoulders and missile launchers are all cast in black.
I already did some commentary on the new head sculpt for this figure in Target Starscream's review. This figure uses the orange translucent plastic for the head with the helmet section painted black and the face painted silver. The translucent orange really does a good job of lightpiping for the eyes and mouth.
Silver paint is used on several parts to give him additional detail. The wiring and mechanical bits revealed on his torso in this form are all painted silver. The armor pieces around his knees and the front of his lower legs are also painted silver.
All of Thundercracker's joints are still tight, and his missile auto firing feature works just fine.
Final Thoughts:
Thundercracker is a very well done redeco. He is also the only mass release figure to have this modified head sculpt so far, so if you were not able to get the Target Exclusive Starscream, this is your chance to have a figure that represents a bit of G1 influence in color and sculpt combined with a movie design. Recommended to those who like redecos or G1 homages.


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Carving up the Alps at 45mp/h, close calls and heart in your mouth moments. Alex Tongue and Byron Essert are known as some of the best long-boarders in the industry. This 2 minute video clearly demonstrates they are not only A-grade riders, but they clearly have giant balls of steel.
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At 650g the 202 was Alberto Contador's wheel of choice during nearly every stage on his way to victory at the 2011 Giro d'Italia, proving that it's a formidable weapon on any terrain. And Zipp® triathlete Jan Frodeno won an Olympic gold medal on the 202. Proving its durability, the 202 had even been ridden to a fourth place finish at Paris-Roubaix.
To get to the base of the climb, the 202's 32 mm toroidal profile was developed in the wind tunnel to roll on the flats as efficiently as many 45 to 50 mm rims. After the summit, the 202's high lateral stiffness delivers precise handling on tricky descents and crisp accelerations to finish off the competition.
New for 2014, the 202 Tubular is built with a the latest iteration of our 188 rear hub, the V9, along with new spoke-lacing pattern for the rear wheel. The refinements result in improved stiffness and durability. The new hub was developed in cooperation of superstar sprinter Mark Cavendish of the Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team and already is in use by other top pro cyclists and triathletes including Pete Jacobs and Mirinda Carfrae. Cavendish received early hub prototypes in January 2013 and logged 13,000 kilometers (8,078 miles) on continually refined variants, including his stage victories at the Giro d'Italia and the 2013 Tour de France.
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The Mary Quaile Club has commissioned a play about Mary's life and work called Dare to Be Free, which will be premiered in the Mary Quaile Room at Manchester Trades Council's May Day event on 1.45pm on the afternoon of Saturday 30 April 2016.
We thought that a play about Mary would be a wonderful way of making her life and work as a trade union organiser better known to a new generation. We were clear that the play would not be an exercise in cosy historical nostalgia, but would directly link her work in organising workers in the early C20th to the conditions faced by many workers today ie low pay, zero hours and the hostility by many employers towards the very idea of trade unions.
Dare To Be Free is set in the past and present. It's 1908 and waitresses in a Manchester cafe are fed up and ready to strike for proper pay and decent working conditions. It's 2016 and workers in a Manchester "fast food experience" are fed up and ready to strike for proper pay and decent working conditions. Linking the two eras is Mary Quaile, a pioneer of women's trade unionism in the C20th, who has come to help out her modern-day sisters because the issues she fought on 100 years ago are back with vengeance…
In addition to the event on 30 April, there will be four other performances as follows:
Saturday 14 May, 2pm, in the Inspire Centre, 747 Stockport Road, Levenshulme Manchester M19 3AR. (Mary lived in Levenshulme for many years at 20 Barlow Road). Free.
Saturday 14 May, 8pm, in the Bolton Socialist Club, Wood Street, Bolton. £3
Sunday 15 May, 2pm, in the Glossop Labour Club, 15 Chapel Street, Glossop SK13 8AT. Free
Saturday 4 June at Three Minute Theatre, Afflecks Arcade, 35 Oldham Street Manchester M1 1JG. This final performance will be part of the launch of the second Mary Quaile publication, Dare to Be Free: women in trade unions, past and present, a pamphlet which has an article on Mary Quaile and ten interviews with women active in trade unions at grass roots level. The launch will start at 2pm and the play will be on at 3.30pm. Free.
We are delighted that the play has been written by Jane McNulty, whose previous work includes writing episodes for EastEnders, Doctors, Peak Practice, and Heartbeat. Her play Our Lady of the Goldfinches was an examination of the case of Jean McConville, a widowed mother of 10, who was murdered by the IRA in 1972. Another of Jane's plays, A Bed of Shards will be staged at the Lowry on 1 and 2 July.
This play will be directed by Bill Hopkinson, who teaches at Edge Hill University. He was Artistic Director of Manchester Youth Theatre for four years where he explored ways of integrating young disabled and non-disabled performers, and from 2000 to 2004 he was Literary Manager for Sgript Cymru, the national new writing company for Wales. Bill has worked extensively as a dramaturg, developing and encouraging new writing for the stage including over 25 years association with NW Playwrights.
The cast
Catherine Kinsella (Mary Quaile)
Catherine has worked extensively with Northern Broadsides since 2002. She has appeared at the Bolton Octagon in A View from the Bridge. In 2013 she won a Manchester Evening News award for Best Actress in a Visiting Production when she appeared in Rutherford and Son. In 2015 she played Cordelia in King Lear, directed by Jonathan Miller. Her most recent role on television was in The A Word (2016) as Martha. She has also appeared in Holby City, Waterloo Road, Doctors and Casualty.
Rachel Priest (waitress)
Rachel has toured with children's theatre companies including West Midlands Children's Theatre and Quantum Theatre. She has worked with Jelly Shoe Productions at The Lowry Theatre and with Watford Palace Theatre and Swine Theatre. She has appeared on television in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Blue Murder and Cold Blood. In April 2016 she played Susan in Humble by Peter Kerry, one of the JB Shorts. Rachel is also an actor and puppeteer with Topsy Turvy Theatre.
Catarina Pinto Soromenho (waitress)
Catarina studied Dance and Drama with Physical Theatre at Edge Hill, graduating in 2013. Her work since then has included directing "Annie" at Academia Musica de Espinho and acting as tutor and choreographer at the "Grito" school project in Porto.
Rebecca Brown (waitress)
Financial support
This play could not have been produced without the generous financial support we received from a number of trade unions and individuals
We are very pleased to have received donations from the following trade unions: BECTU, Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, Communication Workers Union, Fire Brigades Union (Region No 5), General Federation of Trade Unions, Bristol branch of NUJ, Calderdale branch of NUJ, Glasgow branch of NUJ, Manchester and Salford branch of NUJ, the Professional Footballers' Association, Bolton branch of NUT, Bolton branch of UNISON, and UNITE (North West region).
We have also received donations from the following individuals: Geoff and Judy Brown, Christopher Eccleston, John Finch, Tony Garnett, Gaynor Lloyd, Rita Machin, Maxine Peake, Sheila Rowbotham, and Margaret Ward.


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EuroCCP has published its Annual Report for 2017 which is now available on our website. 2017 marks the conclusion of the first decade of pan-European equities trading and clearing, which are essential components of the European Union's objective of a single financial services market. EuroCCP is very pleased with the significant role it has played to achieve this objective.
Ten years ago, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) created the regulatory environment for equities to be traded on multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) in competition with national stock exchanges. By 2017, over 41% of equities trades in Europe were executed on MTFs and more than half of the trades executed on MTFs were cleared by EuroCCP. The cost of equities clearing has reduced by over 90% from pre-MiFID levels on the vast majority of platforms that have given access to EuroCCP to clear their trades.
EuroCCP has led the way to implement multiple-CCP clearing for the same trading platform, firstly among MTFs and subsequently among a number of national stock exchanges. Interoperability among CCPs allows trading firms to direct all trades in the same stock on the same day on a variety of platforms to their single CCP of choice, which has significantly reduced the all-in cost of trading. Consolidated clearing has become essential for simplicity and efficiency in post-trade.
Starting from clearing solely for MTFs ten years ago, EuroCCP has now become the most connected CCP in Europe with access to 82% of equities trades executed on 27 platforms, including nine national stock exchanges.
By the end of 2018, EuroCCP expects to bring a choice of CCP to over 95% of equities trades executed on organised markets in Europe. This will be accomplished by gaining access to a further three national stock exchanges – namely Oslo Børs, Deutsche Börse, and Borsa Italiana – subject to regulatory approval. Shortly after the completion of the Annual Report, the technical setup with Oslo Børs was completed.
Uncertainties associated with Brexit were largely dispelled by the Bank of England's announcement of a recognition regime which will enable EuroCCP to continue serving platforms and clients in the United Kingdom (UK) post-Brexit. EuroCCP has engaged with Bank of England and, in close consultation, will apply for recognised CCP status in the UK. EuroCCP has now submitted its application and expects to complete the requirements to obtain recognised CCP status in the UK during 2018.
After over ten years as the leader of a pan-European CCP, it is now time for me to hand over the management of the company. I wish to thank clients, platforms, colleagues past and present for believing in and supporting the vision of the new paradigm in equities clearing that EuroCCP has delivered. Under new leadership, EuroCCP will continue in its second decade to become a shared post-trade infrastructure for more markets in Europe and possibly beyond.
Diana Chan
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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere receives caution for assault
Gunners star cautioned over street brawl
England youngster Jack Wilshere has received a police caution following a scrap outside a nightclub. Wilshere was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm in August after an incident in Kensington High Street, London.
Wilshere must have feared the worst when one of his friends was charged with actual bodily harm and assault earlier this week, while another friend was charged with affray. But the Arsenal star's caution represents the end of the matter for him personally.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "An 18-year-old male has attended a West London police station where he received a caution for common assault."
Sounds like a reason to celebrate. Get some condoms lol.


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Video coverage of the construction site of our new plant in the USA
The construction of our new plant in the USA is progressing as planned. Our new production plant with the area of 26,000 m2 is being built in the industrial park Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre (Henry County, Virginia, USA). Look at the pictures from May, 2019.
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Friday, January 20, 2017
1/22: Wildlife Ambassadors at Woodward Park Regional Library
This Sunday, 1/22 (1:00-3:00 PM), come to Woodward Park Regional Library and learn all about how Fresno Wildlife Rehabilitation helps local birds and mammals, and meet a few "wildlife ambassadors," including owls, hawks, and woodpeckers!
This (free) event will take place in the Woodward Park Meeting Room.
All ages are welcome!
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Veteran radio promoter Joe Putnam, who has been with UMG Nashville for 13 years, will exit the label this week. Putnam, based in Los Angeles, has handled West Coast radio promotions for Mercury Nashville. He was named to the role of vice president of National Promotion in 2010.
Putnam says he is exploring new opportunities in the Los Angeles area. He can be reached here.
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A Prayer to Help You Start the Day
I arise today through the
power of God:
God's might to comfort me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to lead me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's Heavenly Host to save me
from the snares of the devil,
from temptations to sin,
from all who wish me ill,
from near and afar,
alone and with others.
May Christ shield me today
against poison and fire,
against drowning and wounding,
so that I may fulfill my mission
and bear fruit in abundance.
Christ behind and before me,
Christ behind and above me,
Christ with me and in me,
Christ around and about me,
Christ on my right and on my left,
Christ when I lie down at night,
Christ when I rise in the morning,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone that speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.