To establish the right contact between the speaker and yourself and to establish communion on a proper basis, we must understand the significance of words. We interpret words to mean something that will be convenient or suitable to us, or interpret them according to a certain tradition. Words help us to reason, and most of us act according to words. Words have become extraordinarily significant. The words, nationalism, communism, God, brotherhood and so on have a certain significance; and if we would understand them fully, we must go beyond the words. We must not only see the significance of words in common usage but also see that the mind is not a slave to them. It is quite a difficult thing to do. The word Hindu or any other word has immense significance. Words like reincarnation, karma, nationalism have an extraordinary sway over the mind. The Christians, the Buddhists and all the various people who belong to innumerable classes, have their own jargons, their own approach, their own way of looking at things through words. So one becomes a prisoner to words. I think you have to realize that we are enslaved by words, and that you cannot possibly establish the right relationship between yourself and the speaker, if you are merely listening to words and not going beyond the significance of words.
For me, words have a limited meaning, a very limited meaning - whether used by Buddha, Christ or anybody else. Words that are used in the Upanishads, or the Gita, or the Bible has a very, very limited meaning and the mind acting on those words, in those traditions cannot possibly go very far. And it seems to me that it is very important now, in the present circumstances when there is a tremendous crisis going on in the world, that we should break through the barriers of words, whether used by me or somebody else, and examine very clearly, precisely and definitely the world situation, and also how we react to challenges, because there are always challenges in life. Every moment there is the challenge, the demand, the question, and we respond to that challenge, to that demand, to that question according to our background, according to the words which we are used to. And I am afraid the present crisis cannot be translated or understood in terms of the Upanishads, or the Bible, or the Gita, or any other book, one has to respond to it totally, anew, as the present circumstances are entirely new. Life is not just the life of everyday incidents and accidents and happenings which are also there; but it is also much more vast and much deeper. To understand all these and to respond to them truly and rightly without conflict, it seems to me that it is very necessary to have a new mind, a totally new mind - not the mind that interprets the present in terms of the old, not the mind that responds to this ever changing challenge according to Sankara or Buddha or the various religious denominations or sects that one belongs to. All this has to be thrown aside completely, in order not only to understand the present but also to understand these enormous things that are going on in the world, this sorrow, this anxiety, this restlessness and the never-ceasing guilt.
Let us understand each other: the speaker is only concerned in bringing about a new mind, a totally new mind, and not at all concerned how to interpret the Gita or any of the books that one reads. The mind that acts in tradition, that acts in knowledge however wide, however significant - such a mind is incapable of apprehending or understanding the quality of a new mind. As I was saying, to bring about this new mind, there must be a total revolution. and I mean by that word 'revolution' - what it means in the dictionary - a total revolution, not mere acceptance, not conformity, not imitation. We need a new mind, and a new mind cannot be created by merely saying we are enquiring after the new mind - then it becomes a new jargon. But one can find out the new mind, what the quality of the new mind is, if one begins to examine very closely, pertinently, definitely and precisely, the mind that we have at present, the mind that we accept with such ease, the mind` with which we function.
So, I would like to be perfectly clear from the beginning that we are concerned with revolution, with a new approach, and not with that which just suits the modern society, not reformation, not the patching up of the old, because those have utterly failed in misery, in conflict and in confusion. The books, however sacred they are, have not solved them. On the contrary, there is more division, there is more orthodoxy, more provincialism, more authority and tyranny, more gurus and more disciplines and less freedom. So you see all this - that progress denies freedom; the more prosperous one is, the more and more you want things to remain as they are. This is happening in America; they do not want any disturbance; all the sense of adventure, the sense of the new has gone. They go to the moon, but the sense of discovery of something totally new - which cannot be if there is security - is going. In this country too, though there is enormous poverty, degradation and great tyranny of the past, the mind is in decay. They are becoming very clever experts in techniques, there are new jobs, clever engineers, electronic experts and clever lawyers. But these are not going to solve any of our human problems, and they never did. The ancient Sankaras and the modern Sankaras cannot solve your problems. You may shave the head or put on a different cloth, but your mind and your heart are unchanged. And to meet the present crisis requires an enormous understanding. You require a real revolt, not reaction, not returning to the past, not the revival of religion but a complete destruction of everything that one has held as sacred. One must question everything and find out. And I do not think we question, I do not think we know what it means to question. I wonder if you have asked anything really wanting to find out what is true, so that your questioning is not merely trying to find out an answer.
There are two ways to question. One is to question so as to find out a suitable, convenient, satisfactory answer - which is no questioning at all. And the other is to question so as to tear everything out to find out, to question so as to disturb the mind which is so completely secure, which has gone to sleep, to tear down all the barriers to find out what is true. There are these two ways of questioning: one merely to find a satisfactory, convenient, the happy answer and the other bring down the walls, to tear down the walls of our own prison. The former has no meaning at all; both the educated and the uneducated are doing that. But to destroy - and I mean it, to really destroy - not the outer things, not merely the superficial customs, not merely the convenient and inconvenient traditions, but to tear down the walls that one has built inside oneself, within which one lives in security, to tear down all the gods, all the Masters, all the teachers and to enquire and to find out the false and what is truth - that is true questioning and that requires abnormal energy. You have to preserve your own thoughts and your own fears so as to discover what is false; and that is what we propose to do during these coming discussions or talks here, so that, at the end of these talks or before, when you are made uncomfortable by questioning, asking, demanding in your mind, perhaps you will then see life entirely differently.
We lead a very mediocre life. Our life is made up of many fears. And we live within this enclosure all our life with infinite beliefs, conflicting theories, never discovering anything for ourselves, always depending, always copying, always following. At the present time the world is facing total destruction, total physical destruction, the world is asking not how to go to the moon - that is fairly simple; any mechanic with a little brain can do that; and they are doing that - but what it is all about and where we are going, not what is the object of life, not what is the purpose of life, not any formulation of theories and conforming to them. So, it seems to me that it is very important that you must find out for yourself as a human being, not as a mechanic, what it means to live.
I do not think we in this country which has had no war for a long time, understand what is taking place in the rest of the world. We may read this in newspapers, we may talk to tourists or visitors. But I do not think we are aware, as a group of people living in this unfortunate country, what man is capable of doing. I mean not the capacity to go up to the moon, or to invent a new machine or an electronic brain, but the capacity to go within.
The distance to the moon is fairly small compared to the distance to be travelled in order to discover what is true within oneself. I do not think we have taken a journey within. We are taught about it, the sacred books which are of little value have said it is necessary. We have accepted - or rather, you have accepted - their expla- nations. But you have never taken the journey. And you can only take a journey within when you are capable of discarding everything outside. In the case of most of us, the mind becomes insensitive in the daily process of living, and it is much more difficult for such people to perform the journey, to break down the pattern of existence. And the young people in this country are only concerned with having a good job, with making money and so on. There are a few people who really want to take a journey within, a psychological journey, which makes for a very clear mind - a mind that is capable of attention, capable of seeing what is true. To see what is true - not the ultimate truth, there is no ultimate truth; truth is only from moment to moment - , first you must discard what is false. To find out what is false, you must look, ask, demand, question ceaselessly and endlessly. You cannot look, you cannot see for yourself if there is fear.
We are afraid. One of our major concerns in life is fear - fear of many things, fear of wife, fear of husband, fear of losing a job, fear of public opinion, fear of insecurity, fear of not being successful, not fulfilling, not becoming somebody important in this rotten world, not making a name, not being somebody. All that is fear. Without really understanding that fear and thereby putting it away entirely, totally and completely, pure seeing, total transformation, mutation is not possible.
Please pay attention to what is being said. Fear is a deadly thing and is creating more and more trouble in the world - not less. And this fear, though unconscious, is there and shows itself in obedience. Where there is fear, there is confusion and therefore the demand for tyranny. It has brought communism, socialism, capitalism, all through the tyranny of the politician. Where there is fear there is demand for order - order brought about under any circumstances. And that is what is happening in the world. We must have order, we are afraid. That is why there is the authority of the guru, the authority of the politician, the authority of the book, the authority of tradition; and it is very difficult to put away authority. I wonder if you are aware of authority and put away authority - not the bigger authority but, say, the authority of the wife. I know you will laugh; it shows it has very little meaning to you, because you take for granted the authority of the wife or the authority of the husband. But authority begins there. It means the authority of the parent over the child; gradually this is built up into the authority of the nation, the authority of the guru, the authority of the politician, the authority of the Masters, or the authority of the representatives of God.
I wonder if you can put away every kind of authority, put it away completely, get rid of it because you have understood it. If you do this consciously, deliberately, with sanity, then you will know the beginning of that freedom in which all sense of compulsion, all sense of imitation has completely stopped. Therefore, one begins to have a smell, a taste, an apprehension of what is true freedom.
But when you see authority, you say, `Revolt'. With most of us, such revolt is merely a reaction. You know what I mean. If I do not like something, I revolt. If I like something, I hold on to it. A revolt against the pattern of society is not revolution, is not mutation. Communism which is a revolt against capitalism is incapable of revolution. They may talk about revolution; but communism, being intrinsically a reaction, is incapable of acting truly. You understand what I mean? As long as we are reacting, action is not possible. Such reaction leads inevitably to inaction - inaction is a repetition of the old pattern only modified; and this modification is inaction, because it produces more misery, more confusion. Whereas an action without reaction is an action which arises when you have understood all the processes of revolt. This action which is not a reaction destroys all that is false, because it is an action which is pure, clean, without root. I wonder whether you understand what I am talking about. To be a Hindu and then to become a Buddhist is a reaction.You may do all kinds of things in that reaction, but you still act as the same person. Communism, which is a reaction to capitalism, is reverting to the old form. The Communists have their own privileged classes, the rich and the poor, their class divisions; they have armies, navies and all the rest of the business - it is the same thing as capitalism, repeated in a different way. We have been talking of something entirely different. It is easy to revolt against modern society because it is fairly silly. Modern society - going to office every morning, earning a livelihood, getting bored with it, getting more and more money, getting more and more tired, without any thought, without any feeling, without any real life - to revolt against that is fairly simple. But the revolt against it only creates another pattern, and the action in the pattern is inaction, because it still continues the sorrow, confusion and misery.
If we understand this clearly, then mutation, revolution, has quite a different meaning; because, then you see what is false, and the denial of the false is the beginning of true action. To see the false in authority is quite a difficult thing to do. To examine the anatomy of authority requires a great deal of intelligence, a great deal of watching, searching,enquiring. The authority of the policeman, the authority of the law and the authority of the Government perhaps are necessary in modern society. But you have to deny every other form of authority because you understand it and enquire; then only can you find out what is true in authority and therefore be capable of putting away authority Then it is not a reaction, nor a revolt which is a reaction. But in that enquiry into the whole structure of authority, there begins the mutation of the mind. And it is only the new mind that can respond to the present challenge of life - not withdrawing, not returning to the old, not the revival of the old.
You have to consider the present world situation. Machines, electronic brains, are taking over the functions of the human mind. They are clever, they can learn much more rapidly, they can give you the most complicated mathematical answers in a few seconds, they are doing things which man has been doing - that is one thing. And then the other thing is that throughout the world, the rulers, the powers-that-be, are trying to control the mind, make it adjust itself to the patterns of existence. This is actually happening, this is not my invention. There is prosperity not only in Europe, in America, but also it is coming here - rapid industrialization, and with it everybody is wanting to live a more secure life; therefore there is more competition than ever before. I do not know if you have followed the things in Russia, where the competition to destroy one's comrade is as urgent as to destroy capitalism. And here too, because of industrialization, there is competition to make more and to have position, power. Where there is confusion, there is increase of authority, tyranny. There is also the attempt to revive the old religions hoping thereby to save the ship from being wrecked.
When you see all this actually taking place daily around you and within you, obviously, you see the need for a different quality of mind, a different way of looking at life, different values. But a different existence is not possible within the old pattern, and so the destruction of the old pattern is absolutely essential - which means: not throwing bombs on governors, kings and rulers but breaking the pattern that one has built up psychologically, inwardly, within oneself; it is there that the change has to take place.
That is why one has to understand fear. You cannot cover up fear. You cannot escape from it through worship in the temples, through gurus. Do what you will, you cannot run away from it, it will follow you. You have to look at the whole phenomenon of fear and understand it. But to enquire into fear deeply means self-knowledge, knowing yourself, knowing what you are, what you actually are at every moment of the day - not what you think you are, not what the books say you are, not invent what you are. You have to know what you are, and that is very arduous and demands great attention, a great quality of awareness to see what is actually taking place - the way you sit, the way you talk, the way you walk, the way you look at the sky, the way you talk to your wife and children, the way the children talk to you. To be aware of all those things is the beginning, that is the basis of understanding.
Without knowing yourself, you cannot go very far and if you think you can go very far, you are deluding yourself. If you want to delude yourself, that is quite a different matter; go on with it - you will soon be disillusioned. But if you want to find out what is truth, if there is God, if there is truth, if there is a thing which is beyond time, if you want to understand what is creation, what is life and such things, you have to know yourself, from day to day, form moment to moment. If you are not capable of doing it, you cannot go far, you cannot move at all, you are in a prison; you can play with words. But the man who does not know himself from moment to moment cannot learn.
You know learning and knowing are two different things. The mind that is accumulating knowledge can never learn. Learning in life means constant enquiry, and you cannot enquire if you are merely accumulating. If I accumulate knowledge, that is information; and if from that accumulated knowledge, information, I begin to enquire, that enquiry is merely a further addition; it is merely added to what has been accumulated. But learning implies a constant enquiry, which means freedom of acquisition. If I want to learn a language, what happens is that I will have to read, search, ask, enquire, repeat; and gradually I also learn. Knowing a language is not learning. It is only the young mind that learns. It is only the clear mind that learns and not the mind that accumulates, and not the mind that says, "I know". It is only the mind that says "I don't know, I will look", it is only the mind that has humility that is capable of learning. But a mind that has acquired knowledge can never have humility; therefore it has ceased to learn.
So to enquire into yourself to find out what you are from day to day, you cannot accept anything of what you have been told, and that is really dangerous because that way leaves you completely alone.
When you deny the authority of your wife or your husband, you are isolated, and naturally you are afraid to stand alone. Therefore, we have to be aware of what we are doing, constantly. Because, without self-knowing, whatever you think, whatever you do, whatever you are - it can only lead to frustration and misery. If you understand this, then meditation is something extraordinarily beautiful.
Meditation, then, is not a repetition of words or understanding of phrases or looking at a picture. Meditation, then, is the beginning of self-understanding, the understanding of oneself; that is wisdom. And this wisdom cannot be taught by anybody; it is not in any book; no teacher, no guru, nobody can hand to you this wisdom. This wisdom cannot be handed to you, it is found by knowing yourself from moment to moment. You should die to what you have known from moment to moment, so that your mind is fresh and young. The act of pure seeing is a miracle in itself. It is that which is going to transform, which will bring in the new mind.
You must begin with yourself, but not as opposed to the collective. Perhaps you are the collective, and so you think what society thinks; what you feel, your neighbour and a thousand neighbours feel. You are being conditioned by society, you are of the collective. Psychologically you have to face and understand the collective, and be aware of every movement of the mind. It is only then that you can discover if there is God or no God; you will find for yourself what it is to live. You will be fully alive, every part of your life, physically, emotionally, being immensely, totally, fully active. Then there is no death. Then you are dying every minute to everything that you have known. Then you are aware of what you actually are every minute of the day, and there is no analysis but mere observation which is the act of pure seeing, and which releases energy. And it is this energy that will carry you deeply and far; therefore you will discover for yourself what is true.


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Fuck You, Menstruation
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It is with great relief and zero explanation that we bring you Fuck You Week, Jezebel's first annual week of desperate emotional cleansing and unhinged psychic purging.
Maybe there are dudes — and some ladies — who are sick of hearing women complain about their periods. But women have the right to — and should — complain about periods. You know why? Because periods fucking suck.
We need to be allowed to talk about periods. Menstruation, like sneezing or sweating or erections, is a natural bodily function. But honestly? Sometimes women suffer in silence. Because for some ladies, to complain about your period is to participate in demeaning sexist clichés about being on the rag. She's annoyed? Must be that time of the month. She's crying? Probably surfing the crimson wave. As though menstruation, like an emotional tsunami, washes over the body and wipes out the real you. Maybe it does! For a couple of days! Or maybe it doesn't! But we want to seem strong and capable, so we grit our teeth and pretend it doesn't feel like a tiny rabid chihuahua is gnawing on the inside of our uterus. Fine. But fuck that. Fuck having your period.
First of all, there's PMS. Bloating, irritation, feeling like you have a water balloon in your abdomen. Also, some people — okay, me, okay? — get slightly clumsier during PMS. I seem more likely to drop things, bump into walls, cut myself on notebook paper. (Which is not to say that menstruation renders women incompetent, it does not. I could still be in the army or run a business or be president, so fuck you.)
Then. The cramps. Twinges, squeezing, contractions… Ever had a charley horse on your foot? Ok, now, imagine it's in a sensitive internal organ. Right. Fuck cramps. Cramps are the fucking worst.
Oh, and then there's the very essence of menstruation: THE BLOOD. Bloody hell. You're bleeding, uncontrollably, for four to six days? And you're supposed to act like nothing's wrong? FUCK THAT. That shit is horrifying. Women spend a shitload of time and energy trying to plug a hole in a dam that's designed to burst. An unstoppable stream of vivid red, and we're supposed to do gymnastics and party in a bikini like a tampon commercial? OMFG. Fucking bullshit.
And can we talk about how we jokingly call it Aunt Flo? As if it's normal for a relative to wake you up in the middle of the night so you can find yourself lying in a pool of your own blood. As though permanently staining your underwear, sheets and mattress is something only your mother's sister would do. FUCK THAT.
There are eons-old jokes about what would happen if men were the ones who menstruated. Like, if men had periods, they would brag about how long and how much. The US Congress would fund a National Institute of Dysmenorrhea to help stamp out cramps. Sanitary supplies would be federally funded. In January of this year, the sitcom 2 Broke Girls aired the joke, "If men were the ones who got their periods, tampons would be thrown free from floats like Mardi Gras beads." You know what I think? I think if men had periods we'd see a whole lot of men with bloody crotches. Dudes have no problem walking around with wet armpits — perspiration is natural! — but a woman spends decades of her life fretting, checking, cleaning, disposing, cleaning, washing, wiping, flushing, managing the monthly flow. So no one knows she's spending a few days making vampire tea bags. Despite the fact that it's perfectly natural.
'If Men Were The Ones Who Got Periods, Tampons Would Be Thrown Free From Floats Like Mardi Gras...
Last night's episode of the sometimes-funny always-racially-insensitive CBS show 2 Broke Girls…
The point is this: Yeah, it happens, yeah, it sucks, no, it doesn't mean women can't run shit, but FOR FUCK'S SAKE, CAN'T WE EXPRESS OUR DISPLEASURE WITHOUT BEING BELITTLED OR PATRONIZED OR THE OBJECTS OF BIAS? No one has an issue with saying "paper cuts suck." A woman should be able to say "my period is a goddamn nightmare" without being forced to turn in her girlpower! I-shall-not-complain, anything-he-can-do-I-can-do-better card. I don't want women to complain about periods so that men think they're the weaker, more complainy sex. I want women to complain about periods because it's fucking normal to mention it if you feel like someone's sucked out your life essence with a tube like a Skeksis from a Gelfling. If your uterus is fucking erupting lava into your pants, you have the right to mention that shit. So that then you can move the fuck on. It fucking sucks, you can fucking say so and then fucking get back to business. FUCKING MENSTRUATION, FUCK.
As we learned when we posted readers' horrifying period stories, periods often start with shame and embarrassment, even though they're happening to little girls who have zero control of the situation.
The Most Horrifying Period Stories You've Ever Heard
When you ask folks for horrifying period stories, you expect to be entertained. You don't expect to
When women get older, some are able to control the situation — control periods — by using birth control pills. Despite what (sadly) a lot of Americans think, birth control is not something you take before you have sex. It's a drug that must be taken daily, at the same time, every day, whether you're sexually active or not. You're either on birth control or you're not — you don't "eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner" because you're a "slut" — as someone (a woman!) once accused the Jezebel staff of doing. But birth control is hormonal and expensive, and for many women, it's not a good fit or it's unaffordable. And so, we bleed. And bleed and bleed. And not only manage to get shit done, but succeed and excel. We cramp and we cry and we work and we laugh and we bleed and we kick ass and we do it all again 27 days later. And sometimes everything goes smoothly, it's not a big deal. And sometimes you get a huge red stain on your underwear, jeans and airplane seat. Sometimes you want to scream, MENSTRUATION FUCKING SUCKS WHO THE FUCK INVENTED THIS SHIT, COME ON NOW. Fuck menstruation.

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In celebration of one of the most influential artists in music, film, video and fashion the exhibition 'David Bowie is'is currently on at The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), and a limited season of films that inspired and framed the legend are playing until September 20. These are my top picks.
The Man Who Fell to Earth is Bowie's first starring role, playing an uneasy, displaced extra-terrestrial who crash-lands on earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought. He sinks into the lowest depths of American culture through alcohol and television, providing a social commentary on society and isolation through media. It has since become a cult classic, and the cinematography alone is reason to see it on the big screen.
After retiring his Ziggy Stardust persona at London's Hammersmith Odeon in 1973 Bowie relocates to Los Angeles and embarks on a North American Diamond Dogs Tour, a hugely theatrical and lavishly staged show. A documentary crew follows Bowie on the tour and the resulting film is a mix of documentary sequences and concert footage, some of which is from the film Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), also playing as a part of Bowie on Film. A must-watch for any Bowie fan, Cracked Actor has become notorious for showing his fragile mental state at the height of his drugs days.
Starring INXS lead Michael Hutchence, Dogs in Space is a cult ozploitation film set in a house occupied by a collection of social misfits, but is more about the 'little band'scene in late 70s Melbourne and is both affectionate and critical of Australia's middle-class punks. The opening scene features fans queuing for a David Bowie concert, a queue that famously lasted for the best part of a month –almost three weeks for the tickets and one for the gig.
Fire Walk With Me is a feature-length prequel to the television series Twin Peaks, which chronicles the last week of Laura Palmer's life. Bowie plays a small role as Agent Phillip Jefferies. The film was met with a lot of criticism initially, after being screened at Cannes Film Festival in 1992, where director David Lynch was booed, but the film offers a fresh perspective on the television series, making it an interesting watch for any fans of the series.
The Prestige tells the story of two magicians, played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy. Bowie has a small role in the film as Nikola Tesla (the only actual historical character of the film), a Serbian-American inventor and engineer, who eventually earned his reputation in pop culture as an archetypal mad scientist renowned for his achievements and showmanship, much the like the charismatic Bowie.


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St. George police: 10-year-old attacked, suffers potentially life-threatening cuts
Elle Cabrera
St. George Spectrum & Daily News
A 10-year-old child suffered "potentially life-threatening" injuries after being attacked at a St. George hotel early Thursday, according to police.
The child suffered "multiple neck lacerations" and was sent by ambulance to St. George Regional Hospital, according to a release from the St. George Police Department. The release suggests that the child is expected to survive.
A suspect was in custody, although the identities of neither the child nor the suspect were released. It was not clear if the suspect was also a minor.
"Detectives and officers are currently processing the scene, interviewing witnesses, and have a suspect in custody," according to the SGPD's posts. "This incident was isolated to the parties involved and there is no threat to the public."
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The incident was first reported at about 11 a.m., with officers called to the Motel 6 at 205 N. 1000 East. The scene was still under investigation as of Thursday afternoon.


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Joy Villa Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Grammy Dress and Movie Premiere
Who is Joy Villa Biography
Joy Villa is an American singer and Songwriter who is also known professionally as Princes Joy Villa. She was born in Orange, California to her mother Mildred Angela Pierce Villa who was African American and Choctaw Native American ancestry. Her Father, on the other hand, was Rev. Joseph Villa from the Argentine descent. Jazz vocalist Kenny Hagwood was her maternal great-uncle. She used to attend High school at Lompoc High School.
Joy was the one who filled a police complaint against Corey Lewandowski who was Trump's former campaign manager on November 28, 2017. She alleged that Corey had slapped her buttocks at the Trump Hotel where there was a holiday party which was held there. She also alleged that Lewandoski slapped her again after she told him that she would report him for sexual harassment.
He claimed that he works for the private sector that's why continued the act. Lewandowski responded by saying that there will be a process he will have to undergo to determine his innocence.
Joy Villa Age
She was born as Joy Angela Villa on April 25, 1991, in Orange, California in the US. As of 2018, she is 27 years old.
Joy Villa Height
She stands at a height of 1.63 m tall.
Joy Villa Nationality
She is an American by birth.
Joy Villa Marriage
She got married to Danish writer and Photographer Thorsten Overgaard in December 2016. There is no information about her having children with her husband.
Joy Villa Career
Joy has worked both as an actress and producer all her life since she started. Earlier she had been with the Youth Network TV on Comcast Television from the age of 14 to 16. Her acting career mostly comprises of minor roles which are also uncredited on television. She is also a strong supporter of Trump after she had joined President Trump's Campaign Advisory Board.
She also stated that she was also a supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders early in the 2016 Presidential elections of the United States but she voted for Donald Trump. she also stated via Twitter that she was against abortion and was supportive of the Second Amendment, in favor of tax reform, in favor of religious freedom, against human trafficking and against illegal immigration.
This was on October 26, 2017. She later announced on Fox & Friends that she was considering to run for United States Congress as Republican on October 27, 2017. She considered representing either Florida, California or New York. In December 2017, she clarified that she intends to run for Congress in the state of Florida. Joy also joined the UK March for Life in London In May 2018.
Villa sent a message was sent to attendees of the pro-Trump/free Tomy Robinson rally where she expressed support for Robinson and then accused Theresa May of failing democracy, stifling free speech and stealing Briton's bright right. She later disputed the justification for UK contempt of court laws under which Robinson was convicted.
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Joy Villa Net Worth
Her net worth is currently under review.
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Joy Villa shows off her most controversial fashion statement yet at the 'Unplanned' movie premiere in LA
LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hollywood singer and actress Joy Villa wore a custom 'Barbie pink' latex dress declaring "F*** Planned Parenthood," a shocking and controversial statement, according to Samera Entertainment.
The skintight dress is made entirely out of hot pink latex and created by Desi Allinger of Desi Designs Couture (desidesigns.com). Allinger is the designer of Villa's now infamous 2019 Grammy's Wall Dress.
Villa debuted her first EP "I Make the Static" in 2017, which hit #1 on the Billboard Rock and Alternative Charts and #12 on the Billboard Hot 200 Charts. The album went on to hit #1 on both iTunes and Amazon Music after she came out as a pro-Trump Conservative.
Villa made headlines last year at the 2018 Grammys, when she painted her purse with her pro-life mantra, "Choose Life," and wore a hand-painted wedding gown featuring a sonogram of her daughter. At 20 years old, Villa chose to put her daughter up for adoption over abortion after leaving a violent and abusive relationship.
After the vocalist shared her experience on the Fox Business show "Mornings with Maria," major outlets, including Variety, MTV and People Magazine, picked up her story. "I have chosen to platform to encourage women to think for themselves and gather all the information before making their own decision. Having life-giving options like adoption can empower women to do what they feel is right," she said while on the show. "There are thousands of women in similar situations to mine. Many are far younger – and more vulnerable than I was. I'm not here to condemn them, or call them names, or try to make them feel worse than they already do."
She has since come out even stronger on the pro-life front, marching at DC's 2019 "March for Life", singing at the Susan B Anthony gala, and sharing her 'adoption over abortion' story as keynote speaker for Ralph Reed's 2018 "Faith and Freedom: Road to Majority" event, which she will again speak at on June 2019.
She notably campaigned for the "Heartbeat Bill" and has voiced her public support for pro-life candidates in public office.
"Adoption was the answer for me. Yes, it was scary—this real-life situation is scary. Facing the unknown is scary, but what is the alternative? Murder. That is what abortion is," she told LifeSiteNews.com.
"I ultimately chose open adoption, and am so grateful that I did. I am very much a part of my daughter's life," she added.
Villa also told the site that women facing a crisis pregnancy should not be "pressured into a life of regret, being the cause of death to your child."
Her latest posts attacking Planned Parenthood have garnered thousands of likes, but numerous hate and death threats as well.
She first met Abby Johnson after months of online friendship at the annual ball for the pro-life charity "Save The Storks", which took place at Trump Hotel and featured Vice President Pence as a speaker.
Villa then attended CPAC, where she was awed after watching a screening of "Unplanned".
On meeting Johnson, Villa says:
"We just clicked instantly. Her work on the pro-life front is absolutely legendary. This film will heal and educate millions. It is a must-see, no matter what your stance on abortion is."
Villa has been a vocal advocate for life and recently collaborated with Save The Storks, a charity in her and her husband financially support, and released a short documentary asking New Yorkers what they thought about the new law allowing 9-month abortions, but with the twist of saying "puppies" instead of babies. The short premiered at Michael Cernovich's and CULTTTURE's "A Night for Freedom" event during CPAC in DC to an enthusiastic audience of hundreds.
Watch here: Do Puppies Lives Matter? Social Experiment
Villa is not stopping, and plans on using her platform to keep creating awareness and compassion, never judgment around adoption, abortion and the protection of both mothers and babies.
In a penned opinion column featured on FoxNews.com, Villa says to women considering abortion:
"Consider adoption. Consider life. Consider carrying your baby to term, and placing your unborn child with a caring, nurturing, happy family.
"You will survive this. You will make it through. And you absolutely, 100 percent, deserve all the happiness and love in the world. You're so much stronger than you know.
"You deserve a second chance at life… and your baby deserves a first chance."
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Pro-Trump Fashion at 2019 Grammys: From Border Wall Dress to 'Keep America Great' Jacket
MAGA is having a small fashion moment at the 2019 Grammys. Singers Joy Villa and Ricky Rebel both used the red carpet to spread their pro-Trump messages.
First up is Villa, who dressed as President Trump's hotly contested border wall. Draped in silver with barbed wire tufts on her shoulders and carrying a "Make America Great Again" bag. "This is what I believe in," Villa told Variety's Marc Malkin. "I believe in the President, I just released an album called 'Home Sweet Home' and it's all about my love for America, barbed wire, I'm having fun with it."
Created by Desi Designs Couture, it's worth noting that the designer's Instagram announcement includes this disclaimer along with a picture of her client Villa."DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by my clients are not necessarily the same as my views, thoughts, and opinions," the designer wrote.
Villa now has a history of wearing conservative couture on the Grammys red carpet. Last year, the singer donned a rainbow-colored anti-abortion dress, and in 2017 she wore a blue "Make America Great Again" gown that featured Donald Trump's name embellished along the back. In 2015, she again created a stir when she sported a sheer dress of orange netting.
Next on the carpet, Rebel, the glam-rock artist, arrived in a blue jacket emblazoned with the words "Keep America Great" and "Trump 2020" over a white blouse, pants, and high-heeled knee-high boots.
Rebel has been an active supporter of President Donald Trump and faced considerable backlash over it, especially considering the fact that Rebel, who is bisexual, has been an advocate for LGBT rights.
He's posted photographs of himself outside of Trump Tower, often retweets the President, and defended his support of the POTUS in a 2017 interview with Independent Review Journal. In it, he said he's pro-Trump because he supports his refugee ban, and said it doesn't mean he's against the LGBT community.
"A radical murdered 49 LGBT in cold blood at Pulse Nightclub," he told the outlet. "That could have been me, my family, and friends there. I voted for the person who wanted to heavily vet refugees. The other candidate wanted a 550 percent increase in Syrian refugees. It only takes one."
Rebel has toured with the likes of Britney Spears, and was reportedly discovered by Michael Jackson in the late '90s.
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The beauty of being a website designer and a sailor, is that sometimes you get to create websites related to sailing. Two websites I have done recently are for Coastal Marine and Fishing Bay Marina, allowing me to combine my two passions. Coastal Marine is a small boatyard in Deltaville, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay. The owner, Reid Conley had not previously had a website, and I worked with him to create an online presence, including a Website and Facebook page. Coastal Marine is a small boatyard, but differentiates itself from other bigger competitors, by offering outstanding service and personal attention. Since most boat owners are really picky about who takes care of their boat, we tried to communicate the personal relationship and attention to detail that Reid gives his customers. I wrote the copy and even took photographs to help build this site. It incorporates a blog feature to allow Reid and his crew to post photos and stories about different boat repair and restoration projects they might be working on.
Fishing Bay Marina was under new ownership and the new owners approached EJ Communications to create a new web site. They wanted to position Fishing Bay Marina to be a Chesapeake Bay cruising boater's destination of choice. Fishing Bay really caters to the transient boater, and so showing lots of photos of the nice amenities offered was important. One of the fun special features of this site is a map of the facilities with a magnifying glass to allow users to see all the details easily. Both sites are, of course, Mobile Responsive.
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Ligand's Partner Melinta Therapeutics Announces U.S. FDA Approval of Baxdela™ (Delafloxacin) for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI)
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) announces that partner Melinta Therapeutics, a privately held company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel antibiotics to treat serious bacterial infections, announced yesterday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Baxdela™ (delafloxacin), indicated in adults for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by susceptible bacteria. Baxdela is a fluoroquinolone that exhibits activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens, including MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), and is available in both intravenous (IV) and oral formulations. Baxdela IV utilizes Ligand's Captisol® technology. As a result of the approval, Ligand has earned a $1.5 million milestone payment and will earn a 2.5% royalty on Baxdela IV sales.
"We congratulate Melinta for this first regulatory approval for Baxdela," said John Higgins, Chief Executive Officer of Ligand. "Melinta has been an excellent partner, efficiently managing their clinical development work and collaboratively interfacing with Ligand's technical team in successfully leveraging our Captisol technology for the IV formulation of Baxdela. We have identified this program as one of Ligand's Big Six partnered pipeline assets given its medical importance and stage of development. This approval and Melinta's recently-announced commercial and co-development agreement with Menarini Group position Baxdela for global commercial success."
"The approximately 3 million patients hospitalized each year in the U.S. with ABSSSI often present treatment challenges owing to their underlying medical conditions, making optimal antibiotic selection difficult. Baxdela provides a treatment option for adult patients with ABSSSI based on its coverage spectrum, IV and oral dosing flexibility, efficacy and safety profile," said Eugene Sun, M.D., CEO of Melinta. "The approval of Baxdela demonstrates FDA's commitment to making new and effective antibiotics available to address unmet needs for hospitalized ABSSSI patients."
"Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern, and physicians need more tools in the fight against this threat to modern medicine. Approval of new therapies like Baxdela, which is effective against MRSA and other serious pathogens, provides physicians another option in addressing the challenges of ABSSSI patients," said Dr. David Hooper, professor of medicine, Harvard University, and chief of Infection Control, associate chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital.
The Baxdela New Drug Application (NDA) approvals were supported by two Phase 3 studies in patients with ABSSSI, demonstrating that IV and oral Baxdela monotherapy was statistically non-inferior to the combination of vancomycin plus aztreonam at the FDA primary endpoint of early clinical response at 48-72 hours. Baxdela was well tolerated with a 0.9% discontinuation rate in the Phase 3 studies due to adverse events. In addition, Baxdela has not shown any potential for QT prolongation or phototoxicity in definitive clinical studies. There have been no signals of adverse effects on liver function, kidney function, or glucose regulation in controlled clinical studies. The 450 mg tablet is bioequivalent (area under the curve) to, and interchangeable with the 300 mg IV dose, and can be dosed without regard to food. There are no anticipated drug-drug interactions with delafloxacin other than co-administration with chelating agents, such as antacids.
Full prescribing information and medication guide for Baxdela will be made available at www.baxdelarx.com. For questions or comments, call 1-844-MELINTA (1-844-635-4682).
About Baxdela
Baxdela (delafloxacin) tablets and intravenous injection are approved for the treatment of ABSSSI (Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections). Baxdela was given priority review by the FDA due to its designation as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) under the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act of 2012. The QIDP designation qualifies Baxdela for certain incentives related to the development of new antibiotics, including a five-year extension of any non-patent exclusivity period awarded to the drug.
Indication & Usage
Baxdela is indicated in adults for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by susceptible isolates of the following:
Gram-positive organisms: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant [MRSA] and methicillin-susceptible [MSSA] isolates), Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus anginosus group (including Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus constellatus), Streptococcus pyogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis;
Gram-negative organisms: Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
WARNING: SERIOUS ADVERSE REACTIONS INCLUDING TENDINITIS, TENDON RUPTURE, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS, AND EXACERBATION OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Fluoroquinolones have been associated with disabling and potentially irreversible serious adverse reactions that have occurred together, including:
• Tendinitis and tendon rupture
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Central nervous system effects
Discontinue Baxdela immediately and avoid the use of fluoroquinolones, including Baxdela, in patients who experience any of these serious adverse reactions.
Fluoroquinolones may exacerbate muscle weakness in patients with myasthenia gravis. Avoid Baxdela in patients with known history of myasthenia gravis.
Baxdela is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to Baxdela or other fluoroquinolones.
Risk of tendinitis, tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy and central nervous system effects is increased with use of fluoroquinolones. Discontinue Baxdela immediately at the first signs or symptoms of any of these serious adverse reactions.
Avoid Baxdela in patients with known history of myasthenia gravis.
Hypersensitivity Reactions may occur after first or subsequent doses of Baxdela. Discontinue Baxdela at the first sign of hypersensitivity.
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea has been reported in users of nearly all systemic antibacterial drugs, including Baxdela. Evaluate if diarrhea occurs.
Prescribing Baxdela in the absence of a proven or strongly suspected bacterial infection is unlikely to provide benefit to the patient and increases the risk of the development of drug-resistant bacteria.
The most common adverse reactions in patients treated with Baxdela were nausea (8%), diarrhea (8%), headache (3%), transaminase elevations (3%), and vomiting (2%).
Use in Specific Populations
In patients with severe renal impairment (eGFR of 15-29 mL/min/1.73 m2) dosing of Baxdela should be dosed at 200 mg IV every 12 hours or 450 mg orally every 12 hours. Baxdela is not recommended in patients with End Stage Renal Disease [ESRD] (eGFR of <15 mL/min/1.73 m2) due to insufficient information to provide dosing recommendations.
About Melinta Therapeutics
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. is dedicated to saving lives threatened by the global public health crisis of bacterial infections, through the development and commercialization of novel antibiotics that provide new and better therapeutic solutions. Melinta's lead product is Baxdela, an antibiotic approved for use in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). Melinta is also committed to developing, through the application of Nobel Prize-winning science, a new class of antibiotics designed to overcome the multi- and extremely-drug-resistant pathogens for which there are few to no options, known collectively as ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter species and Escherichia coli), which cause the majority of life-threatening hospital infections.
Melinta Therapeutics is privately held and backed by Vatera Healthcare Partners (www.vaterahealthcare.com) and Malin Corporation plc (www.malinplc.com), among other private investors. The company is headquartered in New Haven, CT with offices in Lincolnshire, IL. Visit www.melinta.com for more information.
About Ligand Pharmaceuticals
Ligand is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies discover and develop medicines. Our business model creates value for stockholders by providing a diversified portfolio of biotech and pharmaceutical product revenue streams that are supported by an efficient and low corporate cost structure. Our goal is to offer investors an opportunity to participate in the promise of the biotech industry in a profitable, diversified and lower-risk business than a typical biotech company. Our business model is based on doing what we do best: drug discovery, early-stage drug development, product reformulation and partnering. We partner with other pharmaceutical companies to leverage what they do best (late-stage development, regulatory management and commercialization) to ultimately generate our revenue. Ligand's Captisol® platform technology is a patent-protected, chemically modified cyclodextrin with a structure designed to optimize the solubility and stability of drugs. OmniAb® is a patent-protected transgenic animal platform used in the discovery of fully human mono-and bispecific therapeutic antibodies. Ligand has established multiple alliances, licenses and other business relationships with the world's leading pharmaceutical companies including Novartis, Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Celgene, Gilead, Janssen, Baxter International and Eli Lilly.
Follow Ligand on Twitter @Ligand_LGND.
This news release contains forward-looking statements by Ligand that involve risks and uncertainties and reflect Ligand's judgment as of the date of this release. These include statements regarding Melinta will successfully launch Baxdela or that Baxdela will be successful following launch. Further, the size of the patient population may be smaller than anticipated or the medical field may identify greater concerns which may negatively impact the success of Baxdela. Actual events or results may differ from our expectations. For example, there can be no assurances that Melinta will successfully launch Baxdela or that Baxdela will be successful following launch. Further, the size of the patient population may be smaller than anticipated or the medical field may identify greater concerns which may negatively impact the success of Baxdela. The failure to meet expectations with respect to any of the foregoing matters may reduce Ligand's stock price. Additional information concerning these and other important risk factors affecting Ligand can be found in Ligand's prior press releases available at www.ligand.com as well as in Ligand's public periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.sec.gov. Ligand disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements beyond the date of this press release, except as required by law. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Land Donated in Saquatucket Harbor Watershed
By William F. Galvin, CAPE COD CHRONICLE:
HARWICH — The Harwich Conservation Trust has received two land donations in the Grassy Pond/Saquatucket Harbor Watershed. The land donations help to protect the water quality of Grassy Pond and a potential vernal pool.
Harwich Conservation Trust Executive Director Michael Lach cited the importance of the land donations while also praising a new state income tax credit program providing additional benefits to landowners wishing to protect and preserve the environment. Lach said anyone looking to learn more about federal income tax reductions and the state income tax credit for land conservation can attend a workshop for landowners on Saturday, April 13 at 9:30 a.m. at the community center.
The trust received a land donation from Andrea Aldrovandi behind her home on Grist Mill Lane. Lach said her mother, Marcia Iddles, always wanted the woods permanently preserved and those wishes have been fulfilled with the donation to HCT.
"Marcia Iddles, my mother, was a staunch advocate for Cape Cod's dwindling open space long before it became a popular, mainstream notion. She lived plainly and simply; in quiet rebellion during a time of belief in environmental inexhaustability. This resulted in her harmonious existence with the Earth and its natural processes," Aldrovandi said.
Iddles purchased two parcels in the 1960s, not for resale or profit but with the intention of doing her part, "no matter how infinitesimal in the eyes of others, to preserve it for Cape Cod." She wanted to provide a place where animals driven from their homes by development would have a place to live, her daughter said.
"I am happy the Harwich Conservation Trust will now be the steward of this small piece of the world. And I am confident that they will ensure it stays as my mum wanted it to be: protected and preserved for the years to come," Aldrovandi said.
Just across Bank Street, Lach said, Richard Tichnor and Jennifer Smith made the decision to preserve four acres of wetland by donating the land to HCT. The wetland is situated in the watershed to Grassy Pond, which flows down Cold Brook through the trust's Bank Street Bog Natural Preserve into Saquatucket Harbor and out to Nantucket Sound. The land also connects town-owned land to the north and south. Both land donations took advantage of the new state income tax credit program, Lach said.
"Andrea, Richard and Jennifer not only helped to protect groundwater flowing to Saquatucket Harbor, they also helped to protect the wildlife of their neighborhood," the HCT executive director said. "These land donations
help to protect the water quality of Grassy Pond and a potential vernal pool. The upland surrounding a vernal pool harbors the amphibians that need the pool for survival. In April, wood frogs and spotted salamanders migrate from their woodland burrows to lay eggs in vernal pools."
Lach pointed out even though state and local wetland regulations help protect a 50-foot buffer around wetlands, vernal pools can be dry most of the year and therefore can slip beneath the protective regulatory radar. He said amphibians can also migrate beyond the 50-foot buffer, often hundreds of feet into woodlands where no legal protection exists unless the land is preserved.
Outright donation, also called fee simple donation, of land to a nonprofit land trust is one of the simplest ways to protect land. The donor can potentially receive a federal income tax deduction for the value of the gift against 30 percent of adjusted gross income for up to six years. The donor needs an appraisal when the claimed value of the deduction is more than $5,000. The donor also no longer has to worry about local property tax or liability, Lach said.
The HCT executive director also said landowners can benefit from the state's new income tax credit. You do not need to reside in Massachusetts or even pay taxes here. If you own the land and the land qualifies, you qualify. If you are an eligible landowner, your state income tax could be eliminated for the year and the state would issue a check for the difference between the amount of that tax and $50,000, or 50 percent of the land's appraised value, which ever is less.
"The new refundable state income tax credit is an attractive incentive for folks who are looking to preserve land and benefit tax-wise," Lach said. "Land donations account for most of the properties preserved by land trusts across Cape Cod."


SAN JUAN – The executive director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Anthony Maceira, and the president of America Cruise Ferries, Néstor González, signed a letter of intent Thursday in which Ports and the parent company of Ferries del Caribe agreed to begin pre-design work for the development of new facilities to expand operations between the island and the Dominican Republic.
In a press release, Maceira said that privately financed infrastructure project will begin to be executed after several months of negotiation, and explained that Ferries del Caribe will contract professionals to perform a "preliminary design of a new terminal and facilities in docks 15 and 16 in the Port of San Juan, in order to estimate the costs" of the development.
González said in the release that Ferries del Caribe's plan includes the construction of a new passenger terminal as well as facilities such as a warehouse to store and process containers and other cargo equipment.
"The total investment is estimated at approximately $15 million, subject to the final results of the design study to be carried out. Ferries del Caribe generates approximately 500 direct jobs and another 700 indirect ones, and it is estimated that the new facilities would create about 100 new jobs," González said.
Ferries del Caribe currently operates from Pan American Dock II in Isla Grande, from where it makes three weekly trips to the Dominican Republic, transporting about 110,000 passengers and 13,000 passenger vehicles annually, according to the release, which adds that the company's cargo divisions, Marine Express and Priority Ro-Ro Services Inc., move about 85% of the cargo between both islands.
Once the final design for the development of the project is decided, the parties would then enter into a formal long-term lease and development agreement.


Good morning. At least, it's morning PST, which means about siesta time everywhere else. I've been playing around with websites and have got 98% of one done. Three in all. So every other day or so I'll be posting up links to writer's/writing websites that I really, really like; the other days I'll be posting my own stuff.
I already pointed you towards Whatever this week (in fact, in the archives, I've probably pointed you to Whatever several times). Some of you who visited there may have discovered an announcement about a new literary agent on the block.
I'm very happy about the announcement, but only secondly because of the new literary agent thing. I am primarily happy that the blogger behind The Swivet finally got a job again in the publishing industry.
For those of you who don't know, The Swivet is a great place to get information about the various genre markets: what writers are being published by whom, publisher news, notable posts in the blogs of agents (whom you should get to know) and writers, etc. This is the kind of stuff you subscribe to magazines like Publisher's Weekly for, and is important for those of us who want to stick their nose into the convoluted affair of publishing a book.
You need to know the market. The Swivet is a great starting place to dip your toes in.
Yeah, when I was a starting writer, I didn't want to know the market or do research in it, 'cause I was lazy. You don't have to be like me. You probably don't want to be like me (i.e., unpublished; but then again, I was a teenager at the time, and thus a bit stupid by default).
Visit the Swivet regularly. Send La Gringa some Valentine love. Subscribe to her RSS feed. And add her to your growing bookmark folder of agent blogs to stop by and absorb wisdom and humor from.
Peace out. I shall be wrestling with WordPress again tonight. I think it's going to win, actually….
Hi Colleen! Not a problem. I'm glad times are looking up for you.


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Q: Who is listening on a given TCP port on Mac OS X? On Linux, I can use netstat -pntl | grep $PORT or fuser -n tcp $PORT to find out which process (PID) is listening on the specified TCP port. How do I get the same information on Mac OS X?

A: checkout this project/tool: procs
install on MacOs: brew install procs
This allows you control what to display with procs.
To see TCP/UDP Ports, add below to ~/.procs.toml after installing the tool.
[[columns]]
kind = "TcpPort"
style = "BrightYellow|Yellow"
numeric_search = true
nonnumeric_search = false
align = "Left"

[[columns]]
kind = "UdpPort"
style = "BrightGreen|Green"
numeric_search = false
nonnumeric_search = true
align = "Left"

Here is a sample output:

A: Up to macOS 13 Ventura, every version of macOS supports this:
sudo lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN -n -P
Personally I've end up with this simple function in my ~/.bash_profile:
listening() {
    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
        sudo lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN -n -P
    elif [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
        sudo lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN -n -P | grep -i --color $1
    else
        echo "Usage: listening [pattern]"
    fi
}

Then listening command gives you a listing of processes listening on some port and listening smth greps this for some pattern.
Having this, it's quite easy to ask about particular process, e.g. listening dropbox, or port, e.g. listening 22.
lsof command has some specialized options for asking about port, protocol, process etc. but personally I've found above function much more handy, since I don't need to remember all these low-level options. lsof is quite powerful tool, but unfortunately not so comfy to use.

A: For the LISTEN, ESTABLISHED and CLOSED ports:
sudo lsof -n -i -P | grep TCP

For the LISTEN ports only:
sudo lsof -n -i -P | grep LISTEN

For a specific LISTEN port (e.g. port 80):
sudo lsof -n -i -P | grep ':80 (LISTEN)'

Or if you just want a compact summary [no service/apps described], go by netstat. The good side here is, no sudo needed:
netstat -a -n | grep 'LISTEN '

Explaining the options used
lsof options (for more details see man lsof):

*

*-n suppress the host name

*-i for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols

*-P omit port names

netstat options (for more details see man netstat):

*

*-a for all sockets

*-n don't resolve names, show network addresses as numbers

Tested on High Sierra 10.13.3 and Mojave 10.14.3
The last syntax netstat works on Linux too.

A: lsof -n -i | awk '{ print $1,$9; }' | sort -u

This displays who's doing what. Remove -n to see hostnames (a bit slower).

A: on OS X you can use the -v option for netstat to give the associated pid.
type:
netstat -anv | grep [.]PORT

the output will look like this:
tcp46      0      0  *.8080                 *.*                    LISTEN      131072 131072   3105      0

The PID is the number before the last column, 3105 for this case

A: You can also use:
sudo lsof -i -n -P | grep TCP

This works in Mavericks.

A: On macOS, here's an easy way to get the process ID that's listening on a specific port with netstat. This example looks for a process serving content on port 80:
find server running on port 80
netstat -anv | egrep -w [.]80.*LISTEN

sample output
tcp4  0 0  *.80       *.*    LISTEN      131072 131072    715      0

The 2nd from the last column is the PID.  In above, it's 715.
options
-a - show all ports, including those used by servers
-n - show numbers, don't look up names. This makes the command a lot faster
-v - verbose output, to get the process IDs
-w - search words. Otherwise the command will return info for ports 8000 and 8001, not just "80"
LISTEN - give info only for ports in LISTEN mode, i.e. servers

A: This did what I needed.
ps -eaf | grep `lsof -t -i:$PORT`

A: Update January 2016
Really surprised no-one has suggested:
lsof -i :PORT_NUMBER

to get the basic information required. For instance, checking on port 1337:
lsof -i :1337

Other variations, depending on circumstances:
sudo lsof -i :1337
lsof -i tcp:1337

You can easily build on this to extract the PID itself. For example:
lsof -t -i :1337

which is also equivalent (in result) to this command:
lsof -i :1337 | awk '{ print $2; }' | head -n 2 | grep -v PID

Quick illustration:

For completeness, because frequently used together:
To kill the PID:
kill -9 <PID>
# kill -9 60401

or as a one liner:
kill -9 $(lsof -t -i :1337)

A: On macOS Big Sur and later, use this command:
sudo lsof -i -P | grep LISTEN | grep :$PORT

or to just see just IPv4:
sudo lsof -nP -i4TCP:$PORT | grep LISTEN

On older versions, use one of the following forms:
sudo lsof -nP -iTCP:$PORT | grep LISTEN
sudo lsof -nP -i:$PORT | grep LISTEN

Substitute $PORT with the port number or a comma-separated list of port numbers.
Prepend sudo (followed by a space) if you need information on ports below #1024.
The -n flag is for displaying IP addresses instead of host names. This makes the command execute much faster, because DNS lookups to get the host names can be slow (several seconds or a minute for many hosts).
The -P flag is for displaying raw port numbers instead of resolved names like http, ftp or more esoteric service names like dpserve, socalia.
See the comments for more options.
For completeness, because frequently used together:
To kill the PID:
sudo kill -9 <PID>
# kill -9 60401

A: I made a small script to see not only who is listening where but also to display established connections and to which countries. Works on OSX Siera
#!/bin/bash
printf "\nchecking established connections\n\n"
for i in $(sudo lsof -i -n -P | grep TCP | grep ESTABLISHED | grep -v IPv6 |
grep -v 127.0.0.1 | cut -d ">" -f2 | cut -d " " -f1 | cut -d ":" -f1); do
    printf "$i : " & curl freegeoip.net/xml/$i -s -S | grep CountryName |
cut -d ">" -f2 | cut -d"<" -f1
done

printf "\ndisplaying listening ports\n\n"

sudo lsof -i -n -P | grep TCP | grep LISTEN | cut -d " " -f 1,32-35

#EOF

Sample output
checking established connections

107.178.244.155 : United States
17.188.136.186 : United States
17.252.76.19 : United States
17.252.76.19 : United States
17.188.136.186 : United States
5.45.62.118 : Netherlands
40.101.42.66 : Ireland
151.101.1.69 : United States
173.194.69.188 : United States
104.25.170.11 : United States
5.45.62.49 : Netherlands
198.252.206.25 : United States
151.101.1.69 : United States
34.198.53.220 : United States
198.252.206.25 : United States
151.101.129.69 : United States
91.225.248.133 : Ireland
216.58.212.234 : United States

displaying listening ports

mysqld TCP *:3306 (LISTEN)
com.avast TCP 127.0.0.1:12080 (LISTEN)
com.avast TCP [::1]:12080 (LISTEN)
com.avast TCP 127.0.0.1:12110 (LISTEN)
com.avast TCP [::1]:12110 (LISTEN)
com.avast TCP 127.0.0.1:12143 (LISTEN)
com.avast TCP [::1]:12143 (LISTEN)
com.avast TCP 127.0.0.1:12995 (LISTEN)
com.avast [::1]:12995 (LISTEN)
com.avast 127.0.0.1:12993 (LISTEN)
com.avast [::1]:12993 (LISTEN)
Google TCP 127.0.0.1:34013 (LISTEN)

This may be useful to check if you are connected to north-korea! ;-)

A: On the latest macOS version you can use this command:
lsof -nP -i4TCP:$PORT | grep LISTEN

If you find it hard to remember then maybe you should create a bash function and export it with a friendlier name like so
vi ~/.bash_profile

and then add the following lines to that file and save it.
function listening_on() {
    lsof -nP -i4TCP:"$1" | grep LISTEN
}

Now you can type listening_on 80 in your Terminal and see which process is listening on port 80.

A: This is a good way on macOS High Sierra:
netstat -an |grep -i listen

A: Inspired by user Brent Self:
lsof -i 4 -a | grep LISTEN

A: For macOS I use two commands together to show information about the processes listening on the machine and process connecting to remote servers. In other words, to check the listening ports and the current (TCP) connections on a host you could use the two following commands together
1. netstat -p tcp -p udp

2. lsof -n -i4TCP -i4UDP

Thought I would add my input, hopefully it can end up helping someone.

A: On Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6.8), running 'man lsof' yields:
lsof -i 4 -a

(actual manual entry is 'lsof -i 4 -a -p 1234')
The previous answers didn't work on Snow Leopard, but I was trying to use 'netstat -nlp' until I saw the use of 'lsof' in the answer by pts.

A: I am a Linux guy. In Linux it is extremely easy with netstat -ltpn or any combination of those letters. But in Mac OS X netstat -an | grep LISTEN is the most humane. Others are very ugly and very difficult to remember when troubleshooting.

A: Just a slight improvement on Michał Kalinowski's answer (I don't have enough reputation to leave a comment there): if you are trying to find the process listening on a port numbered 255 and below, the grep command might print lines related to the IP address, and which do not correspond to the desired result. For a port with any number, the grep command might also erroneously match the device's MAC address or PID. To improve on this, I suggest changing the command to grep --color ":$1 "

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Vukovic took a stoppage time penalty and made no mistake, making history as the first goalkeeper to score for his own team in the sixth season of the competition.
The Phoenix dominated the Fury for the first hour at Westpac Stadium, scoring twice inside the first 11 minutes through Chris Greenacre and Dylan Macallister and were seemingly in total control.
But the Fury, who may well have played their last match in the A-League as Football Federation Australia prepares to decide on their future in the next few weeks, scored against the run of play on 66 minutes.
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Want a delicious dinner in the middle of the week? Make this as part of your Sunday food prep day. Pro tip: It's even better two to three days later!
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Jack Black returns to the big screen soon with Jumanji: The Next Level, reprising the role of Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon. The actor, who also fronts the band Tenacious D and has become a fairly prominent gaming YouTube star, has been nominated for two Golden Globes and has starred in some huge films. But in a new interview with Balance, Black has revealed that he's contemplating retirement after his next film.
Black, who got his start in acting in a commercial for Atari game Pitfall! in 1982, told Balance that he's got "maybe one more movie" in him, along with another Tenacious D record. "I'm kind of enjoying the idea of early retirement," he told the site, before adding "not so early. I'm 50."
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The revamped version of the Windows Store is now available for Fast ring Insiders, a preview of Microsoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update scheduled to debut this summer. Shortly after the new Windows Store version was launched, Insiders complained about various bugs and issues that made the user experience a bit annoying.
Since the Anniversary Update comes in only two months' time, Microsoft was quick to fix the issues reported by Insiders. You can now manually check for updates because the update button is fully functional. Also, you can now install the Store on your Windows 10 PC as all installation errors have been fixed.
The Recent Activity feature shows you the app update history and version numbers so that you know what Store version you are running. The Store is a lot faster now as well — a single click gets the page you desire to appear instantly. Also, available apps and media are better-organized thanks to the new individual app listing's page design.
The new Windows Store design is the first revamp since the release of Windows 10 and so far, it has been a success. However, there are still some things to polish according to users. Many complained about the gradient fill on app pages (qualifying it as "amateurish"), downloads no longer showing file size, and the fact that side scrolling is no longer available. The good news is that Microsoft has two more months to make the necessary adjustments.
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Q: Ispell and its process have different character maps I've just started getting this error with emacs on my Macbook Pro:
Ispell and its process have different character maps

I've tried changing my character map to utf-8. No luck. It would be nice if it told me how they were different and what to do about it. Any thoughts?

A: I also got this error message. In my case, the solution was to due to misalignment with the localwords appended in the bottom. There was a '%' in the localwords that needed to be on a newline.

A: If the coding of the buffer is not specified, EMACS attempts to determining automatically. This causes a problem if the buffer contains a UTF-8 or Latin1 character and the subprocess is determined to be sending up ASCII.
I have solved the problem by placing this line as the first line of my .tex files:
% -*-mode: LaTeX; coding: us-ascii;-*-

A: After doing a find and replace, I accidentally inserted a '-' into a word in the LocalWords list.  Removing the dash fixed the problem


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Firedudeet
Ayrshire College, Kilwinning
I'm a hardcore Gamer looking to create games of my own, taking influences from the old 2D Games of the past and Indie Games. I am however, still getting used to programming games, writing code and generally everything else; so any help is REALLY welcomed, since I usually find it difficult to understand things T_T. I love the idea of pixel art, so I am currently trying to learn how to do it (Still learning the basics however :P) so some the games I will make might have some Pixel images. Also, if anyone knows how to do Pixel Art (Properly) feel free to contact me; I would love to how you do it. :) Its funny, how I always have an idea for a game and how it all works out, but I can never do it because of my lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to Programming... Anyway, my favourite games atm are Fez, Final Fantasy 10, Dr Robotniks: Mean Bean Machine, Super Meat Boy, Tower of Heaven ect.
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Played the game, good gameplay with some nice animations to the characters, as well as instructions on how to play the game, the story of the game, option to playing the game, and the ability to replay again. However, I have to note, there's sometimes a glitch with some of the zombies that spawn in the 3rd world, were when a zombie spawns of the left side of the screen, instead of heading towards the right, it moves to the left and stays stuck there, as well as it being un-killable when I try to shoot it. Never the less, the game is still playable and this glitch doesn't affect the gameplay so its no biggie to some players. But I do wish there was more music to this game (New music per each level). Still, Great game overall. (Also, isn't the music in this game from Telltale game "The Walking dead: season 1"?)
This game has potential, controls are simple for the player to understand; however there aren't any instructions on how to play the game, which may leave some players clueless on what to press! Another thing is I find the cars and other obstacles a bit too fast to dodge, giving the player little time to avoid anything, maybe make the world a bit bigger in height? Also, I noticed that there's no sound, which is fine, but it'd make this game better with a little sound. Anyway, this game has a great idea, with the option to start again and give the player a drive to go for a greater score than their previous one. Just need to fix the speed of some of the objects and the game is good to go!


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Jesse Ventura just won almost $2 million in court in a defamation suit. He is quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune as saying that if he lost the case he would have "permanently moved to Mexico." In the ex-governor's words, "If you can't win in court with the truth, there's nothing left." If this is not the Jesse Ventura brand, I don't know what is.
Ventura's career has showed how with the right mix of personal appeal and personal branding, a Navy SEAL turned professional wrestler, can become governor. He's hardly the first celebrity to succeed in politics. But his brand, more than almost any other, keeps being reinvented.
The national media looked at his candidacy as a joke when he ran for governor of the State of Minnesota in 1998. But when he won the election, he won a lot of fans in the process. The image of a Navy SEAL may play well in any political race. The image of a pro wrestler? Probably not so much.
Since his time in the Minnesota State Capitol, he has been a media celebrity doing all the celebrity things that are customary in today's media. The defamation story accuser (attributing to Ventura anti-American, anti-military sentiments) hit at the center of the Ventura brand. It is like saying Ronald McDonald is actually a pitchman for Taco Bell (oh, wait). But really, our politicians chase after name recognition. Votes are largely about trust. People feel they trust names that they have heard of, and are far less likely to endorse names they don't recognize. The "Jesse Ventura" trademark has a very long tail, and with the proper care and feeding, names like this can sustain a long career.
Like with a product, the name must generally have something to back it. Take away his enormous size (six-foot four, 255 pounds) and WWF history, and you are still left with a glossy reputation for brash outspokenness. Love it or hate it, there is a message to "Ventura," – a brand. His name got him attention, even if only as a sort of "shock value" which gets people to pay attention to him. But then, like the brand, he must deliver.
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