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"Twats wear heels in order to elongate the appearance of their legs," and other insights from MGTOWforums.com
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Woman oppressing man with evil lying makeup
Some things I learned on MGTOWforums today. (Each headline links to the comment's source.)
NWOslave, is this you?
women gain a sexual satisfaction from lying. the bigger the lie, the greater the thrill.
Don't fall for that old "lipstick" ploy. Her lips aren't really that red!
EVERYTHING relating to female appearance in based on deception. Women put blush on their face and lipstick to suggest that they're sexually aroused thereby causing men to get stupid and malleable in their presence. Twats wear heels in order to not only appear taller but also to elongate the appearance of their legs. They wear spanx to conceal their flab. They shoot botox into their face to appear to have that last vestige of fertility. They put hideous silicone filled sacs onto their chest to create a more alluring figure (although as any man who's actually ever felt these knows it's like playing with a skin wrapped basketball). They paint their nails to create the illusion they're always clean. They shave and wax and pluck to show off as much bare skin as possible – to conceal the fact that they're hairy beasts.
Marriage is a Ponzi scheme:
DO NOT fall for it when marriage legislation is once more made rational. It's simply a trap to lure men back in, and when there's enough suckers in the Ponzi scheme, those at the top will abscond with it all once more.
Hunting the mammoth prepared men to be CEOs, but women?
most women simply can't hack it at that high of a professional level. Their minds and bodies are simply not designed for that. Not surprising given how nature has clearly designed them to bear and raise children.
Vaginas are doin' it for themselves:
They are organized into cunt coalitions. we are fucked.
Too many women spoil the everything:
It has already been said in several posts in this thread but it bears repeating since it is the simple quintessential truth: Women. Ruin. Everything.
Ha, ha, you'll get yours, pretty lady who some day won't be so pretty:
Mother nature is the ultimate bitch to all aging females. Most women don't have her slim body type(easier to trap a man), so what's a girl to do? What's the 'moral of the story' for the average LADY with 'high' expectations but not much to really give a man in return??? Easy, find a clueless blue pill sucker(who has never been to this site)….er husband material as soon as possible before your looks really start to take a dive. You ladies can call me an asshole all you want but I'm only speaking the truth.
Let's spread some racism on this misogyny sandwich:
How about you get your expanding ass off your chair and go visit the ghettos where there are no men. Hey, at least they are 'matriarchies' where women are 'free,' boys grow up to be feral animals, and emotions run high without logic!
Also, I learned that the new go-to derogatory term for women is "ankle." Why? Because, according to the Online Slang Dictionary, "[a]n ankle is two feet beneath a cunt." Here's an example of the term in use, courtesy of MGTOWforums:
Dealing with an ankle that don't understand the phrase "Not my child not my problem, 'ya ankle bitch"?
It pays to increase your word power!
EDITED TO ADD: If you have trouble visualizing the "twats wearing shoes" mentioned in the second quote, regular Man Boobz commenter Polliwog has helpfully provided this [NSFW] picture.
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Polliwog
GREETINGS, FAIR MIDGARDIAN! OBSERVE YOUR MATE! NOW MARVEL AT THOR!
That meme hasn't been done out yet, has it?
Ahahahaha, amazing.
Thank you – after reading the troll's nauseating rape apologetics in the WTF thread, I needed that laugh. 🙂
Dvärghundspossen
Scarlet Johansson is like the sexiest woman on the planet! I just saw Ironman 2 and the best part was SCARLETT IN A CATSUIT!
Howard Bannister
…I actually hated Iron Man 2 a little bit because she was such a cardboard cutout with no character, just… sex appeal.
Iron Man 2 is actually a little better to me retroactively with the character development she got in Avengers.
ozymandias42
From what I'd read Joss Whedon fought to put Black Widow in the movie so there'd be a female character in it *at all.*
Seconding Ozy. Folks on top noticed that people were complaining about ScarJ in Iron Man 2–folks like me–and concluded it would be better to drop her altogether.
No, that would actually make it worse, not better. The way it was in the movie? Is pretty much my gold standard now for how you take a character that was treated poorly and humanize her and make her part of the story.
I mean, yeah, it still had some problems. But the improvement was staggering.
piedpiper
can I request a blog post on alimony and how 96% of it is collected by women (according to the IRS) too useless to get a job (by implication).
Yours truly, the piper
Noadi
I totally want Tony Stark. He's a genius who builds stuff, imagine the sex toys he could come up with. I like toys.
I really like Tony Stark, but I also want to be Tony Stark. As a future engineer in electronic, I can think of no better hero.Except for the selling weapons thing.
Cliff Pervocracy
Wow, another "the important thing is that I've found a way to feel superior to both" troll, but with bonus incomprehensible conspiracy theories.
Young women are given so much more kudos for being able to look like "Goldman Sachs Barbie" than anything else they can do.
Young men, they're being raised to believe it's their actions that are important (as long as they're not actions a woman'll normally take).
Only building a CV of super-actions takes a lot more time for a young man than dressing like a white teenage girl unsullied by reality takes for a young woman. (Unless said young woman's you know….not really that white. Then it takes bloody ages or is nigh on impossible. Let's see how these women are getting on… )
That's a part of your "rape culture" right there, only it's also the MRA's "matriarchy".
If I've got you right, you're saying that women are praised more for their looks than their deeds, which is something that feminists are against. Also, making oneself look good takes less effort than doing stuff, so MRAs complain that a "matriarchy" has set up a situation where women get more praise for less effort?
First off, deeds in general are probably easier, since they need only be done once. If you're being judged by looks, then look bad one day and suddenly you lose any respect you've gained. (You're comparing "super-actions" to "dressing like a white teenager", which seems to be an unequal comparison)
Second, the two only share one thing in common; they relate to women being judged by looks, and men being judged by actions. In other words, the animal that feminists and MRAs are looking at both have a tail. But the animal itself is completely different; for for feminists, a system has developed that treats women as visual objects, meant to look good for the men who own them. Meanwhile, for MRAs, a vast feminist conspiracy has somehow convinced men to only judge girls by hotness (a judgement that MRAs are happy as all heck to make, so I'm not convinced this is even a valid argument in the first place).
One has historical and current evidential support, the other is just faffing about with a persecution complex. Just because you can find a superficial similarity between the two arguments does not mean they are equally valid or correct.
*tilts head*
what… what is this person SAYING?
thebionicmommy
Can I request you cite that? Can I also request that if you want a blog post about women getting alimony, that you make your own blog and write it yourself?
P.S. Alimony is back pay for the services one spouse provides in a marriage, in case the other person chooses to replace hir. There would also be less of a need for alimony if women got paid equal pay for equal work, and if more hetero couples had an equal division of household and parenting responsibilities.
I can't make heads for tails of what maniacal goblinoid nightmare woman wrote.
You can, but don't hold your breath to see it on here.
Here's an idea. Why don't you go to Reddit or MGTOW Forums and put something up there? If you've got a world-beater of an argument about how people who get financial assistance are useless because they don't have a job, put it out there and let everybody look at it.
If you can make serious points backed up by research, data, empirical evidence and things of that nature, we'll take it seriously and give it serious consideration.
And if it's a ridiculous screed full of appeals to authority and emotion and enough straw to sink the Titanic, we'll point and laugh.
jumbofish
Could bang on about this for much longer (and will. Eventually) but…ever heard the old Indian myth where 5 blind guys beat the shit out of each other after only "seeing" parts of an elephant and deciding it's different things?
I don't recall the "beat the shit out of each other" part of that story……
jumbofisch
er fail
"Your gender gets more alimony!" is like "my gender pays more taxes"–what you're really complaining about is having more money in the first place.
So, y'know, boo hoo?
Yet another MRA who expects feminists to do all of the work for him…
Go publish your own damn post.
Blokes who varnish, isn't funny how it's always more accepted when you do a really half arsed job?
I wouldn't know. A fair number of women who've seen me in nail polish have told me they wish they could apply it as well as I do.
PsychoDan
So of course the big studios wouldn't have green-lit it. The all-important White Male Age 18 to 49 would not have been pandered to.
I'm still pissed that this bullshit kept the Anansi Boys movie from being made. It could have been, so good, but then the studio insisted that they could only make it with an all-white main cast. Fortunately Gaiman was in a position to tell them they wouldn't be making it at all then.
@PsychoDan: I didn't watch the live action Last Airbender movie because 1) I'd already seen the whole series, and the movie was condensed out of the first season, and 2) the only non-white person in the cast was playing Zuko and everybody else was a white person in brownface.
And The Last Airbender also sucked. Turns out a cast of white people is not sufficient to make a movie a success.
cloudiah
@Jumbofisch But do you remember the German myth about the grasshopper that spent months idling away his time while the ant industriously stored up food for the winter. When the winter came, the grasshopper found itself perishing of hunger, whereupon the ant whacked it on the head with an axe, barbecued him, and served him up as a feast for all his ant friends.
Or that famous Egyptian myth about the a hare who challenged a tortoise to a race, and who was so sure of winning that midway through he took a nap. The hare never woke up because the tortoise hired a bunch of ninjas to assassinate him.
Classic stories.
Jessay (@jessay)
I wish I gained sexual satifaction for lying. I wish I gained sexual satisfaction from most of the things they claim I do. Again, how do these men know how my lady parts feel when I do things?
And why are men complaining about the SHIT THEY EXPECT US WOMEN TO DO? If I didn't feel like a man would get grossed out if I didn't shave my legs, I WOULDN'T SAHVE MY LEGS! I would NEVER shave a damn thing if it wasn't expected of me. I like how they pick examples of women's oppression (being expected to waste tons of time and money making themselves look "beautiful" for fear of being shunned and winding up old and lonely) and turn it into some awesome thing that we're doing to spite them. What I would give to not be expected to look my best when I go outside. Imagine the freedom.
Experiment number 2 for today: Walk up to one of these mras all unshowered, no deodorant, not shaved, no makeup, baggy clothes, sneakers, and hit on him. See what he does.
BTW I love how feminists big complaints are things like, "I can't walk around alone without fear of getting raped" and all the MRAs can come up with is, "Women wear makeup!"
What in the actual fuck did maniacal goblinoid nightmare woman just say?
As for hating women in movies, no. There are plenty of ladies who I absolutely love to watch. On the other hand, you might see me get heated when Kristin Stewart is cast again in something that looks halfway decent because she only ever plays her goddamn self and that annoys the hell out of me. But this is not hatred of successful women, but hatred of bad casting choices.
Argenti Aertheri
The parts I can follow seem to sum to — the media maintains unrealistic standards of beauty for women, almost to the point of reaching Uncanny Valley. And only "super-actions" would require as much time and effort from men to compare. And then something about getting the elephant story weird, but making the point that feminists see things one way, while MRAs see things another way.
Which, ok, anyone here think the pro-choice and "pro-life" crowds are really having the same debate? I can't tell is maniacal goblinoid nightmare woman is pulling a fallacy, or simply stating a rather obvious fact. If it is a fallacy, it'd be —
Argument to moderation (false compromise, middle ground, fallacy of the mean) – assuming that the compromise between two positions is always correct
There are also traces of the age old "I'm unsullied by your pitiful debate" in there, but maybe that's the "gotta run" brevity of it.
Re: women in movies — I rewatched Gothika last night because I remembered it being rather good, and everyone always laughs when I say that. Yeah, I'm sticking by that. I'm half sure the hate it gets is because most of the leads are either not white, or women (or both), and that's just inconceivable! *sigh* (yes it's "another ghost story", name one other that unarguably passes the Bechdel test though)
If horror and thriller movies make you jump, watch it during the day with the lights on. Oh and since he's already come up, one of the very few lead male roles is Robert Downey Jr. (unfortunately, he keeps his shirt on)
I'm half sure the hate it gets is because most of the leads are either not white, or women (or both), and that's just inconceivable!
Yeah, or it could be that it's just not a very good movie.
Jessay: Honestly (and don't get me wrong, this is dependent on your social group and your privilege), there are a ton of guys who really *don't care* if you don't shave your legs. I've been refusing to shave for years, and the only people who have said shit about it have been my mom and sister. (Err, and one dude who asked if I did it as a political statement…? That was weird.) Assuming it's not a job requirement and you don't have a partner who has a fetish for shaved legs, if you want to, why not give it a try?
Snowy — not very good by what standard? ghosts are cliche? because it isn't the standard ghost movie. It gets off to an admittedly slow start, and then nearly pulls a Lost Boys ending, but the characters are realistic, varied, and developed over the course of the movie.
I'm curious, have you seen it since it came out? Because I saw it theaters, and the people I went with all liked it, and then 6 months later I must have terrible taste to have liked it in the first place. I do actually really like the progression of Halle Berry's character from perfectly sane psych doctor having her patient say "you can't trust someone who thinks you're crazy" to her using the same line on a former colleague.
Is it some Hitchcock classic? No; Is it good for an hour and a half of jumping and trying to figure what in the hell is going on? Yes. Point was no one seems to just go "meh, I didn't like it", people seem to absolutely hate it as that worst thing EVAR, and it's far from it. If it's true that people love insane asylum stories to measure the distance between the people inside the asylum, and themselves, that's exactly what Gothika does with Halle Berry's character.
And IMDB gives it 3/5, which sounds about right. I might make that 4/5 as I have a soft spot for psych thrillers set in psych wards, and there are just so few that aren't absolute full of ableism — usually it's how dangerous and untrustworthy the mentally ill are, not the complete opposite. I mean, the actual point of the plot is basically "and this is why mentally ill women should maybe be taken seriously when they say they were raped, no matter how absurd the story sounds".
Could be worse too, they could've turned it all love story at the end and didn't.
@ozymandias42 Yeah you might just be running with a very different circle than I do, or living in a more progressive area. I'm in a very blue collar area, lots of construction workers. While I have a handful of good friends, most of the guys I meet are very ignorant and sexist. Lots of that, "can't turn a hoe into a housewife" mentality, and just very traditional , conservative ideals when it comes to women (but of course they don't hold themselves to the same standards).
I don't bother to shave if nobody is gonna see anything, but the shame that I've been taught all my life about women with hairy legs is a little too much for me to overcome without seeing one the these elusive male feminists out in the wild. No, seriously, I don't know if it's just because of where I'm from, but I have never met a male feminist in person. And the way I hear men talk about women, well, it doesn't inspire much hope. There are so many out there who expect shaved everything. It's like, suddenly it's even expected to shave your vagina… not just a preference, but it feels like the norm now. It's kind of overwhelming to even think about sleeping with someone new and worrying "Is he judging me?" Some of them see it as hygiene. It's just too much porn culture and not enough real world experience or something.
I don't know. I personally am not comfortable flaunting hairy legs and armpits because people can be cruel.
Kakanian
>If the next Captain America movie doesn't involve him partnering up with his long-time crime-fighting companion the Falcon. …y'know, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comic books? (emphasis on American, as he came after the Black Panther)
The guy who turned out to be both a pimp and a nazi plant at the same time on a single page? I really would like to know what the writers were thinking when they figured that was a good idea.
…yeah. There was SO MUCH FAIL there. Take a black superhero, one of the oldest ones, one who has always been solid and upright and hangs with Captain America. Give him to a white writer.
"Gee, the only character development I can think of to do with a black man is to make him a pimp, have him abuse women…"
Honestly, the Big Two are dead to me now. Well, except for Ultimate Spider-man. But the minute Bendis leaves that project, it's dead to me too.
Snowy — not very good by what standard? ghosts are cliche?
No, it wasn't very good because it was like a ghost whisperer episode and and a law and order svu episode were in an industrial accident and got melded together into one long boring movie. Believe me, I'm no stranger to liking movies that other people thought were bad so I'm not getting down on you for liking a movie I didn't like here. I really liked Repo Men but I can see why other people wouldn't, it's too long/gory/plot is silly even though I found it really fun. The one thing I'm not going to do is be like, oh they just hated it because of Forest Whitaker and racism. I mean, do you really think people hated Catwoman because Halle Berry was the lead? She's been in some crappy movies and Gothika is one of them in my opinion. And having women leads in horror movies is more of the norm than any unusual thing, I don't see how that would play a part in people hating it either.
I'm curious, have you seen it since it came out?
I saw it on netflix streaming. I thought about going to see it when it first came out and am relieved I didn't spend the money. I'm not sorry I watched it or anything, by the standards of most netflix horror movies it was fun enough. But I wouldn't call it a good movie.
darksidecat
Yeah, Gothika is, as far as I remember it, not a particularly wonderful film, but it's not notably awful either. There's nothing really stand out awful about it. It's just a bland horror film not unlike dozens and dozens of others. Which does make me think that Argenti is on to something when they say that the special hate of the film (vs. a general just don't enjoy it aesthetic thing) is likely gender motivated. Sort of the difference between not liking Justin Bieber music because you don't like it aesthetically and the oddly disproportionate level of personal hate that a lot of misogynist/homophobic/transphobic men demonstrate towards him.
Gender and race motivated, that is, the fact that Halle Barry is a black female lead in a horror film (a rare event indeed) affects the perception of her vs. the "screaming blond virgin" female horror lead narrative.
I guess I hadn't realized Gothika was especially hated, if so then I think the race/gender hatred does play a bigger role in the reason why. But I don't think that it's the entire reason people disliked the movie.
Snowy — I wasn't trying to say it was a brilliant film not given credit jut because of the focus on people of color, and women, and mentally ill women in particular. I was trying to say I think the reason most people don't just go "eh, I didn't like it, but whatever" was because of those things — your reasoning is one of the least "how can you like THAT?!" responses I've gotten.
Part of why I rewatched it was that LoTR fandom discussion on manboobz awhile ago had me reviewing my movie collection for anything I was sure would pass the Beschel test, and didn't have a mostly white cast — it was the only one I was noticing definitely fulfilled both criteria, and yet so many people claim it's just terrible. Even the rotten tomatoes reviews contained shit like "Berry's grating screams might send you to looney land too."
But yeah, I don't tend to get people going "you liked that? I didn't, but whatever" but rather "how could anyone like that shit?!" — simple, ymmv on matters of taste.
pecunium
Cliff: You could have gone for the real humdinger… telling a misogynistic asshat how much you'd love to bang him.
I'd make sure you had a friend there to take care of you as you passed out from the pleasure.
Nanasha
@Jessay- I know that this is super late, but here's my two cents on the "ya don't have to" bit.
I have two scars on either side of my right arm. Both are about a foot long. They're big, fat ugly medical surgery scars from when I was 13 and snapped my arm in half, severed the nerve in my right arm and the bone came out from my skin. They had to screw my arm back together with two plates and 13 screws, all of which are still in my body.
I had to have two surgeries and a ton of physical therapy (and parsley soup) to get back about 98% feeling/movement in my right hand. I am lucky that I am left handed, and had to re-teach myself to do everything with one hand (huge eye-opener, by the way- you never think about how hard it is to do simple things until even one arm is out of commission).
You know what the first thing I thought when I saw the scars after all the surgeries?
'No one will ever want me.'
What can I say? I was 13, already depressed and convinced I would never find love, felt fat and ugly (I was not), and hopelessly sad about simply existing for various reasons.
The thing I learned as my giant purple cast was replaced several times and I finally had my arm free with giant red scars healing up and down (with tiny pinpricks where the 50-70 surgical staples had held the gaping wounds closed) is that people? They don't actually give a shit about what you look like 99% of the time. I had this arm that I felt so ashamed of, and most people didn't even notice it. I was so scared that my arm would keep me from being accepted or loved, and yet, the problem wasn't my arm, it was my feelings of inadequacy. I never wore make up in school- I still went on dates and had boyfriends and when I didn't get asked to dances, I went and asked someone (I generally never got turned down, either). I did all the things that I was told "girls just don't do" if they want to be loved or attractive, and still found myself plenty of situations in which I was loved and accepted for who I was.
And yeah, I do live in CA, but I grew up in a Northern CA town, which was kind of hick-y and rural. So there were a lot of negative attitudes about non-normative femininity. But when I went without shaving my legs and underarms for like a year and a half, no one noticed until I pointed it out. And the main reason I shave/wax my knee down is mainly because having hair on my legs lead to pulled hair leads to owies. So I prefer the non hair thing especially in the summers because it lowers the heat factor when I have bare legs.
And yeah. I liked the Avengers a lot- all the characters were really dynamic-more so than pretty much every superhero movie ever. But I would not even begin to feel like I have the "right" to drool over or "reserve" one of them for my ogling/sexual playtime pleasure. To some extent, I don't really even let myself imagine stuff like that because it's fairly likely that I would not be their "type" to begin with and therefore the fantasy doesn't really work and I can't even get into it without getting all self-loathing-y and panicked about my lack of awesomeness to offer said superhero.
Boo. I'm depressingly realistic, even in my fantasies.
Don't act like you would prefer a naturally hairy, greying, make-up less woman that didn't make you look and feel good on your arm. And believe it or not, women don't only try to look good to impress guys, most of it is for other girls.
Guys also do these rituals- they shave their facial hair into specific cuts to make their jaw appear stronger, have risers in their shoes to appear taller, tailor their suits to show off their best features, whiten their teeth, wear hats when they don't want anyone seeing their bed-head or bald spots, use rogane, get hair transplants and many, many, Many other things including man-scaping (thank you for that btw…).
Both men and women are insecure at times, women just know how to fix their issues better than men, if a women is short she throws on 5″ heels and bam, problem solved. If a guy is feeling insecure about his height he can get an inch or two from risers, but for the most part he will just go about feeling inferior to taller, more desirable men… sucks for guys.
Me personally, I like my men tall, handsome, fit and for them to adore me, done up or lounging at home wearing no makeup.
It's also silly to think that all women want is men to want them. You must not have a mother figure in your life if this is what you think about women. How chauvinistic of you.
I dunno, I'm pretty happy with my girlfriend despite her hairiness and makeuplessness, and I'm proud to have her on my arm.
thenatfantastic
If a guy's feeling insecure about his height I'd suggest he a) stopped using other people as a barometer of how something he can't change should be b) stopped hanging around nasty spiteful Mean Girls like you. Same if a woman was insecure about her height.
Being horrible about other people isn't something that's unchangeable by the way Sarah.
"People should look like this!" or else what? There's 7billion people in the world, they don't all exist for the purposes of your lady-boner FFS, get over yourself. I like guys with pointy hips, that doesn't mean I think all men should starve themselves. If a dude wants to spend his time fannying about with his hair, beard, pubes, shoes, clothes, whatever then more power to him. But no one should be forced to change themselves just to meet your arbitrary standards.
And speaking as a hairy, clean-faced woman with a partner, fuck you.
(*the fuck you from me would stand whether I had a partner or not, that particular fuck you was from him)
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One reason I related so strongly to Free Theatre is that their history has run parallel to my own film career. There's no cruisy, laid-back lifestyle for anyone who puts creative priorities ahead of commercial ones. Free Theatre has survived censure, court cases, money problems and an earthquake that wrecked their venue. Such pressures have only made them more imaginative and more determined to realise their vision. They show that working outside the mainstream can be hugely satisfying. The film is not just about Christchurch but relates Free Theatre's activities to the wider history of experiment in the arts in New Zealand.
Shirley Horrocks
In 2009, New Zealand filmmaker Shirley Horrocks was introduced to the work of Free Theatre. She expressed interest in making the company the subject of a documentary, discovering from word-of-mouth and the extensive archives she was introduced to that here was a special story. She travelled to Wellington to see the company's touring work Distraction Camp - seeing the performance on the evening of the first major Christchurch earthquake in September 2010.
From here commenced an extraordinary six year odyssey to produce a film on the company. Although she eventually received a CreativeNZ grant to create a rough cut of the film that subsequently led to a finishing grant from the NZ Film Commission, much of the early work was self-funded. Horrocks has a reputation for shining light on New Zealand artists working on the margins that she believes deserve to be more widely recognised. Her films reflect an impressive array of NZ subjects, including Marti Friedlander, Allen Curnow and Albert Wendt. Her quest to produce a film on Free Theatre was fuelled by a sense that the company epitomised a sense of the alienated NZ artist continuously trying to reach out to the local community, providing vital insight but not always appreciated for doing so. She takes a look at the extensive and colourful history of a company that is unique in the New Zealand arts scene, incorporating material from the Free Theatre archives and talks with current and past members of the company as well as national and international collaborators. Horrocks also presents beautiful, never seen before footage of post-quake productions that she and her cameraman Craig Wright filmed including The Earthquake in Chile (2011), Hereafter (2012) and Canterbury Tales (2013).
Shirley Horrocks interviewed by James Dann
RDU, 15 August 2017
"When Christchurch was the centre of new theatre"
National Business Review (NBR)
John Daly, 14 July 2014
"From sublime to satirical: filmaker picks in the NZIFF, Part IV"
25 July 2017, The Spinoff

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US Air Force Leaders Say It's High Time Our Planes Shoot Deadly Lasers
Rhett Jones
Published 5 years ago: March 6, 2017 at 6:00 am -
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US military bigwigs gathered in Orlando this week for the annual AirWarfare Symposium to discuss big plans for big weapons that do big damage. According to a report, the biggest unfunded project that US Special Operations Command hopes to push through is a C-130 that's equipped with a power laser weapon.
An AC-130. Photo: Getty
Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command tells Defence One that he's very optimistic about the project. "There are a lot of vendors that are really contributing to and continue to push that technology along," he says.
The project has been floating around as a potential R&D effort for years. Back in 2015, Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, who was then head of Air Force Special Operations Command, told Breaking Defence that he believes "we can put a high energy laser — offensive and defensive — on an AC-130 by the close of this decade."
Webb says that the Airborne Laser program that attempted to out a defensive laser on the nose of a 747 jetliner had turned defence officials off of the technology. It never made it past it to the stage of actually producing an operational aircraft and it was canceled in 2012.
But according to Webb, things have changed and as technology has improved, the project could get off the ground soon. First, "a relatively low-kilowatt laser" will need to be tested and the money is reportedly already in place for that.
Lasers have been demonstrated by Boeing to be capable of burning a hole in the hood of a truck and the U.S.S. Ponce was given permission to use its Laser Weapon System (LaWS) prototype as a defensive weapon. Likewise, the plan is for C-130 aeroplanes to use the weapon as anti-ballistic missile defence that could be capable of offensive measures.
Webb also acknowledged that "At some point … a policy discussion is going to have to be had on where and how can you use a laser where and how can you not."
With the White House calling for an increase of $US54 ($71) billion to the defence budget, it's possible that the project could find the funding. But that budget will have to get past congress and everyone in government is pretty tied up with investigating endless scandals right now.
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Q: Having trouble running Beautifulsoup library I was able to install the library, however, when I try to run it, it shows me the following error.
Don't know what to do, I am going crazy about it.
Someone please help me!!
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installing

A: try this instead of adding 4 to the end.
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

A: You're importing from Beautifulsoup4 what is the wrong package. Instead, from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
For more details, check the PyPi page of the package: https://pypi.org/project/beautifulsoup4/

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In the Latter Day Saint movement, an apostle is a "special witness of the name of Jesus Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others." In many Latter Day Saint churches, an apostle is a priesthood office of high authority within the church hierarchy. In many churches, apostles may be members of the Quorum of the Twelve and First Presidency of the church. In most Latter Day Saint churches, modern-day apostles are considered to have the same status and authority as the Biblical apostles.

In the Latter Day Saint tradition, apostles and prophets are believed to be the foundation of the church, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. The "Articles of Faith", written by Joseph Smith, mentions apostles:

"We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth."

History
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were both designated apostles by 1830. The founding articles and covenants of the Church of Christ stated an "apostle is an elder" and, as such, had the same responsibilities as an elder, though an apostle's primary responsibility was preaching. Other church members with proselytizing responsibilities were also referred to as apostles. A June 1829 revelation appointed Cowdery and David Whitmer to designate twelve apostles.

Subsequently, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was organized February 14, 1835, with the selection of twelve men. After the appointment of a quorum of apostles, the term became increasingly restricted to members of that quorum, but members of the quorums of the seventy were also sometimes referred to as apostles.

Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), apostle is the highest priesthood office of the Melchizedek priesthood. The President of the Church is always an apostle, as are the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In practice, counselors in the First Presidency are almost always apostles as well. There are usually at least twelve apostles in the LDS Church, though at times there has been as many as 21.

Some apostles have been ordained to that office without being included within the Quorum of the Twelve. Alvin R. Dyer, for example, was ordained an apostle in 1967; although he served as a counselor in the First Presidency between 1968 and 1970, upon the death of David O. McKay, he returned to his previous position as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve. Joseph Angell Young was ordained an apostle in 1864 but was never a member of either the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency. Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., and Sylvester Q. Cannon had each been ordained as apostles before eventually being called into the Quorum of the Twelve.

Due to a precedent established after the succession crisis which occurred after the death of Joseph Smith, the senior apostle, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve, becomes the new President of the Church upon the death of his predecessor. On these occasions, it is at the next church general conference that the president of the Quorum of the Twelve is formally sustained by the members of the church as the "prophet, seer, and revelator" and president of the church. The next most senior apostle becomes president of the Quorum of the Twelve.

Following their calling to the apostleship, members of the Quorum are sustained in general conference as apostles and prophets, seers, and revelators. This procedure also takes place at other meetings of church members such as ward and stake conferences. Each member of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve is sustained by name.

Usually, the president of the church ordains a new apostle, although any other apostle may ordain a person to the priesthood office. If the president of the church is unable due to infirmity to ordain a new apostle, the ordination is usually performed by an apostle who is a member of the First Presidency or by the president of the Quorum of the Twelve.

The Bible Dictionary of the LDS Church defines apostle as meaning "one sent forth" and elaborates as follows:

[Apostle] was the title Jesus gave () to the twelve whom he chose and ordained () to be his closest disciples during his ministry on earth, and whom he sent forth to represent him after his ascension into heaven. The calling of an apostle is to be a special witness of the name of Jesus Christ in all the world, particularly of his divinity and of his bodily resurrection from the dead (; ). Twelve men with this high calling constitute an administrative council in the work of the ministry. When a vacancy occurred with the death of Judas Iscariot, Matthias was divinely appointed to that special office as a member of the council (). Today twelve men with this same divine calling and ordination constitute the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The title was also applied to others who, though not of the number of the original twelve, yet were called to serve as special witnesses of the Lord. Paul repeatedly spoke of himself as an apostle (; ; ; ). He applied the titles to James, the Lord's brother (), and also to Barnabas (; cf. ). The New Testament does not inform us whether these three brethren also served in the council of the Twelve as vacancies occurred therein, or whether they were apostles strictly in the sense of being special witnesses for the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is referred to as an apostle in , a designation meaning that he is the personal and select representative of the Father.

Bruce R. McConkie also describes each elder and member of the church as an apostle:
Every elder in the Church is or should be an apostle; that is, as a minister of the Lord and as a recipient of personal revelation from the Holy Ghost, every elder has the call to bear witness of the truth on all proper occasions. Indeed, every member should have apostolic insight and revelation, and is under obligation to raise the warning voice. (; )

McConkie also explained the meaning of the word "in the ordained sense":
an apostle is one who is ordained to the office of the Melchizedek Priesthood. Ordinarily those so ordained are also set apart as members of the Council of the Twelve and are given all of the keys of the kingdom of God on earth. This apostleship carries the responsibility of proclaiming the gospel in all the world and also of administering the affairs of the Church. Christ "chose twelve, whom also he named apostles" (), and upon their shoulders the burden of the kingdom rested after he ascended to his Father (.) The original Twelve in latter-days were selected by revelation by the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon (.)

See also

Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)
List of Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
Three Witnesses

References

External links
LDS Church Leaders' Biographies
LDS Bible Dictionary: Apostle
LDS Scripture Index: Apostle
LDS Topical Guide: Apostles

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Latter Day Saint hierarchy
Priesthood offices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


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Q: removing elements from a numpy array based on elements of another array How would I go about removing elements from an array based on the contents of another array for example:
a = np.array([25, 2, 49, 3,90, 24, 45, 23, 9])
b = [3,45,23]
...

In order to get the output:
>>>a
25, 2, 49,90,24, 9

It doesn't really matter to me if b is a regular list or a numpy array. I've seen lots of similar questions but they all  remove array elements based on index or if they do remove them based on the element the list gets sorted as a result eg by using np.setdiff1d. I want to know if there are any numpy methods that will let me do something similar to np.setdiff1d but without sorting the array. If not is there another way to remove the elements as I'm not to familiar with numpy. Thanks in advance

A: Just make use of argwhere() method to find the indices of those values of 'b' that are present in 'a'  and isin() method to check the values inside 'b' is present in 'a':-
indices=np.argwhere(np.isin(a,b))

Finally just delete those values by using delete() method:-
a=np.delete(a,indices)

Now if you print a you will get your desired output:-
array([25,  2, 49, 90, 24,  9])


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Hey all! Hope everyone is enjoying the beaut weather we are having for April, Cannot believe the change from last week, I have sat out in the garden pretty much all day and even did a HIIT session this morning outside. Making the most of it as we never know when it will change back.
So if you read my last post on Intermittent fasting you will know this is what I have been doing for nearly two weeks now. So far so good! I have even lost a few pounds on the scales. Not quite where I want to be but at least after a few months of going up or staying the same the numbers on the dreading scale are going down. I know I shouldn't focus too much on what the scales say and I did take some progress pics but I do think it helps if we can see things going in the right direction. Mentally this is something I think every woman struggles with and I should just throw out the scales but I don't think I could! I don't weigh myself everyday but just once or twice a week in the mornings to keep myself on track.
Exercise: For the most part I have stuck to getting up early and exercising as to make use of the intermittent fasting and burning some extra fat stores early doors. I've only had one or two days off to rest those muscles and have made myself get up and go straight into our garage gym even if its just to do a quick HIIT session of 20 mins or so. Most days I have been training a different body part using weights and have been aching ever since! I have used The body coach for my HIIT sessions approx twice a week also. Love his quick videos but they are tough.
Food: I have actually felt so much better in myself too these last two weeks. I've been a lot less bloated, had more energy and slept a whole lot better. I did feel a little hungry and empty the first few days of the fasting as I was trying not to eat before 12pm and not to eat after 8pm most days give or take an hour or so later if I was working a little later; but I have got used to it. This 8 hour window seems to work best for me and my timetable but I think you can pick a time to suit you. For the most part of your fast you are asleep, but it has definitely helped with my snacking in the evening knowing I cannot eat past a certain time. What to eat has been a challenge, as my research said that I should be eating a high fat low carb diet as in ketogenic diet style. This has been a tough one to get my head around, but I haven't felt too hungry so I must be doing something right. I've added alot more eggs, cheese, almonds, avocado, butter and healthy oils into my diet to help me feel fuller for longer and tried to cut down on the carbs. I have been using alot of cauliflower rice so I feel like I am having carbs but in actual fact its a veg and it really does fill me up.
Drinks: I have been on a no alcohol mission for approx 4 weeks now and feel so much better for it! I definitely think alcohol plays a big part in weight gain for me as I also want that kebab at the end of the night too. So I am staying off it for a few more weeks yet this should give me a good chance of toning up a little more before hols. For the most part I have been drinking my water. No fizzy pop and hardly any cordial. Getting back into drinking alot of water is quite hard at first but I feel like its been about a month of drinking water and I now prefer it. I also drink a few cups of tea too usually 2-3 cups with a little semi skimmed milk and no sugar to keep me going. I do use this Hydr8M8 water bottle too which I love and its so handy to keep with me especially in work where I can forget to keep drinking water throughout the day.
Sustainability: I think this way of eating and exercising is easily sustainable for me at the minute. Hopefully I can keep it up till we go away in 7 weeks. Will keep you updated! Any tips from others who have used intermittent fasting as a way of keeping track of their diet let me know. Would love to know people's thoughts. I know a few of my friends have been doing this with me and are finding it pretty easy so lets keep going together.


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Q: creating same type of objects based on a condition from an existing object ; C# LINQ I am trying to breakdown an object into more than one object of same type based on a condition. How can I write a LINQ query in C# for this.
public class Order
{
   public List<Driver> Drivers { get; set; }
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}

Order co = new Order();

Say for example my co object has 14 drivers and 12 vehicles.
I want to create objects of type Order which will contain 5 drivers and 4 vehicles.
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Thanks
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Home / Blog / Am I fit enough to walk the Camino?
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Bandito standard series gun 36"
Of the little info on the web about this gun it seems like it's of no good. They say it's only accurate a spear length away. My dad bought it awhile ago and never used. Pics uploaded, maybe some Of you have experience with this gun?
I have to agree with Pinniped. This wouldn't be my favorite gun, but I doubt that you are out to shoot big blue fin tuna. Its a hell of a lot better than my first "gun" which was a Hawaiian sling in the early 1950s. Go try it out rather than wasting money on expensive stuff. Then experience will guide you.
I have to agree with Pinniped. This wouldn't be my favorite gun, but I doubt that you are out to shoot big blue fin tuna.
Thank you for the well wishes! I see there are stainless steel wishbones. Are they going to be less prone to snapping?
I realised that metal wishbone in general are dangerous because if they do derail they will take a finger.


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Loud Speaker Noise I live in a place called Peruvilai, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. My area has several tiny temples, a mosque and two churches, all contributing to noise pollution year round.
Apropos your Editorial and a few news items on Environmental Pollution published recently, I want to underline the problem of noise pollution in the big cities and towns of our country. It has been causing damage to thousands of people. The everyday road traffic is tolerable, but the truck noise during the summer is too much.
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HDTV vs. Lookout Mountain: Cancer
Mines, Rants
There has been a giant debate over a new broadcast TV tower on Lookout Mountain. The two forces at odds are the Lake Cedar Group (aka CBS 4, Denver's 7, 9 News and UPN 20) and C.A.R.E. (aka Canyon Area Residents for the Environment). Technically, Jefferson County and the City of Golden is the side opposing the Lake Cedar Group, but C.A.R.E. appears to be the public face.
I was recently invited to a Facebook group called "Say no to the Cedar Group" whose group description reads as follows:
From mines.facebook.com:
The Cedar Group is planning on installing a new 600ft Antenna Tower on Lookout Mountain, already the EMF radiation emitted by the antennae on the mountain are at 125% what is allowed by Federal Law and already the interference produced by the radiation is causing EM devices to function inappropriately within a few miles of the tower. With the addition of the new tower we, as a school, could face devastating consequences: inability to conduct EM or any micro/nano-scale research, loss of wireless capabilities in the Golden region, not to mention the negative health effects. All of this so the Cedar Group can rake in millions a year. Our school, The Colorado School of Mines is refusing to take an official position on this extremely important matter. The purpose of this group is to raise awareness among the student population at Mines so that we can let our administration know how we feel. Check out the website on this page and if you agree with me, that this is a big deal and that our voices must be heard please invite all other friends you have at Mines. If we could get the membership up at least we could show Bill Scoggins that we care about this and maybe he'll decide to care as well!
Well, that was it. I really hate groups who have it all wrong. I also hate groups that feel the need to drag me into things they know nothing about. But the deed has been done and here I am. Now, before I begin this rant, I'm going to preface it by saying that I am only a Junior and still have many things to learn. However, I feel I have learned enough in my last 20 years or so to accurately comment on this issue.
The Lake Cedar Group and C.A.R.E. have both posted "facts" about the issue. The interesting thing is, many of these facts claims something that is mutually exclusive. For example, C.A.R.E. claims that "people who live closest to the towers have higher rates of brain and central nervous system tumors." (http://www.c-a-r-e.org/myths.htm)
While the LCG claims that "Lookout Mountain cancer rates shows the incidence of disease is within the range that would be expected even if there were no towers." (http://www.hdtvcolorado.com/)
This causes confusion for many people. It also frustrates me. So let's get to it.
What C.A.R.E. claims:
From www.c-a-r-e.org:
Myth: Studies show no higher incidence of disease on Lookout Mountain than any other location.
Fact: The Colorado Department of Health and Colorado State University have both conducted studies specifically on Lookout Mountain residents, specifically to determine what types of adverse health conditions exist and what has caused them. The sad reality is that people who live closest to the towers have higher rates of brain and central nervous system tumors. Numerous physicians and cancer experts have testified under oath giving clear and demonstrative caution to Jefferson County officials that long-term exposure to the towers' radiation is harmful to people – they also state that they wouldn't have their families live near the towers with the risks they pose. You don't see any television executives living near them either.
What the Lake Cedar Group claims:
From www.hdtvcolorado.com:
#2 Myth: Studies have shown the TV towers on Lookout Mountain cause cancer.
Fact: Another fabrication by opponents. The most recent study on Lookout Mountain cancer rates shows the incidence of disease is within the range that would be expected even if there were no towers. Further, the Jefferson County Health Department told the County Commissioners that there is "no conclusive proof that low level RF is a causal agent for cancer or for other adverse health effects." Additionally, the Health Department told the commissioners that the World Health Organization has also looked at the current scientific literature and feels there is no convincing evidence that exposure to RF shortens human life span or causes cancer.
First of all, neither side has provided any sources for their claims. This pisses me off. Always, always, always! Always provide sources. If you don't, you look like, and in fact are, a complete idiot. Minus five points each for C.A.R.E.and the Lake Cedar Group.
Fortunately, I was able to find some articles in the Rocky Mountain News to shed some light on this issue. Let's start picking it apart.
C.A.R.E.: "people who live closest to the towers have higher rates of brain and central nervous system tumors." True with a "but".
From www.rockymountainnews.com:
Previous studies by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment found increases in tumors among residents of two areas on Lookout Mountain, but found no conclusive link between the cancers and the broadcast towers.
(emphasis added).
So what? Yes, there is a measured increase in tumors among the residents in question. However, the increase in tumors is not linked to the radio towers. Minus one point for C.A.R.E.
But what about the "Numerous physicians and cancer experts [that] have testified under oath giving clear and demonstrative caution to Jefferson County officials that long-term exposure to the towers' radiation is harmful to people"? Good for them. The fact of the matter is that no one really knows what long-term exposure will do. I've seen many reports saying cell phones cause cancer. I've also seen the same amount of reports saying that cell phones don't cause cancer. Don't believe me? Go Google "effects of RF emission" or some variation thereof. No points awarded or taken aware from C.A.R.E.
C.A.R.E.: "You don't see any television executives living near them either." Okay, this is my favorite type of argument. Mostly because it's so easy to tear apart. The statement assumes a cause and effect relationship when there is none:
Because the area is dangerous, the executives refuse to live there.
Cause and effect.
Of course, TV executive may also choose not to live there because there are no nice homes there, or perhaps the 30 minute commute to Denver (without traffic) is too long. Maybe they already have a home (from before they were a TV executive) and don't want to move. Minus two points for C.A.R.E. One for the invalid argument, and another for using such a foolish argument.
At the end of the first round:
C.A.R.E.: -8 points
The Lake Cedar Group: -5 points
Okay. On to the Lake Cedar Group's statement.
Lake Cedar Group: "The most recent study on Lookout Mountain cancer rates shows the incidence of disease is within the range that would be expected even if there were no towers."
The study, conducted by Burch and other researchers at Colorado State University and the University of Washington in Seattle, measured the production of "markers" believed to play significant roles in the human immune system.
The study indicates changes in immune system markers such as white blood cells, lymphocytes and T-cells could be related to increased RF levels because the markers "were all significantly increased among persons" in the highest areas of exposure as compared with those in the areas of lowest RF exposure.
The new study found the closer people live to the towers the higher their exposure to radio frequency emissions.
The level of the increased markers found by the study is within the normal range of variance from person to person, [Dr. Mark] Johnson [of the Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment] said.
(emphasis added)
Let's talk a little about statistical significance (think "Q-Test" if you took chemistry at CSM):
From en.wikipedia.org:
In statistics, a result is significant if it is unlikely to have occurred by chance, if in reality the independent variable (the test condition being examined) has no effect, that is, if a presumed null hypothesis is true.
So what? The group near the RF emissions did have increased markers levels. However, the levels were not above that of chance. Plus one point for the Lake Cedar Group.
The Lake Cedar Group: "the World Health Organization has also looked at the current scientific literature and feels there is no convincing evidence that exposure to RF shortens human life span or causes cancer."
This is true as well:
From www.who.int:
Despite many studies, the evidence for any effect remains highly controversial. However, it is clear that if electromagnetic fields do have an effect on cancer, then any increase in risk will be extremely small. The results to date contain many inconsistencies, but no large increases in risk have been found for any cancer in children or adults.
A number of epidemiological studies suggest small increases in risk of childhood leukemia with exposure to low frequency magnetic fields in the home. However, scientists have not generally concluded that these results indicate a cause-effect relation between exposure to the fields and disease (as opposed to artifacts in the study or effects unrelated to field exposure). In part, this conclusion has been reached because animal and laboratory studies fail to demonstrate any reproducible effects that are consistent with the hypothesis that fields cause or promote cancer. Large-scale studies are currently underway in several countries and may help resolve these issues.
There you have it. Straight from the lion's mouth. Plus one point for the Lake Cedar Group.
At the end of round two:
If you care to do any more reading, here are some links you might find interesting:
Frequently asked questions about the safety of radiofrequency (RF) and microwave emissions from transmitters and facilities regulated by the FCC.
World Health Organization's comprehensive information on what electromagnetic fields are, their impact on health, as well as the current exposure standards and recommended precautions.
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
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In an effort to provide extra nutrition to your garden soil, you could inadvertently be adding harmful chemicals. Use these tips to make smarter fertilizing decisions.
The first garden we put in at our farm was the result of tilling under a lawn that had been heavily fertilized before we moved in. Surprisingly, we had relatively little trouble with grass in the garden and had a very rewarding year. Our garden grew seemingly without much aid from us. The squash plants had elephant-ear sized leaves, the corn grew tall and lush, and we ate all we could, consigning much more to the compost pile.
I laugh at that woman now. The woman who didn't realize that garden was a cruel trick of chemical-fertilizer residues. That year's garden was like the sugar rush you see in a child who has just eaten a large cupcake. The next year and the years to follow have been the inevitable sugar crash.
As your soil goes, so goes your health. If your soil is deficient in minerals and you eat the food that grows there, you will also be deficient in those minerals. It's impossible for plants to make up their bodies with minerals they cannot access. One of the biggest mistakes that we make in gardening is to rely solely on a bag of fertilizer that only tells us the N-P-K ratio. At some point, scientists got together and determined that nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium were the only nutrients the average gardener should feed to their soil. Focusing solely on nitrogen produces lush greenery but overlooks the fact that lush greenery is just window dressing without minerals, such as calcium and magnesium.
So, what kinds of soil additives should we use and which should we avoid? This becomes quite a challenge in today's polluted world. Here are some problematic soil conditioners that you should understand fully before adding them to your garden.
Sawdust is readily available and often mulched around plants for weed repression or added to soil as an amendment. In the right situation, it can be the perfect amendment. If you have soils with high nitrogen content, adding sawdust will leach this nutrient from your soils. However, for most soils, as this mulch pulls down the nitrogen levels, you will begin to see plants fail unless you also apply a high-nitrogen compost. Low nitrogen levels are particularly harmful for leaf crops, such as lettuce or kale.
Also be aware of what type of sawdust you are using. Did the facility mill treated lumber? Is the sawdust a waste product from a furniture industry that has loaded it with toxic polishing treatments? What type of tree is the sawdust made from? Walnut sawdust can inhibit plant growth, especially of those in the rose, nightshade and cabbage families, because of the chemical juglone.
Alternatives: Rake up and use the grass cuttings from your yard. Make your own compost. If you choose sawdust, know your source.
Many high-phosphorus fertilizers are approved for use under organic standards. They're intended to encourage vigorous root growth and thereby result in abundant plant growth and high yields. Unfortunately, this hasn't always been the case. In fact, in some instances these additives have been shown to retard plant growth instead.
The real downside to using these imbalanced fertilizers is that the mycorrhizae in the soil work best in an environment that contains low levels of phosphorus. It doesn't actually kill these extremely important soil workers, but it creates an environment in which they do not germinate or grow.
Alternatives: Use a balanced fertilizer or, better yet, perform a thorough soil test. Once you understand the levels of nutrients in your soil, you can choose which need to be increased or decreased to attain balance.
Many organic gardeners use hay for weed suppression. Unfortunately, over the past several years, we've seen an increase in the use of aminopyralid, a persistent herbicide, on hay fields. These non-specific chemicals remain on cut hay and forage, and when added to your garden, they'll continue to act on "weeds," such as your tomatoes and peas. Unfortunately, shortly after the issue with hay and forage was discovered, manure also became a problem. This was not only because of the presence of contaminated bedding but also because the herbicides clopyralid and picloram were found in commercial animal feed.
Alternatives: As you weed, lay the wilted leaves and stems down as mulch. Make your own compost to use as mulch and soil additives, as well. Know the source of your manure, if you use it, and ask what they are feeding, where the animals are grazing and what has been sprayed there.
About the Author: Dawn Combs has more than 20 years of ethnobotanical experience, is a certified herbalist, and has a bachelor's degree in botany and humanities/classics from Ohio Wesleyan University. She is co-owner of Mockingbird Meadows, a medicinal herb and honey farm near Columbus, Ohio, where she consults with women and their partners on issues of hormonal imbalance, oversees the United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary and operates the Ohio Eclectic Herbal Institute.


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Edison matrix 593. 'O sole mio / Carmen Melis
'O sole mio (Primary title) Wile
Giovanni Capurro (lyricist)
Eduardo Di Capua (composer)
Composer information source: ADP.
Carmen Melis (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Description: Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
Source(s): Documentation held by the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, including recording ledgers, cash books, and artifact descriptions.
approximately Mar. 1911 New York, New York S1 Unknown
approximately Mar. 1911 New York, New York S3 Master Plated master exists at TENHP.
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edison matrix 593. 'O sole mio / Carmen Melis," accessed January 30, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000163044/593-O_sole_mio.
Edison matrix 593. 'O sole mio / Carmen Melis. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000163044/593-O_sole_mio.
"Edison matrix 593. 'O sole mio / Carmen Melis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 30 January 2023.


Congratulations on your shiny new Apple iPad. To save you money (data charge rates of UK mobile providers) and battery life of leaving 3G switched on, you're probably wanting to use the wireless connectivity on your iPad to connect to the internet whenever you're at home.
For this you'll need a wireless router. According to Apple, this should be a wireless N (802.11n) router. You can find a list of wireless routers and our ratings of them in our router reviews section. All of these routers are wireless N and will work with all versions of the iPad.
There have been some reported problems with wireless network access on the Apple iPad, and Apple have recognised these and promised a fix. However, in the interim you can take the following steps to make the best of what you have.
• Ensure your router firmware is up to date. Routers have software built into them that controls how they work. Sometimes router manufacturers release updates to this software to fix bugs or accommodate newer standards. You can normally find these updates and instructions on how to install them on the website of your router's manufacturer. See our list of router manufacturer websites.
• Use WPA or WPA2 security. Apple have acknowledged that using the older WEP security standard may cause drop-outs on your connection. Note: To do this you will need to change the security settings on your router, and all computers/devices that connect to it. See our section on wireless router security for more info.
• Adjust the screen brightness. This is really odd but does sometimes work, it suggests that the wifi antennae are in some way impacted by the brightness levels of the screen. Weird, but worth a try. Go to Settings and then Brightness and Wallpaper on your iPad to change this.
• Renew your IP address. Your router assigns an IP address (an identification) to your iPad for your own network. Sometimes this can get confused. You can get a new one which should be trouble free by going to Settings and then Wi-Fi on your iPad. Tap the network you are currently using and then tap Renew Lease.
• And finally the old IT classic, turn it off and turn it on again. Try turning the Wi-Fi off then on again first to see what happens. This may resolve some more obscure issues.
If you've completed all of these and are still having problems, then you will probably have to wait for Apple to update the software on your iPad. There is an automatic check for this so you should get the new software fairly quickly after it becomes available.
To choose the best wireless router for your iPad and your specific needs check out our wireless router wizard.


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Bump. Hey, I'm trying to find my can't eats but my last three questions went unanswered including this one. I've read the list of both can'ts and don'ts but it is not a complete list. I just want to eliminate foods from the beginning of my diet so my journey is less frustrating and stressful. Any help or insight is much appreciated.


Well it finally came to the end of my late trip post! the last place that I was heading towards to is nonetheless the mighty castle kingdom of Edinburgh. Little disappointed I wasn't be able to visit other castles than Edinburgh castle or Queen's castle in edinburgh. Must say that Edinburgh is a really enchanting place! wherever you go the sound of pipe bag blown by the grace men of Edinburgh will never ever stop ringing throughout your ears. I now adore quilt more than ever, I've rarely seen someone wearing those quilt if it's not in Scottish regime. Did not know that cashmere are popular tourist souvenir until I came, I personally not a big fan of this smooth material since they all seems to be quite pricey. Friend of mine had her hand of with two cashmere scarf although they said it wasn't that pricey as compare to other local London cashmere seller. Guess it was true, two pieces of cashmere material cost for a mere £50 pound whilst I browse around locally it cost twice as much as that. This not so peculiar material had me wondering why they are so special? Annisa said it gives her an ultimate warm whenever she wears one, well... I found UK weather were so unbearable that none of any material could give me comfort as what it likes to be in Jakarta. However, since I was so attracted to quilt I decided to get one but again I just thought it would end up being one of my wardrobe junk so I decided not to. Here's a few of my snapshots taken directly from the spot!
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kmu jg makin keren, bagi dong kerennya hehe..
I love the look! you just look so awesome, confident, and chic! great post, truly inspiring! wish I can go there!
love your look & the city!
Super stylish! The photos are awesome!
LOVE ALL THE PHOTOS!! NICE SHOT!
Both of you & the place look too gorgeous! The cut of your shirt is as well brilliant.
Anyway, I'm intrigued in your obsession of being a Datin (as to be the opposite-Sir of England-is mine). Do you know if there's a possibility for us Indonesians (non-citizens of those countries) achieving those titles?


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#IceBoat weekend in #Madison.
UW-Madison: Employee has coronavirus
by The Badger Project, The Badger Project

UW-Madison: Employee has coronavirus

by The Badger Project, The Badger Project
March 13, 2020

BY PETER CAMERON

An employee of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has the coronavirus, school officials announced Friday.

The employee, who works in the School of Veterinary Medicine building and is not being identified for privacy reasons, is quarantined at home, the university announced.

The employee recently traveled to a country with widespread transmission COVID-19, the specific strain of the virus spreading around the world. The university did not identify which country.

Officials will identify close contacts and asked to self-monitor and isolate themselves, the university said in the statement.

The university directed non-essential employees at the veterinary building to return home this afternoon and were asked to to self-monitor for symptoms.

Older adults and people with chronic medical conditions are at higher risk from COVID-19, according to the CDC.

To avoid contracting the virus, and to slow its spread, wash your hands often, avoid close contact with people who are sick, and stay home if you are sick or may have been exposed to the virus.

Consult the CDC website for more information on the coronavirus.

Lauren Henning, junior investigator, assisted with this story.

This article first appeared on The Badger Project and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
By The Badger Project on March 13, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
BY PETER CAMERON
An employee of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has the coronavirus, school officials announced Friday.
The employee, who works in the School of Veterinary Medicine building and is not being identified for privacy reasons, is quarantined at home, the university announced.
The employee recently traveled to a country with widespread transmission COVID-19, the specific strain of the virus spreading around the world. The university did not identify which country.
Officials will identify close contacts and asked to self-monitor and isolate themselves, the university said in the statement.
The university directed non-essential employees at the veterinary building to return home this afternoon and were asked to to self-monitor for symptoms.
Older adults and people with chronic medical conditions are at higher risk from COVID-19, according to the CDC.
To avoid contracting the virus, and to slow its spread, wash your hands often, avoid close contact with people who are sick, and stay home if you are sick or may have been exposed to the virus.
Consult the CDC website for more information on the coronavirus.
Lauren Henning, junior investigator, assisted with this story.
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Two homes were destroyed and a third damaged in Wednesday's fires on the south coast of NSW, the Rural Fire Service has confirmed this afternoon, as their fire fighting focus swings from south coast to north.
More than 600 firefighters are continuing to battle more than 80 bush and grass fires across NSW, 38 of which are uncontained, with winds set to pick up again this afternoon.
The focus of resources has shifted from the south coast to the north, with fires burning in the Richmond Valley and Clarence Valley where winds are picking up.
"As predicted we are seeing strengthening winds this afternoon," said RFS spokesman Ben Shepherd. "Even in the last hour or two, we've seen significant increase in fire activity across those fire grounds."
The Richmond Valley fire burning at Mothersoles Rd is threatening "some isolated rural properties", he said. Although the Clarence Valley fire at Bristol Arms Road is burning close to some properties, they are not currently under threat.
The fire near the town of Bemboka on the far-south coast has now burnt through more than 3300 hectares, and although it picked up again briefly on Thursday afternoon it has now returned to advice level.
Two other fires south of Sydney continue to burn out of control: the blaze on Croobyar Road in Mount Kingiman, near Ulladulla; and a fire at West Cambewarra Road in North Nowra.
Mr Shepherd said crews are "taking advantage of more favourable weather this afternoon to start backburning those in an effort to contain those."
While it's going to take "a fair amount of effort" over the next few days, crews are trying to get the south coast fires under control "ahead of stronger winds forecast for Saturday and the stronger fire risk associated with that extra wind."
Crews from the Rural Fire Service spent Wednesday battling more than 80 fires across the state, with 50 uncontained.
The winter blazes left scientists "gobsmacked" as they tore through parts of NSW, leading to a total fire ban across much of the state.
The fires destroyed two homes at Bemboka and damaged one home at Nowra, it's since been confirmed. More than a dozen outbuildings were also destroyed across the region.
The RFS was expecting weather conditions across Sydney and the southern parts of the state to be cooler and less windy on Thursday, with temperatures to reach a high of 21 degrees in the city and 19 in Wollongong.
In the north, winds of up to 65km/h and temperatures in the mid to high 20s are making conditions similar to what firefighters faced in the south of the state on Wednesday.
Environmental change academic David Bowman said global warming meant the northern and southern hemisphere fire seasons were overlapping, which was stretching global firefighting resources.
"We're seeing something which is unusual in the extreme," he said. "It's worrying, it's mind-bending."
"We've got the largest fire complex burning in San Francisco and fires burning in the Glacier National Park on the Canadian border, which we've just sent crews to, and now we have this extreme weather fanning NSW fires in winter."
Bushfire safety researcher Jim McLennan said he was "gobsmacked" to see so many fires in winter.
Proactive fire prevention had suffered a lack of government funding, the La Trobe University researcher said.
"Cash-strapped local governments not mitigating risk can create a real problem," he said.
On Wednesday, RFS Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers said firefighters were worried the milder conditions would not last long.
"We are concerned about a return to these gusty conditions on Saturday," he said.
The whole of NSW was declared to be in drought earlier this month, and Mr Rogers said while fires in August were not uncommon the lack of rain was a major issue.
"It will take a lot of rainfall to make up for that moisture deficit," he said, adding that without a decent spring rainfall we would be "entering uncharted territory".
"It's certainly extremely dry," Mr Rogers said. "It's three months since the end of the last fire season and now we're back into it again."


An 80-year-old woman was admitted for a 2months history of non-healing ulcers on both feet. She is known to have type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia and hypertension for 30 years. She has a history of a femoral fracture on the left incurred after a fall 2 years ago for which she underwent open reduction and internal fixation.
On physical examination, there were ulcers on the lateral aspect of both feet and on the right malleolar area. Dorsalis pedis pulses were absent bilaterally.
An X-ray of both femurs was requested to check if the fracture healed properly and to rule out a new fracture since the patient remained bedridden despite surgery to correct the fracture. The X-ray revealed a metal implant on the left femur and with no new fracture. Incidentally, the femoral arteries were noted to be calcified along their entire length indicative of atherosclerosis (figure 1).
Lower extremity X-ray: calcified common femoral arteries (green arrows), deep femoral arteries (blue arrows) and superficial femoral arteries (red arrows).
Aortography with bilateral lower extremity run-off was done to demonstrate patency of the arteries. This showed heavily calcified but patent common femoral, profunda femoris, superficial femoral and popliteal arteries bilaterally (figure 2). Other pertinent findings were severely diseased and occluded anterior and posterior tibial arteries bilaterally. Both peroneal arteries were diseased but patent down to the distal leg.
The patient was managed medically with statin, aspirin, diabetes and antihypertensive medications. Local wound care was also provided.
Although catheter angiography is considered the reference standard in the diagnosis of PAD, an easily available and non-invasive modality such as Doppler ultrasound that does not require the use of potentially nephrotoxic contrast agents can also be used.1 Calcification of peripheral vessels may cause a decrease in elastic recoil of the involved vessel, leading to diminished Doppler signals (ie, from a triphasic flow to a biphasic or monophasic flow pattern).3 4 Plain radiography on the other hand is a valuable but semiquantitative tool in the detection of vascular calcification.
Atherosclerosis can symmetrically affect the arteries of the lower extremities.
On this X-ray, we have seen both femoral arteries to be heavily calcified along their entire length.
Even if the femoral arteries are heavily calcified on X-ray, they can still be found to be patent on arteriography.
. Doppler ultrasonography in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. Arch Turk Soc Cardiol 2013;41:248–55.
Contributors ALFJ wrote the initial manuscript. MASS and LK contributed to the writing of the final version of the manuscript. LK performed the arteriogram. All were involved in the care of this patient.