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argenx awarded €2.6 million VLAIO grant to explore new applications of ABDEG technology
By: argenx SE via GlobeNewswire News Releases
Breda, the Netherlands / Ghent, Belgium – argenx (Euronext & Nasdaq: ARGX) a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and cancer, announced today that it has received a €2.6 million grant from the Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) agency. The grant will be used to explore new applications and modes of action of argenx's proprietary ABDEG™ technology, the Fc engineering technology used in the design of efgartigimod (ARGX-113) to augment the clearance of disease-causing autoantibodies.
"We are very pleased to receive this support from VLAIO, an organization that has enabled the steady growth of highly competitive Flemish biotechnology companies. By further exploring the potential of ABDEG™, our Fc engineering technology used in the design of our lead candidate efgartigimod, we hope to gain more insights on the target FcRn. This grant will allow us to further explore the potential of our antibody technology and scientific understanding of FcRn biology, with the possibility of developing additional innovative therapies for severe autoimmune indications," commented Michael Saunders, Vice President of External Research at argenx.
The €2.6 million subsidy from VLAIO was granted to argenx through its Innovative Access Program (IAP) to fund new research around the proprietary ABDEG™ technology. argenx believes the IAP creates a foundation to build upon its unique and sustainable pipeline while providing access for its cutting edge antibody discovery technologies to centers of novel target research.
About SIMPLE AntibodyTM Platform
argenx's technology suite consists of four complementary platforms. The proprietary SIMPLE Antibody™ discovery platform enables the discovery of antibodies targeting novel, complex disease targets, and has generated antibody leads with attributes beyond those attainable using current platforms. The Fc engineering technologies NHance®, ABDEG™ and POTELLIGENT® have the potential to further augment the intrinsic therapeutic functionalities of our antibody leads by prolonging product residence time in the human body, enhancing the clearance of either disease targets or pathogenic antibodies and enhancing antibody cell killing through antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity. These technology platforms can be applied either individually or in combination yielding differentiated therapeutic antibodies with multiple modes of action.
About the Innovative Access Program
Through the IAP, argenx collaborates closely with academic centers of excellence and emerging biotechnology companies, bringing cutting-edge antibody discovery technologies to the heart of novel target research. The extraordinary diversity of the immune repertoires comprising its SIMPLE AntibodyTM Platform streamlines target validation, transforming novel protein discoveries into next generation therapeutic antibody programs.
About argenx
argenx is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies for the treatment of severe auto-immune diseases and cancer. The company is focused on developing product candidates with the potential to be either first-in-class against novel targets or best-in-class against known, but complex, targets in order to treat diseases with a significant unmet medical need. argenx's ability to execute on this focus is enabled by its suite of differentiated technologies. The SIMPLE AntibodyTM Platform, based on the powerful llama immune system, allows argenx to exploit novel and complex targets, and its three complementary Fc engineering technologies are designed to expand the therapeutic index of its product candidates.
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The Glorious Peoples' Pool Party
Eugene Whelan in 1983 with Michail Gorbachev and
USSR Ambassador Alexander Yakovlev (glasses left)
This age of spying and security has made me think of my own family's brief brushes with the RCMP. In the pre-CSIS days when the RCMP was still in charge of intelligence my parents had the opportunity to go to Russia (or the Soviet Union, as it was then). In 1974 the Toronto Star decided to send my father to Russia for a month basically to look around and write his column. The whole family had done the grand tour of Europe in 1971 – seven weeks – and it had been a popular feature for my father's Star readers. The Soviet Union was the next big thing.
The Soviet Union was still a very closed and mysterious place in the 1970s. In September 1972 our two worlds collided with the Canada-USSR Summit Series of international hockey and I suppose opening it a crack made it newsworthy. In any event, the Toronto Star decided a month in the Soviet Union was just the thing for my father and mother. It was still a very closed society. Visas were hard to come by and the Communist government of the Soviet Union was deeply suspicious of foreigners. My father, who loved to travel, thought it would be exciting.
Before going to the Soviet Union my parents had to obtain visas from the USSR embassy in Ottawa. I remember discussions about how to describe his profession. They actually suggested he not put down "columnist" because it sounded like "communist". Journalists were not all that welcome either. In the end they settled for "writer".
Wanting to put their best foot forward, the USSR embassy put their press attaché in touch with The Star and my father. He was a very nice man named Viktor Micheev. Very jovial, funny and always arrived with an armful of Soviet picture books showing happy workers, parades in Red Square and fields of grain. I was about 14 years old and loved these exotic books of a world hardly anyone was familiar with at the time.
The Micheevs (Viktor and his wife Agnes) cheerfully tried to prepare my father for his Russian visit. It was his job to show off the Soviet Union in its best light. I remember a dinner in their modest Ottawa apartment with traditional Russian food, followed by more picture books of Soviet tractor factories and even some very dull books by Lenin.
Shortly after that my father received a phone call from the RCMP asking to meet with him. The RCMP officer (who my father always referred to as Sgt. Preston after the 1930s movies) warned my father about the dangers of visiting a communist country. He told him stories of "honeypot" traps, bugged rooms, shadowy tails, and other things out of a James Bond movie that could compromise an unsuspecting Canadian journalist and turn him into a stooge for the USSR. My father thanked him for his concern and assured him he would be on the lookout for any slinky Nathashas with knockout gas trying to take compromising photos.
The trip to Russia itself was uneventful. He was ushered around a country not yet built for tourism, ate bad food, wrote a series of entertaining columns about the Russian people and his experiences and came home, uncompromised by the communist spy apparatus. He did realize that his helpful Intourist guide assigned to him by the government was probably there to not just guide him towards what showed off the USSR in its best light but also report on his activities. Since he was simply there to poke around and enjoy himself, there probably wasn't much for her to report.
It might have ended there, but my father, who made friends easily, kept up with Viktor Micheev. That was when we started noticing extra clicks on our home phone line whenever we made or received a call. One weekend near Easter my father received a phone call. "He is risen!" a voice said. It was Micheev making an Easter joke, and calling to see if we were around for a visit. His son, a student at Moscow U, was in town and he was showing him Toronto. Of course we had them to dinner. I remember talking to his son Vladimir about Russian history. I mentioned that I had just studied Stalin's purges and the great engineered Ukrainian famine. "Never happened," he told me. "All lies." It was not often (at least in those days) that you got to witness such bald historical denial. I opened a couple of my history books that described the missing couple of million Russians and Ukrainians. More western lies, he told me.
On another occasion, Micheev and a few fellow embassy staff piled into a car and drove to our house in Burlington, typically only letting us know they were coming when they were nearby. Not only was Micheev in the car, but also packed in was a senior staffer named Leo Golubev and Alexander Yakovlev, the Soviet ambassador. They had apparently come for a swim in our pool and a barbeque, which we were happy to oblige. I remember them frolicking in our pool in borrowed bathing suits, splashing each other like kids and practicing cannonballs. Ambassador Yakovlev talked about his war experiences, being a highly decorated sniper in WWII. Micheev told a string of jokes, including some that even as a teenager I recognized as politically risky for a representative of the USSR:
"An American tells a Russian that unlike him, he has great freedom. As an American he can stand in the middle of the street in New York and yell: 'The President of the USA is an idiot!' The Russian says it's the same in the USSR. He also has the freedom to stand in the middle of the street and yell in a loud voice: 'The President of the USA is an idiot!'"
My father received another visit from "Sgt. Preston" of the RCMP shortly afterwards wondering about all the comings and goings of Soviet diplomats. It was hard to convince them that they were simply coming for a swim and a badly barbequed steak. The clicks on our phone continued for a while, making for some no doubt very boring recordings.
Yakovlev and Pierre Trudeau and their children.
As a postscript, according to his autobiography, as an early reformer Soviet ambassador to Canada Alexander Yakovlev was at the time very much on the outs with the hard line Soviet Central Committee and was marooned in Canada in a sort of exile. He was a very lonely man, cut off from his country and government, and even many of his embassy staff. Eventually the worm turned, and as an early friend of another political outsider named Michail Gorbachev, when Glasnost came Yakovlev was recalled to Moscow to take his place as number three man in Gorbachev's new perestroika government.
I never forgot Micheev or Yakovlev or the mysterious clicks on the phone. Almost a decade later I was working for a cabinet minister in Ottawa and as part of my work had to apply for a security clearance. I filled in a form and got my clearance for secret documents so I could read the weekly cabinet papers my minister didn't want to. I suppose that means Sgt. Preston finally decided that our Communist pool parties had not been a threat to national security after all.
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De Iceni waren een Keltische stam die rond het begin van de jaartelling in het huidige Norfolk en delen van Suffolk en Cambridgeshire (Groot-Brittannië) woonden. De geschiedenis van de Iceni wordt ontleend aan munten (voor met name de vroegste periode) en Publius Cornelius Tacitus die rond het jaar 118 over hen schrijft en hun gebeurtenissen uit het jaar 47 vertelt.

Anted
Anted (of Antedios) was koning van de Iceni toen de legers van de Romeinse keizer Claudius in 43 Britannia binnenvielen. De Iceni verzetten zich niet tegen de legioenen, waardoor Anted koning kon blijven al was dat wel als vazalkoning van Rome. Uit vondsten blijkt dat Anted zich met nieuw geslagen munten wilde profileren als de nieuwe leider van de Iceni, hetgeen hem niet in dank werd afgenomen door (delen van) zijn stam. Hij produceerde daarop een munt met de naam ECEN (wat staat voor Iceni) als symbool van de Iceni verenigd onder één koning: Anted.

Zijn pogingen om het Iceense volk onder hem te verenigen mislukten. Aesu (of Aesunos) en Saenu (of Saenuvax), twee onderkoningen van de Iceni, startten een burgeroorlog met het gevolg dat de Iceni het Romeinse kamp verlieten en in opstand kwamen tegen de gouverneur Publius Ostorius Scapula (47). Het is niet duidelijk door wie de opstand geleid werd. Met name de positie van Anted is onduidelijk. Wel staat vast dat de Iceni geen kans hadden tegen de Romeinen en zowel Anted, Aesu en Saenu overleefden de strijd niet. Scapula zette vervolgens Prasutagus als vazalkoning op de Iceense troon.

Prasutagus en Boudica
De politieke relatie met de Iceni was hersteld. Dat veranderde echter met de dood van Prasutagus. In zijn testament had hij bepaald dat een groot deel van zijn bezit naar de keizer in Rome, Nero, zou gaan. Ook zijn dochters had hij echter als erfgenaam benoemd en dat was hem – als vazalkoning – verboden. De Romeinen reageerden door het land van de Iceni in te nemen en huizen te verwoesten. Zijn weduwe Boudica werd publiek gegeseld en haar dochters werden door Romeinse soldaten verkracht.

Dit was aanleiding voor Boudica om een genadeloze opstand te beginnen tegen de Romeinen en de Britse stammen die hen steunden. Ondanks eerste successen waarbij haar troepen het Legio IX Hispana (onder bevel van Quintus Petillius Cerialis) versloegen te Camulodunum (het huidige Colchester) en daarna Londinium (het huidige Londen) en Verulamium verwoestten, liep de opstand op een nederlaag uit voor Boudica in de Slag tussen Boudicca en Paulinus. Als gevolg daarvan pleegde ze volgens Tacitus zelfmoord door vergif in te nemen, maar Cassius Dio vermeldt dat ze van ziekte stierf. De Iceni werden vervolgens zwaar gestraft door de Romeinen.

Schat van Snettisham
In Snettisham (Norfolk) het gebied dat volgens de Romeinen van de Iceni was geweest, werden tussen 1948 en 1973 verspreid over 12 kuiltjes 150 torques gevonden, waarvan 70 compleet. Het betreft een van de grootste schatvondsten uit de Keltische geschiedenis. Ze dateren van rond 70 v. Chr. en werden waarschijnlijk als offer aan de goden in de grond gelegd. Het meest spectaculair is de gouden 'Grote Torque van Snettisham', die iets meer dan een kilo weegt. Hij bestaat uit acht in elkaar gedraaide  strengen, die elk zelf uit acht in elkaar gedraaide strengen bestaan. Het is de grootste torque die bekend is, te zien in het British Museum.

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When the MGA arrived in 1955, it must have come as quite a shock to MG aficionados who had become accustomed to the pre-war look of the company's sports cars. It was a complete departure in styling and its beautiful streamlined body was right up to the minute in terms of appearance. It was powered by a new engine; MG had decided that the old XPAG unit had had its day and so introduced a much more modern B-series engine that had made its debut in the recently announced Magnette saloon.
This 1958 lefthand drive example was carefully restored in 2013, the body was sandblasted and repainted and we are informed that every part was taken off during the restoration and inspected. The interior has all been replaced, a new braking and exhaust system has also been installed, a new soft top, new windows and seals have all been sourced. New wheels and tyres have also been fitted and the engine has been rebuilt and covered very little mileage since. A stunning example of this popular British roadster.


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NBC Sports: Video: NFL 1980-AFC Final-Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers: Dick Engberg Intro
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Dick Engberg with a real good intro here. Not his best, but I believe he was one of the better announcers at the intro. Because of his voice, his passion for sports, perhaps especially football and he knew what he was talking about as well. So he brought a realness to his work. As far as this game, I wish I could've found something more than just this intro, but this was all that was available at this time. But the Raiders-Chargers AFC Final was a classic matchup of a very good and talented, well-coached intelligent team in the Raiders. Against a very explosive offense especially in their passing game in the Chargers. Who also had a good running game, but never played enough defense to get actually get to a Super Bowl. And still have only been to one Super Bowl in their entire history.
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Washington Times: Editorial: "An Addiction Democrats Can't Kick": What a Real War on Drugs Looks Like
If we wanted to have a real War on Drugs in America, then we would have ten-million or so perhaps even more than that, people in prison because of the War on Drugs. If the War on Drugs were really a public health issue, we would have ten-million people in prison or so. Instead of the hundreds of thousands of people or so that are in prison today because of the War on Drugs. Because we would outlaw a hell of a lot more drugs that we do today. Alcohol and tobacco, certainly would be illegal, because of all the physical damage that consumption of those drugs have done to society. And even if the Mike Bloomberg Progressive nanny statists had their way, sugar and salt would also be illegal. Corrections and law enforcement, would become the two dominant professions and industries in America. Along with the military industrial complex closing the borders to keep all of these newly illegal drugs from coming into America.
I'm not in favor of the War on Drugs. Actually a strong opponent against it and I'm not a prohibitionist from a progressive or neoconservative perspective. I'm not even in favor of locking people up for simple possession of marijuana, which should be legalized anyway. Or even locking people up for simple possession of heroin, cocaine or meth. But if we had a real War on Drugs, we would also outlaw tobacco, alcohol, junk food and soft-drinks as a country. That do just as much damage as marijuana if not more when they aren't regulated, or over consumed. There are several ways to cut our healthcare costs, but they all get to personal responsibility. I know that's a Conservative term that Progressives hate and I'm not even a Conservative.
But I'm also not a Progressive, but someone who believes this is the way forward and something that todays so-called Conservatives use to be in favor of. But we cut our healthcare costs by universal access to either health insurance or a health savings account. With the mandate and tax credit under the Affordable Care Act. Most of the country, will have that now, but we should go further. And also apply personal responsibility to what's called preventive care. That if you choose to live unhealthy, you not only pay for those purchases upfront. But you also pay for the healthcare that you are going to consume in the future for living unhealthy. That would go to the hospitals especially emergency rooms and tax payers.
Taxpayers, get stuck with the health care costs of people who are junk food and soft drinks addicts. Because many times these patients tend not to be insured. And we get stuck paying for the uncompensated healthcare that they receive. Todays so-called Conservatives, use to be in favor of personal responsibility, even as it related to healthcare reform twenty years ago. Until Democrats became in favor of it back then and today and decided to use this issue against Democrats to make them look like tax and spenders. But it was a good idea back then and is a good idea today as well.
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Bring Back The LA Rams: NFL Films: NFL 1979-A Tale of Two Seasons, The Story of the 1979 Los Angeles Rams
A Tale of Two Seasons is the perfect way to describe the 1979 Los Angeles Rams. Because they were essentially a 500 team or worst in the first half of 1979. I believe the traditionally lowly and last place New Orléans Saints were poised to not only record their first winning season in 1979, make their first playoff appearance and win their first divisional title.
The Saints had a pretty solid team and with a better coaching staff and avoiding key injuries, maybe the Saints make the NFC Playoffs in 79. But all of these things happening weren't because they were real good, but the Rams weren't in the first half of 79. Because they were real beat up in 1979. With all sorts of key injuries in the backfield, offensive line, receivers and on defense as well.
The second half of the 79 Rams season were the real Los Angeles Rams that year. Because they got their players back and found their starting quarterback in Vince Feragamo. Who not only got healthy, but took over the starting QB position. They figured out who they were offensively with Feragamo. A running ball control team, with both short, middle and vertical threats in the passing game.
Which meant defenses including the great Pittsburg Steelers in Super Bowl 14. Because the Rams could run the ball with either Wendell Tyler or Cullen Bryant, but could also beat you deep with Vince Feragamo in the passing game. And had a defense that only the great Steel Curtain Steelers were better than in 79. The 79 Rams were a 12-4 or 13-3 team on paper that were even better than the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC. But with all of their injuries, we didn't see the great Rams team until the second half of 79 and in the playoffs.
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BBC: Video: Brian Mageee Interviews Noam Chomsky: The Ideas of Noam Chomsky
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I was in a debate about a year ago with someone who self-describes their politics as libertarian. And we were talking about Professor Noam Chomsky and this person was describing Noam Chomsky's politics as socialist. And I told this person that Professor Chomsky is a Libertarian Socialist. Which might sound like an oxymoron, because how can someone be both a Libertarian and a Socialist. Libertarians are always looking to shrink the size of government and Socialists are always looking to grow the size of government.
Libertarians tend to think that government is way too big and Socialists especially in America tend to think that government is way too small. This person said that "you can't be both, it's sort of one or the other". And what I trying to get across to them and not believing I was successful, is that you can be both as long as you aren't socialist or libertarian on both economic and social issues. That you have to believe in a high deal of individual freedom at least as it relates to personal or economic freedom.
So what is a Libertarian Socialist. It's someone whose liberal libertarian on social-issues. Meaning they do not want government interfering with our personal lives including as it relates to prohibition. And in America are even in favor of gun rights, against the War on Drugs, censorship even as it relates to hate speech. Doesn't really sound like someone who would be a Progressive today, but what they do have in common with Progressives again Libertarian Socialists, is they both have a big role for government in the economy.
People who are liberal-libertarian on social-issues, but progressive-socialist on economic policy. And believe in things like the welfare state, high taxes for social spending and so forth. Big regulations on private enterprise, big believers in the right to organize and so forth. Libertarian socialism is a form of progressivism at least in it's liberal not paternalistic form. That "government shouldn't try to run our lives, but be there to provide us the services that can't be trusted to the private sector.
Libertarian socialism is the only form of socialism or progressivism that I respect as a Liberal. Because even though they believe in a big state as it relates to the economy, they do not believe that government should be trying to run our lives for us and are not pure statists at least. And even believe in a high deal of economic freedom as long as it's highly taxed and regulated. So no one get's left behind in society. This is not my philosophy, but it's a lot better from what we are hearing from so-called Progressives today who seem to be believe in a big role for government in the economy, but also in our personal lives. As far as what personal choices we are allowed to make.
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Triple Ex Church: Video: Dr. James Dobson Interviewing Ted Bundy in 1989
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Some background is needed for this interview. Dr. James Dobson is one of the leaders of the religious-right or the so-called Moral Majority in America. That looks down on alcohol, tobacco, pornography, homosexuality, pre-marital sex, the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s to be more specific. And Ted Bundy is one of the most successful serial murderers we've ever seen in the United States. Ted Bundy is trying to simply save his life. And Dr. Dobson wants to show Americans the dangers of pornography.
And late in his life I guess after Ted Bundy finally admitted that he was guilty of the murders he was convicted of he started explaining why they happened and how they came about. And as he says in the interview he's not blaming alcohol and pornography for what he did. And takes responsibility for these murders at least in this interview. But saying that he was under the influence of alcohol and pornography during these crimes. Which gave Dr. Dobson an opportunity to push his message of why alcohol and pornography are bad for society.
This was about Ted Bundy trying to save his life and show people that he's not as evil as he was portrayed because of all the horrible murders and rapes that he committed. That was Bundy's motivation here and why he also admitted to other murders that he wasn't convicted of. Because he wanted a stay of execution and not be executed. Even if that meant living the rest of his life in prison. Dr. Dobson at the very least was smart enough to see that. But I believe used this interview anyway to try to showcase what he sees as the dangers of pornography in America.
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Richard Waldrup: Video: CBS Sports: NFL 1990-NFC Final-New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers: Full Game
This is one of the best NFL football games period of all-time and perhaps the best conference championship of all-time as well. Two great teams that had a lot of respect for each other and who didn't like each other. Whose fans hated the other team because of all the great games that they've played against each other over the last ten years. The 49ers looking to make history and win a third straight Super Bowl and perhaps go down as the greatest collection of teams from 88-90 in NFL history. The Giants obviously having different plans and looking to get back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1986 and winning another one.
The 49ers of the 1980s were obviously stereotyped as soft and as a finesse team. Even though they had the best all around running back in the league at this point in Roger Craig. Who was a power runner and ran the ball up the middle for the most part, as well as power sweeps. A 6'0 225 pound tailback the power of a fullback and the speed of a great wide receiver. Who was both a great all around running back and a great receiver and blocker as well. The 49ers even though having a light offensive line in weight ran the ball very well against everyone and ran the ball up the middle as well.
And the 49ers were always big and strong on defense and have a very good tough defense in 1990 like they had for most of the 1980s. But yet they were called soft because they were a pass first team that threw a lot of short passes. Playing a team that was known for being tough and strong as the Giants were with tough physical defense, big powerful offensive line and a great power running game. This was not a matchup of a power team in the Giants vs. a finesse team in the 49ers. When the fact was both teams were two of the strongest and most physical teams in the NFL in 1990. And as a result this was one of the most physical games in the history of the NFL as far as all the big hits in it from both teams.
This game also represents the end of an era. The last time that Joe Montana would represent the 49ers as their starting quarterback and leader. Who took a huge hit late in this game from Giants defensive end Leonard Marshal. And suffered a concussion and back injury that would cost him the entire 1991 season and most of the 1992 season. This was also the last season that 49ers would enter the year as the favorite to win the Super Bowl, or expected to win the Super Bowl. The rest of the NFL at least the good developing teams were getting better and were catching up. Including a young team that represents Dallas, Texas. So this was a very important game in NFL history.
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Joey Teefizz: Video: MISL 1982-Baltimore Blast @ New York Arrows: First Half
The New York Arrows were around in the early days of the MISL. Late 1970s to mid 1980s or so. Pro indoor soccer has never caught on in New York. Which is a shame, because New York is a great sports market. A great pro soccer market and the biggest sports market in America. And indoor soccer is a great sport when played well and is a very exciting fast-paced game. But only the New York Red Bulls of the MLS an outdoor soccer league has ever caught on and done well in the New York/North Jersey area. Unlike the Baltimore Blast, that have been around since I believe day one in the MISL, which was 1979 and are still in business today. And like the San Diego Sockers are the class of American indoor soccer. As far as the type of fan support that they've had and all the championships that they've won.
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Cato Institute: Commentary: Doug Bandow: America on Welfare
If we were really serious about reducing poverty and government dependence as it relates to the economy, people would be making more money working than not working. And people who are not retired, or physically or mentally disabled, would make less money in cash payments, than people who are working. Even if they are low-income workers. Because we would have laws in place that prevent the unemployed who are on Welfare Insurance from making more money than people who are working and collecting cash payments. And they would still get the public assistance that they need to survive like. Food Assistance, public housing, Medicaid to use as examples. But they would receive less in direct income than someone whose working full-time whatever they are making. Instead of having this policy that basically says, "look, you are barely surviving at all on your own right now. How about you quit your job and get on Welfare where you could make more money." Which is what we've been doing since the New Deal and what we should do instead is incentivizing people to work over not working.
You want more people working and fewer people not working and collecting from public assistance, then work simply has to pay more than not working. And work has to pay enough so people prefer to work. So instead of having a minimum wage for workers, you would apply that to the unemployed on Welfare. Where they would make what someone working full-time making 7.25$ an hour would make. But low-income workers would make 10$ an hour working full-time. And still collect the public assistance that they would be eligible for with their income. But also eligible for financial assistance for eduction and job training. So they can get themselves better skills and leave their low-skilled low-income job for a good job. That allows for them to leave public assistance for the middle-class. And someone whose on Welfare, but in an education or job training program is now making 8.25$ and hour. While they are preparing themselves to go to work. Instead of 7.25$ an hour that the person on Welfare whose not in education or job training currently.
A low-income worker now making at least the living-wage at 10$ an hour is still working, but also eligible for financial assistance to go to school, or to a job-training program. So they can improve their skills and get a good job. That gets them off of public assistance all together and into the middle-class. Because now we are incentivizing work and independence over dependence. And a difference between what a welfare state is, or an entitlement society, compared with an empowerment society, that empowers people to be able to take care of themselves.
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Labels: War on Poverty
The Celebrated Misterk: Video: MISL 1979-3/23-Philadelphia Fever @ New York Arrows: Highlights
The MISL got of to a good start in the 1979 season with the Philadelphia Fever selling out the Philadelphia Spectrum. Drawing crowds at the Spectrum that the Flyers and 76ers drew. The New York Arrows who won the MISL Finals in 1979 also drew good crowds at the Nassau Coliseum. Arena soccer is an American sport designed for American sports fans with all of the fast paced action. With teams being able to score a lot if they are that good offensively. But for goalies able to be successful as well, especially if they have a good defense in front of them. Because unlike soccer the rules indoors do not favor ether the defense or offense. And because of all of these factors I've never understood why the MISL has never been more successful in America. And even become the fifth major sport in this country.
Labels: MISL-NC Classic
A&E: Video: Biography: The Manson Women
The Manson girls were the female members of the Charles Manson's family what was known as the Manson Family which was basically a cult. But it wasn't a religious cult, but a crime cult, a crime family, a gang. They were basically a criminal gang that included murder. But also robbery and even torture to get things they wanted because they didn't have the character to work for it or earn it. And these somewhat smaller crimes eventually led up to murder, but not random murders.
Even though the Manson Family didn't know who they were murdering, because the people they murdered to them represented what they wanted to eliminate. Which was the establishment or the power-structure in America that the Manson Family especially Charles Manson believed were holding the Manson Family down and why they needed to come together to move away from mainstream society. Where they were failing to make it, especially Charlie who already at this point in his early and mid thirties, had already spent more than half of his life in prison in one form or the other.
And Charlie Manson just getting out of prison in the late 1960s and ending up in the San Francisco area and not knowing what to do with the rest of his life. Sort of catches onto the Hippie movement that was going on then. And saw these people or some of them as his chance to get back at society for all the things he believed were done to him. That cost him half of his life in prison and sees these young women and men late teens and early twenties who were somewhat lost and not knowing how they fit into society.
These young people struggling to make it on their own and showed them the respect and love they weren't getting in life and formed this family or gang. And now had the soldiers he needed to get back at society. The people he believed were holding him down as well as his cult members. And ended up brining in people who otherwise would've been in college at that point and all had the skills and knowledge to of done very well in college and been successful in life.
In Leslie Van Houten's case, she was beautiful and intelligent. Probably could've made it in Hollywood or in college and had a very successful career in entertainment or business or something had she never of met Charlie Manson and never fallen into his cult. But she made a really bad decision early on in life which led to even worse decisions later on in the Manson Family. Which can sum up the rest of the Manson Family and all of the waste that they represent. And what could've been had they just made better decisions in life.
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Labels: Mind of Manson
Joey Teefizz: Video: SportsChannel: MISL 1985-12/22/84-New Jersey Cosmos @ Los Angeles Lazers: Highlights
Two of the better clubs and better markets in the MISL. If soccer can't succeed in Los Angeles and the New York/New Jersey area, it won't make it in America, period. Because those markets are so big and they are very good soccer markets anyway for both soccer and arena soccer. I think the MISL knew this even back then, but for whatever reasons were never able to market their clubs very well. Similar to what the NHL went through up until the 1980s or so and a big reason why it took them forever to expand and become a big league. Which they didn't do until the early 1970s. But the NHL figured it out and almost forty-years later the MISL is still struggling just to survive. But having successful clubs in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, to go along with their traditionally strong markets would help a lot with that.
Labels: MISL-AC Classic
EFAN: Video: George McGovern's 1972 Democratic Convention Acceptance Speech
Socialist-Liberal?
Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, who served a total of twenty-two years in Congress. Served in the House of Representatives from 1957-61, before serving in the Kennedy Administration from 1961-63, then getting elected to the Senate in 1962 and serving there until 1981. A victim of the 1980 Reagan Revolution and lost his Senate seat. Was a public servant and man who knew himself very well and where he stood and what he represented and what he believed in. He ran for President in 1972 as what I would call a true Socialist-Liberal. Really, the last one we've seen as a presidential nominee. Someone with strong liberal positions on social issues. Who believed in a good deal of personal freedom, but someone who was more Progressive-Socialist on economic policy. And ran on raising taxes, creating a real welfare state in America and building off of both the New Deal and Great Society in America. And cutting the defense-budget. So you knew what you were getting from George McGovern and where he stood.
One thing that I respect about George McGovern, was that he didn't meet all the stereotypes that have been thrown at Progressives. At least since he ran for President in 1972, but ever since. This was a man who grew up in South Dakota and was proud of it and represented South Dakota in Congress for twenty-two years. Winning five Congressional elections, two in the House and three in the Senate. He was not from Boston, or New York, or Washington, or Chicago, or San Francisco, or Los Angeles. Stereotypical progressive cities in America, where many Progressives either come from, or live now. Senator McGovern, was an American Patriot, who served his country proudly in World War II, not a Pacifist. He was a devout Christian, not an Atheist. And also simply because of his honesty and consistency, he was against the Vietnam War when it was popular in the mid 1960s and was against it when it was unpopular the rest of the way.
George McGovern's legacy in the Democratic Party, is a positive one. At least in this sense because of his political judgement. And he knew how the civil rights laws and the Great Society of the 1960s were going to cost the Democratic Party in the South. That the Democratic Party were going to need new voters. Similar to the Republican Party of today and they were going to need new voters. So what he and his campaign did was change the rules of the Democratic Party to get more Democrats represented in the party. African-Americans, Latinos, Jews, women and others and making the Democratic Party a true national party. That didn't have to have the South to be a competitive party nationally.
Labels: New Left
Tru-TV: Video: Lizard Lick Towing, No One Calls Amy A Bitch
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I don't watch this show from very often. But it is pretty funny and sort of represents every single stereotype that Yankees and people who live in big cities and urban areas in general have of country folk lets say, Rednecks even. The people who work at Lizard Lick Towing in North Carolina are fairly intelligent, at least the owners Ron and Amy Shirley. But a lot of the people they deal with who just got their vehicles and other property towed because they didn't pay their bills on them look like, frankly stereotypical country bumpkin dipshit hicks. Who believe they live under different rules as everyone else and don't have to do such inconvenient things like paying their bills on their cars and trucks. And that is what you see in this scene.
Jack Hunter: Conservatism's Future: Young Americans For Liberty
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The Barry Goldwater conservative movement of the mid 1960s and even late 1960s launched Ron Reagan into office as President of the United States in 1980. But actually Congressional Republicans didn't get the majority back in the House, or Senate in the mid and late 1960s, but made them a strong minority in both chambers. As well as Richard Nixon elected and reelected President of the United States in 1968 and 72. Placed Ron Reagan in strong place to be the GOP frontrunner for President.
After losing in 1976, Ron Reagan became the Republican frontrunner in 1980. The way Gerry Ford governed as President of the United States in the mid 1970s, fiscally conservative, as well as respecting personal freedom and civil liberties, all of these things started with Barry Goldwater when he ran for President in 1964. And took sixteen years for it all to come together with a Republican president in 1980, a Republican Senate for the first time, since 1952 and a large Republican minority in the House of Representatives in 1980 as well. Where House Republicans led by Minority Leader Bob Michael, could work in coalition with right-wing Southern Democrats in the House. To pass and block legislation.
What happened with the Barry Goldwater conservative movement of the mid 1960s and what it finally led up to and what's going on with the Ron Paul libertarian movement of today in the Republican Party, both have one thing in common. That neither one was big enough to be a governing coalition in the United States. Or even a leading coalition in the Republican Party. Where they hold a lot of leadership positions. Back in the mid 1960s, America was still in the LBJ Great Society Progressive Era.
Where Americans by in large wanted and liked big government taking care of them. And we are obviously pass that now. But Ron Paul's problem in the Republican Party are the Neoconservatives and Religious-Right are still in charge of the Republican Party. But what they also have in common with the Goldwater Conservatives of the 1960s, is the old-guard is dying off and losing influence. While the Goldwater Conservatives were growing back then. And the Libertarian Republicans are growing today, as the Religious-Right and Neoconservatives are dying off and losing influence.
As then U.S. Senator Jim DeMint said back in 2012 before he became President of the Neoconservative Heritage Foundation political action group, "the Republican Party needs to become more Libertarian for them to be successful in the future." But they do not have to embrace all of their positions, but they have to move in that direction on social issues. And get back to being a real fiscally conservative party. And stop nominating presidential candidates who run as fiscal Conservatives, but have records that suggest otherwise. Who run as Religious-Conservatives, but have records that also suggest otherwise. And get back to being a real Conservative-Libertarian Federalist party again. That can compete and be successful all over America.
Labels: Mr. Conservative
Fat Hawaiian Man: Video: The Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyder Interview of Charles Manson in 1981
I'm glad that Tom Snyder would be wiling and even wanting to interview Charlie Manson. And that Charlie would be willing to do an interview like this and probably wanting to do this interview in the first place. Perhaps looking for the limelight and the chance to show Americans what he was about and what he's been up to and so-fourth. So the country could see what this guy was about and how people can end up like this if they aren't given a good opportunity to be successful in life.
The Manson Family felt that society is against them and so-fourth, with all that anger building up and once he gets the opportunity to strike back at the people he believes have done him harm and so-fourth and his chance to get those people back which is a lot of what the Manson Crime Family was about. Taking on the establishment and bringing them down. And that there are people like this in society and this not how you want to end up.
No good reason for Charlie ending up the way he did and how his cult ended up. But when kids aren't raised right like in Charlie's case and always moved around from home to home with no one seeming able or willing to love them and raise them right, it is really hard to come from an environment like that and not be angry. To not get involved with people with similar backgrounds growing up. And feel now its their turn to strike back or get back at the people they believe did them harm.
As far as this interview. Tom Snyder was about as good as anyone when it came to doing the difficult interview. Which are interviews where the person being interviewed is not there to talk about them self. Even though that is why the interviewer is talking to them in the first place. And Snyder got Manson to talk about things he probably didn't want to talk about. Like his cult and how he came up and why he's been in prison for so much of his life. Which makes for an interesting interview because the interviewer keeps coming. And is so tough and gets the person to say things about themselves that they normally wouldn't.
Joey Teefizz: Video: MISL 1982-3/26-St. Louis Steamers @ New York Arrows: Highlights
The St. Louis Steamers were one of the better franchises in the MISL. I believe they've been in the league since day one of the 1978-79 season. And are still there and are sort of like the Boston Celtics or Los Angeles Lakers of that league as far as the amount of success that they've had. St. Louis is a great arena soccer market, but for whatever reasons they still do not have an MLS soccer franchise. New York on the other hand, a great soccer market at least as far as the old North American Soccer League and now Major League Soccer. But never caught on as a very good arena soccer market. The MISL alone tried three clubs there and went to Long Island with the Arrows and Express. And East Rutherford, New Jersey with the Cosmos. The MISL could succeed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and add Washington and Boston to that list, this league could take off. Because they would be successful in the biggest markets in America.
Labels: MISL Classic
Joey Teefizz: Video: SportsChannel: MISL 1985-12/01/84-Cleveland Force @ New Jersey Cosmos: Highlights
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The New York Cosmos were also a North American Soccer League team that played at Giants Stadium in the 1970s and 80. And I believe the people who owned the Cosmos of the NASL and MISL were the same group. And they moved their NASL franchise indoors to arena soccer and the MISL when the NASL folded in I believe 1984. The Cleveland Force are one of the standout franchises of American arena soccer. Also known as the Cleveland Crunch of the old NPSL that I believe folded and reemerged as the new MISL in the late 1990s or so. Cleveland and New York/New Jersey are great soccer markets, including arena soccer. And why the MISL has never been marketed better and perhaps set up a partnership with MLS so they would be much bigger today, I may never know. But it is a great sport and just needs a great league to promote it.
Merv Griffin Show: Video: U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy Interview: Civil Unrest, Vietnam War, in 1967
Bobby Kennedy who wasn't a Baby Boomer, more of a depression baby, doing a good job speaking for the Baby Boom generation. Not the whole generation, but certainly the New Left that came of age in the 1960s and early 1970s. Whose parents were from the Silent Generation and World War II, who saw America except for the Counter-Culture Movement as just fine the way it was and were happy with the status quo. Because that is what they grew up with and all they knew. Now seeing their kids as people who came of age during the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement. And seeing all sorts of poverty in America and thinking they could get involved in these things and change America for the good. Who saw the status quo in American life as not worth conserving. And wanted to create a new America for themselves.
Darcyd: Video: ESPN: CFL 1995-Grey Cup-Baltimore Stallions vs. Calgary Stampeders: Short Video
One thing that was great about the CFL American experience in the early and mid 1990s was that we got to see a North American Football Championship game. Not once, but twice in 1994 and 95. The Stallions lost to the Vancouver Lions (as I call them) in 1994 and then beat the Calgary Stampeders in 1995. Baltimore, being one of the premier American football markets and now with one of the premier franchises and premier histories as well. Calgary, being one of the premier Canadian football markets, franchises and has one of the best football histories in Canada. The Stallions and Stampeders, were clearly the two best teams in the CFL in 1995. And both had a host of players that either played in the NFL, or went on to play in the NFL.
The CFL American experience didn't fail because of lack of quality talent on the American teams. But because outside of Baltimore the franchises weren't run and marketed very well. And outside of Baltimore there wasn't a CFL American market that badly wanted in to or back into the NFL. Baltimore loved the Stallions, but they also used the Stallions to get another NFL club. To show the NFL how much they wanted another NFL club by the way they supported the Stallions. And as a result Baltimore is the only city in the world actually, that has won the NFL Championship, including multiple Super Bowls, the USFL Championship and the CFL Grey Cup Championship.
The CFL American experiment, was a good idea that was poorly executed. And if the USFL ever comes back, they should look at the CFL as a possible merger. With lets say ten American clubs that are all outside of NFL markets. With 9-10 CFL clubs and play a couple inter-conference or inter-league games for each club in this new league. So fans in both countries can see how they play against each other. Play in the spring and summer, instead of the fall and winter. So they're not going up against the NFL. Get a player agreement with the NFL so they can have access to NFL players who are talented, but aren't playing much right now. Because they are not ready and need experience. And get a revenue sharing agreement as well. And this new Can-Am league I believe would do very well both in America and Canada.
Labels: Ravens Classic
Joey Teefizz: Video: MISL 1985-1/13-Cleveland Force @ Pittsburgh Spirit: Highlights
The Force-Spirit rivalry was one of the better rivalries in the MISL. And had the MISL knew anything about marketing then and now, they would've done a good job at marketing this rivalry especially in North Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, the areas that the Force and Spirit represented respectfully. Indoor soccer is a perfect sport for America and American sports fans, because it is so fast paced and up in down. With the rules not really benefiting either the offense or defense. Which is how classic American sports fans like it. There is a lot more scoring in arena soccer or futsal than in soccer itself. But that is because the playing fields are smaller and the rules don't favor either side. Unlike in soccer where the rules are designed to keep scoring down and as a result it is a more defensive game. But for whatever reasons arena soccer has never really caught on in America. Even though it is an American sport designed for American sports fans.
Tenn Fan 76: Video: The Steel Curtain Steelers: The Steelers Become Champions Again
What made the Pittsburgh Steelers of the late 1970s even better than the Steelers of the mid 1970s, was the rule changes on offense in the NFL in 1978. That improved the blocking and opened up the running and passing games on offense. And opened up the passing game also with the illegal contact rule that allowed for WR's to be able to get off of the line of scrimmage and run their patterns.
Before the rule changes the Steelers were a power run ball control offense. That would rely on their Steel Curtain defense to set up great field position for them and get them takeaways. And when defenses tried to take their running game away by stacking the line of scrimmage, the Steelers also had deep threats in the passing game with WR's John Stallworth and Lynn Swann and QB Terry Bradshaw.
Bradshaw being one of the best deep passing QB's of all-time, but with the rule changes on offense the Steelers had to find more ways to score and to be able to score more points. As we saw in Super Bowl 13 against the Dallas Cowboys and Super 14 against the Los Angeles Rams. The 1978 rule changes on offense in the NFL opened up the Steelers offense and made them a vertical passing and power running team, to go with their great defense.
Labels: NFL Classic
Joey Teefizz: Video: SportsChannel: MISL 1987-12/19/86-New York Arrows @ Chicago Sting: Highlights
I guess the Chicago Sting struggling to draw fans to their games. And moved from the Chicago Stadium, which was one of the better downtown sports arenas for both hockey and basketball, as well as concerts and other events in America. And out to Rosemont, Illinois one of the suburbs of Chicago. Chicago was never a great market for the MISL. The Sting and other clubs that they tried in that huge market which is one of the better soccer markets in America, was never great for arena soccer. Not that arena soccer can't work there, but the sport needs to be better marketed in that market. Same thing with New York, Los Angles, Washington to use as other examples. Where there are several other sports franchises in those markets. But also where there's also a lot for people to do there outside of sports.
John Krysko: Video: CBC Sports: CFL 1974-Grey Cup-Montreal Alouettes vs. Edmonton Eskimos: Full Game
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An interesting year for the CFL, at least in the sense that only one team won ten games the entire year. The Edmonton Eskimos, who finished 10-5 in the regular season. Which would be like having only one team in the NFL only winning 10 games, which is rarely if ever has happened. At least since the 1960s or so. Or only have one team in the NHL or NBA only winning 50 games, which may of never of happened, at least yet. At least in the NFL and I imagine the CFL as well since both leagues play 16 and 18 games respectfully, a ten win season for a team means they are a good team and had a good year. So when you only have one team in the entire league accomplish that, it means there weren't a lot of real good teams. Unless you're a big fan of parity or something where everyone is fairly equal.
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Labels: CFL Classic Games
NBA-TV: NBA 1971-NBA Finals- Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets: Highlights
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The Bullets never seemed to be able to get into sync either offensively or defensively against the Bucks in the whole 71 NBA Finals. The Bullets were either getting stopped and turning the ball over, or giving up big buckets to the Bucks. The Bucks big three especially of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson and Bob Dandridge. And the only question about the Bucks would be, who was a bigger part of the big three. Kareem or Oscar, because you could make a good case they are the two best players who've ever played. As well as the best center and point guard of all-time.
The Bullets were really on defense all four games of this series. Because the Bucks were doing what they wanted to do really the whole time. They knew who get to the ball to and when on offense and who to stop on defense. Let Oscar run the show and hit Kareem deep in the post, where the Bullets had no one who could handle him. And when the Bullets spend too much attention either trying to defend Kareem or Oscar, because there wasn't really much they could do against, the opened up things for Dandridge.
NBA-TV: NBA 1971- NBA Finals- Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets
Labels: Bullets Classic
Doc Stories: Video: Prison Diaries: Till Death Do Us Part
Just because I'm not a complete cynic, I tend to be willing to give prison inmates the benefit of the doubt. When they say they are sorry for what they did that landed them in prison and sorry for the crime they committed. Of course not knowing whether they are truly sorry, or not especially. If they are up for parole, or have a shot at one day being released from prison. I have this forgive, but not forget aspect about me. But we have a prison system in America and I imagine in other countries have prison systems for this reason as well.
That we hold people accountable for the decisions that they make in life for good and bad. And that if you make good decisions in life, chances are you will be rewarded for those decisions. But if they make bad decisions in life, like hurting innocent people, you'll also be held accountable for those decisions as well. And as it turns out, we tend to hold people more accountable for their bad decisions than their good decisions.
The prison system is filled with people who've made a lot of bad decisions in life. And we also have a lot of people who are in prison for making bad decisions, but who didn't hurt people. And have never been a threat to anyone in society and aren't now except to themselves perhaps. But generally speaking, we have a lot of people in prison because they've hurt other people either intentionally, or unintentionally. But they are there for hurting people and are being held accountable for what they've done.
And this represents a perfect example of why prisons are a place which of course aren't perfect, but that place where we hold people accountable for making bad decisions and hurting other people. And that's what they should be for holding people accountable for hurting other people. Generally physically, but economically as well. And they shouldn't be for people who hurt themselves. We have too many people in prison for that. And there are better ways we can be dealing with addiction than prison.
Prisons are full of people who've made a lot of bad decisions as you can see in this video. And these people just of made better decisions with their lives starting as adolescents. And then moving on as adults, which is why they are probably not in prison today. Which tells me at least that people need to think before acting. And not act off of anger, or emotion, but take the time to think about what they are doing and what's the best course to take from there.
Joey Teefizz: Video: USA Sports: MISL 1983-3/15-Chicago Sting @ Cleveland Force: Highlights
This is what the MISL has needed from day one and have only had from time to time which is TV coverage and especially network TV coverage. A lot if not most of their clubs had local or regional sports coverage. But only from time to time have they gotten the network TV coverage so people around the country can watch the MISL and become fans of what could've been a great successful league by now, if not sooner. The MISL has never figured out how to market themselves and promote their league which is designed for American sports fans. Not European or Latin American soccer fans who like the slower outdoor game where scoring is not considered necessary in order to be successful. Arena soccer is designed for both the offense and defense to be able to play as well as their players and coaching will allow for them. With basic rules that protects the players. Which is how basketball, baseball and American football are all designed for.
Wilt Chamberlain Archive: Video: MSG: NBA 1973-ECSF-Game 1-Baltimore Bullets @ New York Knicks: Highlights
The Bullets-Knicks rivalry in the 1970s, was one of the best rivalries in the NBA and represents something that has almost disappeared in the NBA, which are rivalries. The 1970s and 80s, you had the Celtics-Lakers, Celtics-Knicks, Celtic-76ers, 76ers-Bullets, Bullets-Knicks and perhaps a few other great rivalries in the NBA that you don't see that much anymore in this league with the great history that it has. Baltimore and New York are roughly two-hundred miles from each other and these were two of the better franchises in the NBA in the early 1970s.
The Bullets were one of the better franchises in the NBA in the 1970s period, both in Baltimore and then later in Washington, actually Landover, Maryland to start the 1974 season. They relocated to Landover thinking they could hold onto the Baltimore market and capture the Washington market, but thats a different story. And for the Bullets to achieve a lot of the success they had in that decade, four conference championships and winning the NBA Finals in 1978, they had to beat the Knicks to do that.
Wilt Chamberlain Archive: Video: ABC Sports: NBA 1971-NBA Finals-Game 4-Milwaukee Bucks @ Baltimore Bullets: 2nd-Half
With both Kareem and Oscar on the Bucks team, the greatest center of all-time and arguably the greatest player and all around point guard of all-time in Oscar Robertson, that was too much to deal with for even a very good Bullets team. Especially with injuries that they were dealing with, like with key forward Gus Johnson. The Bullets lost to a team that was better than them in the 1971 NBA Finals. The only time they made it to the NBA Finals in Baltimore. The Bucks weren't a deeply talented team with a tone of great players in 71. But they had Kareem and Oscar and a very good supporting cast around them.
If anything the Bullets perhaps peaked too soon in 71. With the New York Knicks failing to get back to the Finals after winning the NBA Finals in 1970. The Boston Celtics were in somewhat of a transition in the early 1970s, transitioning from the Red Auerbach/Bill Russell era of the 1960s and transition back to being an NBA Finals contender in the mid-1970s, where they won the Finals in 1974 and 76. The Philadelphia 76ers were awful in the early 1970s. So that opened up the door for the Bullets in the Eastern Conference in 1971.
Austin Peterson: Video: RT: Anarchism, Socialism & Libertarianism Summit
They are both very diverse political philosophies and take libertarianism to use as an example. Where the basic idea of libertarianism is that you combine personal with economic freedom as long as individuals aren't hurting innocent people with what they are doing. But that government is there to protect us from invaders, terrorists and criminals. Thats the basic idea of libertarianism. But then there's also anarcho-libertarianism, which is borderline anarchism if not anarchism all together. Where Anarcho-Libertarians basically have no role for government in society. And are even interested in privatizing things like prisons, fire departments and law enforcement to use as examples.
Socialism, another diverse political philosophy where you have Socialist-Libertarians like Noam Chomsky. Socialist-Liberals like Ralph Nader and people with this philosophy believe in personal freedom like Libertarians, but that government needs to be there to sure that economic wealth is distributed equally in society and where no one is rich, or poor. But then there are Socialists who are statist across the board and not only want to prevent people from becoming what they would call too wealthy and not poor at all.
But that government also has a role to protect people from getting hurt and even protecting us from ourselves. And making bad decisions with their own lives. Like prohibition, which is definitely a progressive idea. The whole junk food and soft drinks ban, the War on Drugs to use as examples, are all progressive ideas. And people like this I would call Progressive-Socialists, or Progressive-Paternalists. People who are socialist on economic policy, but also Statist on some key personal choice issues.
Progressive-Paternalists, want to use government to control what people can eat, drink and smoke to use as examples. You also have Marxists-Socialists, people who believe in eliminating capitalism and the private sector all together. Where the government would own the economy all around on behalf of the people. And then you have Socialists who believe in both capitalism, but that is highly regulated and taxed to finance a large welfare state. So with Libertarians we would get a lot less government in society. And with Socialists a lot more government especially as it relates to the economy.
Labels: Opinion
Redskinrey Hail: Video: Redskins Super Bowl Week 1972
I'm sure, actually I'm positive that the Redskins wanted to beat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl 7. But beating the Dallas Cowboys in the 1972 NFC Final was their Super Bowl victory and championship that year. That is the goal that they set out to accomplish. Not that different from the 1982 Redskins that admitted to feeling better about beating the Cowboys in the 1982 NFC Final than beating the Dolphins in Super Bowl 17. The Super Bowl was sort of icing to the Cowboys victory. That is how important these rivalry games are to teams. Especially the team that isn't traditionally as successful as the other team. Which the Redskins are in the Redskins-Cowboys rivalry and perhaps hate the Cowboys more than the Cowboys hate the Redskins. And may if anything see other teams and games as more important to them.
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Hockey Videos: Video: CBC Sports: NHL 1982-Stanley Cup Finals-Game 4-Long Island Islanders @ Vancouver Canucks: Highlights
The NHL and NBA are the only leagues where you'll see a great team with a great record, great talent and coaching, versus a team that just barely made the playoffs and play each other in the league championship. And made the playoffs with a losing record and made the playoffs basically because more than half of the teams in each conference make the playoffs. The 1982 Islanders, were truly a great team, which is why they won their second straight Stanley Cup. But another reason why they won their second straight Stanley Cup in 1982, is because they played the Canucks. That only won 30-80 games in 1982 and got hot in the playoffs. Had they played a good team like the Edmonton Oilers or someone else, maybe they don't win their second straight Stanley Cup in 82. They probably would've, but it would've been a much better Finals and looked like a real Stanley Cup Finals.
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Camp Constitution: Dan Smoot Report: The United States Constitution
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The whole purpose of the United States Constitution, is to layout what are the powers and responsibilities of the Federal Government. As well as how the Federal Government interacts with state and local governments and what are the powers of the people as well. What freedom the people in the country have and what is our relationship with the government and what authority does government have to represent us in a civilize society.
Which is how we establish rule of law and what makes us a. Constitutional Republic in the form of a liberal democracy. Without a constitution, we wouldn't have limited-government and rule of law. Because government in theory anyway, would have unlimited power to either represent us, or use over us. Which is why the Constitution is so critical so government knows what powers and responsibilities it has. But also to protect the people from unlimited government and authoritarian rule.
This show was done in 1962-63. Some time around then when the Kennedy Administration, had a broad economic agenda built around on building the safety net in America. Which was part of Jack Kennedy's Great Frontier agenda. And part of that had to do with expanding affordable housing, medical insurance for senior, citizens, as well as the working poor and low-income Americans in general. As well as an across the board tax cut to deal with an economy that was growing slowly. And Federal aid to education.
What Dan Smoot and other Conservatives and people who would be called Conservatives Libertarians today, such as Senator Barry Goldwater, is that the U.S. Constitution, did not grant the Federal Government all of this power. They argued that the New Deal in the 1930s, was unconstitutional. The Federal Highway System of the 1950s and every new Federal social insurance program like the Great Society of the 1960s, are all unconstitutional. Which is why I say Dan Smoot, is one of the first Tea Party leaders. But from the 1950s and 1960s. Because they make similar arguments today and perhaps use Mr. Smoot as one of their inspirational leaders.
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Jimm Magnet: NFL Films: NFL 1973-Super Bowl 8-Minnesota Vikings vs. Miami Dolphins: Highlights
Had the Vikings offense just been able to move the ball at all in these Super Bowls, these games would've been different because the Vikings defense played well enough for them to win these games. For the most part but their offense didn't give much if any help. The 1970s Vikings get stereotyped a defensive first, conservative offense second team. But they were pretty good in the offense as well, with a great quarterback in Fran Tarkenton, great running back in Chuck Formean, Pro Bowl receivers in Sammy White and John Gilliam, later Ahmad Rashad. They had very good talent on both sides of the ball, but in their Super Bowls they were simply overmatched upfront. And never established a running game in each of these Super Bowls. And had trouble stopping the run as well.
VHS Sports-NFL Films: The Story of the 1988 San Francisco 49ers
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The 1988 San Francisco 49ers might be the most consistent inconsistent Super Bowl team of all-time. The 2012 Ravens might be close though, but the 88 49ers were a 10-6 team that on paper looked like they could've easily won 12 or 13 games. But 10-6 teams tend to be somewhat inconsistent and have great stretches followed by poor stretches. Otherwise they don't lose six games and just barely win their division. But win their division going away, unless they play in a great division.
The reason why the 88 49ers struggled and had ups and downs, was their offense sputtered and were up and down. They had two starting quarterbacks that year, because Joe Montana was hurt in the season. So young but somewhat inexperienced Steve Young who would also go on to be a great Hall of Fame quarterback, was given the chance to be the 49ers starting QB. But Young was up and down as well and committed too many turnovers. The only consistent thing about the 88 49ers, was their defense which was usual in the 1980s was one of the best in the NFL.
The 1988 49ers are the perfect example of why their soft finesse label didn't stick and was never accurate. They were about as strong and physical on defense as any team in the NFL in that decade and 1988 and Super Bowl 23 is a perfect example of that. They shut down the Cincinnati Bengals power ball control offense that moved the ball down the field and scored against everyone else in the league. And won several blowouts, but the 49ers stuffed Icky Woods, James Brooks and their running game and held them to 16 points.
The 49ers offense got hot late in the 88 regular season and that carried through the 1988 NFC Playoffs, but only RB Roger Craig and WR Jerry Rice and perhaps their offensive line was consistent during that regular season. But their defense was very good the whole season and dominated the 1988 NFC Playoffs against the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears and dominated the Super Bowl. Which is how a 10-6 inconsistent team can win the Super Bowl. You have something that carries you through the regular season. Get hot late and carry it into the playoffs and win the Super Bowl.
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GURUGRAM: To ensure that construction of the much delayed Dwarka expressway starts early, the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), earlier Huda, on Tuesday transferred the land from Basai rail over bridge (ROB) up to National Highway 48 for construction of the fourth segment of the project to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The 7.9-km section of the project comprises an eight-lane elevated stretch, a trumpet interchange to connect it with Delhigurugram expressway and a cloverleaf interchange with NH8SPR (Southern Peripheral Road) intersection. This segment also includes a 3.2-km stretch called central peripheral road (CPR).
On November 29, the HSVP had transferred the land between Basai ROB and Haryana border to the NHAI paving the way for construction of the segment three of the expressway, also known as Northern Peripheral Road. With this transfer, the work on both the stretches will be started simultaneously. A private concessionaire has been awarded contract for the purpose.
The Dwarka expressway project has been divided into four phases -- two in Gurugram, which have been cleared and two in Delhi, which are stuck for want of permissions from government there.
"The stretch between Basai ROB and till NH-8 was transferred to NHAI so that the work on the road can start at the earliest. A survey was conducted and after that it was decided to hand over the land," said Chander Shekhar Khare, administrator, HSVP, Gurugram.
Khare said that the stretch of 7.37 km was being handed over and a small portion of land, which is owned by Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Corporation (HSIIDC), would be handed over separately. According to a handing/takeover note prepared by HSVP, parts of this 7.37-km stretch transferred on Tuesday, which have hindrances like trees, or any other construction, shall be cleared by HSVP and handed over to NHAI within 30 days.
The fourth segment will be constructed at a cost of Rs 1,047 crore and the completion period is two years. The contractor L&T has to maintain it for four years. Under the segment, a bridge would be widened and additional road over bridges constructed. Besides, five village underpasses and six bus bays will be erected. The contractor will also improve four existing junctions as per the contract, said NHAI officials. This section also has a proposal of one trumpet interchange for providing connectivity to proposed Global City in Sector 36-B.
The four segments of the project are -- 5-km stretch from Shiv Murti to Dwarka road under bridge (RUB), second of 4.5 km from RUB to Haryana border, third of 10.2 km from Haryana border to Basai ROB, and fourth segment of 7.9-km from Basai ROB to NH-8 – SPR intersection. The third and fourth segments of the project will cost Rs1,333 crore and Rs1,047 crore, respectively, officials said. The total length of the Dwarka expressway is 29 km, of which 18.9 km is in Gurugram and the rest in Delhi.
Due to legal obstacles, the project that was to be completed in 2010 has been delayed by almost eight years and missed several deadlines as plot owners in New Palam Vihar, Bajghera and Kherki Daula approached the court for relief. It was only after a protracted legal battle that a settlement was arrived between HSVP and the petitioners, who were given alternative plots and compensation in lieu of their acquired properties irrespective of the fact whether they had original registries or power of attorney or a sale deed.


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Re: "Fear" and "The Gangster"
Posted by Dan in the MW on 11/25/2020, 8:11 am, in reply to "Re: "Fear" and "The Gangster""
One wonders how it would have played minus Belita? For whatever reason, ice skaters were in vogue during the 1940s. Sonja Henie, Vera Hruba Ralston and Belita. Barry Sullivan described Belita in salty language as being completely clueless about movie making.
"The Gangster" suffered from important characters being saddled with ridiculous names (Shubunka, Jammey, Karty????).
Both films filled my need for new (as in new to me) material to watch. "The Gangster" was visually interesting, but had its flaws. As you said "Fear" was a Poverty Row quality film.
Re: "Fear" and "The Gangster" - Don Malcolm 11/28/2020, 2:03 pm


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Here's What the Objective Data Says About Cloud-Native Platforms (Infographic)
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No matter the data source, Kubernetes continues to be the clear leader in cloud-native platforms among developers and IT alike. The difference between anecdote and research conclusions is data. You can pay some pundits to say nice things. You can spend hundreds of millions on sales, marketing, and evangelists. However, as we have learned from past vendor efforts to do so, you cannot buy the network effect. All the data points to Kubernetes and Docker having this network effect. Kubernetes' momentum is not matched by any comparable solution as the data (captured by our latest Kubernetes infographic below) makes clear.
Beyond the data, there have been several other important events for the Kubernetes community as well. More than $60 million has been raised by venture-backed companies in the Kubernetes ecosystem this month. Furthermore, Apprenda made its first acquisition with its purchase of Kismatic, the enterprise Kubernetes company, which was also the first acquisition in the Kubernetes ecosystem.
Concur, owned by SAP, announced it is using Kubernetes in production to power their Expense Management software that helps organizations process billions in transactions per year. More important are use cases. Concur is using Kubernetes "because it needed something that could run on-premises, as well as in the existing Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud environment."
Until now, multi-cloud efforts have failed because they have tried to recreate the same infrastructure on-premises and in the public cloud, or they used infrastructure templates that were specific for every application and every environment. It was a horrible failure. Abstracting the application from the infrastructure through container orchestration is not only a good way to do hybrid cloud, it is the only way.
Samsung also recently talked about its use of Kubernetes. Bob Wise, chief cloud technologist at the cloud native computing team at Samsung SDS Research America and former VP of Engineering at HP Cloud, looked at all the options for cloud native. Wise's assessment mirrors what Apprenda CEO Sinclair Schuller said in his blog post announcing Apprenda was incorporating Kubernetes for cloud-native workloads:
"Even now, I would say that Docker Swarm is not really an operational tool, it is a developer tool, so it has never been a serious contender. So for us it came down to Mesos or Kubernetes, and the key part of our analysis was that Mesos, much like Docker, is vastly dominated by a single contributor, and that is Mesosphere, and the size and energy of the Kubernetes community, even when we were making this bet, was much bigger. So we felt we were making a bet for the future. Mesos is a decent choice, but we think Kubernetes is a better choice."
Kubernetes is only 11 months from its v1.0 release. It enjoys incredible popularity, which is only accelerating on a monthly basis as the infographic below shows.
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