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FOOD ???? AMBIENCE ???1/2 SERVICE ???? VALUE ???1/2
180 Church St., Clinton • 978-365-6368 • thaitimeclinton.com

Thai Time restaurant is located less than a block from several hidden gems tucked away in the small Central Mass. town of Clinton; the historic Strand Theater is just around the corner and across the street is the legendary Old Timers Pub. Thai Time is new in town, in comparison, but who ever said something has to be old to be a gem? Thai Time’s small-town friendliness and tasty food is a pleasure to discover.

A long list of appetizers include chicken and beef satay, crispy and soft Thai rolls, as well as meatless offerings of scallion and chive pancakes, edamame and vegetable tempura. The Vegetarian Sampler ($8.95) is a simple, yet delightful, array of small, crunchy bites. Two vegetable rolls consist of shredded carrots, celery and cabbage; four tofu triangles with a crisp outer layer, which lack fl avor, but pair well with the dipping sauces served with the plate; two golden triangles with a crispy outer layer hold a potato and pea mixture with yellow curry seasoning; and the last and most flavorful, four fried chive pancakes that almost melt in your mouth.

The Pad Thai ($8.95) is fresh and satisfying, with a great balance of ingredients. A crisp and healthy presence of bean sprouts offset the heavier sauciness of the noodles; the crumbled peanuts come in a generous pile off to one side, allowing one to mix them in according to their own taste. The shrimp topped off the aesthetically-pleasing pile nicely, and though the flavor of the shrimp did not disappoint, the meal could benefit from a more generous portion of the seafood.

House specialities are offered during lunch and dinner, the former for a lesser price, and feature land and sea entrées complemented with fresh vegetables and herbs and all served with a cup of white rice. The Spicy Fish ($14.95) is a whole de-boned striped bass, deep-fried, topped with a mildly-hot chili sauce with sweet tones. Crispy basil leaves are as thin as paper and dress up the dish aesthetically, however, do not add much to the overall taste of the dish. The fish is served warm, moist and flakes away from itself with ease. The flavor of the fresh bass and the delicious chili sauce pair well and make the dish outstanding from other entrées. It certainly is deserving to be on the list of house specialities.

Spicy curry dishes are offered with nine different accompaniments, including traditional chicken and vegetables, to lessoften seen squid and duck. The Panang Curry with scallops ($13.95) comes served in a deep dish, piled high with long baby corn, sliced carrots, large stalks of broccoli, green peppers, a few shredded lime leaves and a modest amount of medium-sized scallops with the curry flavoring in a warm sauce at the bottom. The vegetables are freshly steamed; the scallops are plump and juicy, and while they do not provide a strong fish-flavor, the curry makes up for any lack of taste. The curry sauce is the highlight of this dish; with such great taste, it seemingly would dress up any of the land, sea or vegetable options nicely.

Vegetarians are catered to with special offerings including Veggie Pad Thai, Veggie Fried Rice and Vegetable Delight with mixed vegetables in season, stir-fried with garlic sauce, tofu and sliced ginger. The menu also notes that several non-vegetarian soups and main dishes can be prepared meatless. Being that not many of the meals at Thai Time use dairy products, it can be expected that vegans will also find a generous amount of options to choose from.

Thai Time is a quiet gem that should not be overlooked. The staff is friendly, welcoming and provide a relaxed atmosphere, not rushing diners, while at the same time, being prompt. Don’t expect cheap American food, but rather eastern inspired meals that are priced for what you get – something a little different for the area, something of quality.<|endoftext|>Question: What is the capital of Zofingen District?
Answer: Zofingen<|endoftext|>Home Page
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w/b 24th May

Lesson 1 - Goal: To share objects into equal groups

Imagine that you are going on a picnic with five other people. You must share out all food equally between the five of you.

Share 20 strawberries between 5 plates

Share 15 cupcakes between 5 plates

Share 10 packets of crisps between 5 plates

Share 5 apples between 5 plates

Share 25 sandwiches between 5 plates

Draw a picture of each thing or use objects in your house to represent each item and share them out.

Lesson 2 - Goal: To share objects into equal groups

Imagine that you are making ice creams.

Use the templates (or draw your own) to help you share the following numbers of cherries between the ice cream cones.

12 ÷ 2 =

20 ÷ 5 =

15 ÷ 3 =

18 ÷ 2 =

24 ÷ 2 =

12 ÷ 3 =

Lesson 3 - Goal: To share objects into equal groups

Read through this power point. Look up any words that you don't know or use the glossary at the back.

Write a few sentences about who Matthew Henson was and why he is famous.

  • D
  • F<|endoftext|>Sunday, 5 November 2017

#303 The value of following up

First-time experiences tend to seem more magical. That moment a couple of weeks back, when I walked past my old house and spoke to the new tenant, who'd only just moved in cause they took a year to let the place out again. It's far more romantic than going back a second time two weeks later. There's nothing sensational about a follow-up. Most of the time.

Follow-ups can be hugely impactful though. I did actually walk by that house again this morning and for some reason, the exact same girl was stood in the doorway drinking what I only assume was the same beverage. I looked at her and just started laughing. There was no effort involved.

With the conference earlier this week, I had to really wring out the impact. We had a talk about it with the group. I got to give examples of what the sessions had covered but at the end of the meeting, all we'd done was talk. There were no solid actions written down. So I started the discussion again, managed to get some more attention on the notes I'd taken and eventually arrived at the makings of a commitment. The charity would try to post at least one video on its channel each month.

That might seem really insignificant. I'd spent a whole day and thirteen sheets of paper learning the ins and outs of how to use marketing software and all that had come of it was a slight improvement in the frequency of video uploads. It was a start though. We were changing something. Some of the conference attendees probably didn't even get that far. Spending a whole day attending talks. Paying attention. Talking it over with their teams. Then failing to follow up and ultimately changing nothing.

Fizzfan said...

OMG You have just Hi-lighted one of my oft repeated (sometimes quite aggressively) beefs about meetings, conferences and totally valid gripes about just about anything, but particularly business.
SOLUTIONS, and more importantly, putting them into ACTION!!!

We have underwriting guides at work that are almost incomprehensible unless you’ve been working there years. They were of course written by such people.
What’s needed is for them to be written by people who are still at their learning phase, because they have heightened awareness of things making sense.
It’s taken 20 years of me moaning (along with quite a few others) but my current manager has finally agreed ‘something’ needs to be done. Can’t help but think it’s soemthing to do with the imminent influx of 7 newbies from outside the company who will have the bewildering task of understanding how to navigate the mind crushingly complex system before they even have a chance of successfully extracting the information they need.
I’m a great fan of concise, scenario based, step by step, bullet pointed procedure. I am not a fan of whys, wherefores and links unless absolutely necessary, especially when I have someone on the telephone on hold.
Be interested to find out how long ‘something’ will take. I’ll probably have retired.

Well done for bucking the trend of talking to no end. Follow ups are hugely importance! Massive thumbs up!!!

Dan Copping said...

I sympathise because joining a new team can be so daunting anyway. When you recruit someone, the amount of preparation you do for that new person effectively tells them how much you care about them.

I'm not denying that good people can forge their own path but nobody's good at everything.

ais.

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FOOD ???? AMBIENCE ???1/2 SERVICE ???? VALUE ???1/2
180 Church St., Clinton • 978-365-6368 • thaitimeclinton.com

Thai Time restaurant is located less than a block from several hidden gems tucked away in the small Central Mass. town of Clinton; the historic Strand Theater is just around the corner and across the street is the legendary Old Timers Pub. Thai Time is new in town, in comparison, but who ever said something has to be old to be a gem? Thai Time’s small-town friendliness and tasty food is a pleasure to discover.

A long list of appetizers include chicken and beef satay, crispy and soft Thai rolls, as well as meatless offerings of scallion and chive pancakes, edamame and vegetable tempura. The Vegetarian Sampler ($8.95) is a simple, yet delightful, array of small, crunchy bites. Two vegetable rolls consist of shredded carrots, celery and cabbage; four tofu triangles with a crisp outer layer, which lack fl avor, but pair well with the dipping sauces served with the plate; two golden triangles with a crispy outer layer hold a potato and pea mixture with yellow curry seasoning; and the last and most flavorful, four fried chive pancakes that almost melt in your mouth.

The Pad Thai ($8.95) is fresh and satisfying, with a great balance of ingredients. A crisp and healthy presence of bean sprouts offset the heavier sauciness of the noodles; the crumbled peanuts come in a generous pile off to one side, allowing one to mix them in according to their own taste. The shrimp topped off the aesthetically-pleasing pile nicely, and though the flavor of the shrimp did not disappoint, the meal could benefit from a more generous portion of the seafood.

House specialities are offered during lunch and dinner, the former for a lesser price, and feature land and sea entrées complemented with fresh vegetables and herbs and all served with a cup of white rice. The Spicy Fish ($14.95) is a whole de-boned striped bass, deep-fried, topped with a mildly-hot chili sauce with sweet tones. Crispy basil leaves are as thin as paper and dress up the dish aesthetically, however, do not add much to the overall taste of the dish. The fish is served warm, moist and flakes away from itself with ease. The flavor of the fresh bass and the delicious chili sauce pair well and make the dish outstanding from other entrées. It certainly is deserving to be on the list of house specialities.

Spicy curry dishes are offered with nine different accompaniments, including traditional chicken and vegetables, to lessoften seen squid and duck. The Panang Curry with scallops ($13.95) comes served in a deep dish, piled high with long baby corn, sliced carrots, large stalks of broccoli, green peppers, a few shredded lime leaves and a modest amount of medium-sized scallops with the curry flavoring in a warm sauce at the bottom. The vegetables are freshly steamed; the scallops are plump and juicy, and while they do not provide a strong fish-flavor, the curry makes up for any lack of taste. The curry sauce is the highlight of this dish; with such great taste, it seemingly would dress up any of the land, sea or vegetable options nicely.

Vegetarians are catered to with special offerings including Veggie Pad Thai, Veggie Fried Rice and Vegetable Delight with mixed vegetables in season, stir-fried with garlic sauce, tofu and sliced ginger. The menu also notes that several non-vegetarian soups and main dishes can be prepared meatless. Being that not many of the meals at Thai Time use dairy products, it can be expected that vegans will also find a generous amount of options to choose from.

Thai Time is a quiet gem that should not be overlooked. The staff is friendly, welcoming and provide a relaxed atmosphere, not rushing diners, while at the same time, being prompt. Don’t expect cheap American food, but rather eastern inspired meals that are priced for what you get – something a little different for the area, something of quality.<|endoftext|>Home Page
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w/b 24th May

Lesson 1 - Goal: To share objects into equal groups

Imagine that you are going on a picnic with five other people. You must share out all food equally between the five of you.

Share 20 strawberries between 5 plates

Share 15 cupcakes between 5 plates

Share 10 packets of crisps between 5 plates

Share 5 apples between 5 plates

Share 25 sandwiches between 5 plates

Draw a picture of each thing or use objects in your house to represent each item and share them out.

Lesson 2 - Goal: To share objects into equal groups

Imagine that you are making ice creams.

Use the templates (or draw your own) to help you share the following numbers of cherries between the ice cream cones.

12 ÷ 2 =

20 ÷ 5 =

15 ÷ 3 =

18 ÷ 2 =

24 ÷ 2 =

12 ÷ 3 =

Lesson 3 - Goal: To share objects into equal groups

Read through this power point. Look up any words that you don't know or use the glossary at the back.

Write a few sentences about who Matthew Henson was and why he is famous.

  • D
  • F<|endoftext|>Sunday, 5 November 2017

#303 The value of following up

First-time experiences tend to seem more magical. That moment a couple of weeks back, when I walked past my old house and spoke to the new tenant, who'd only just moved in cause they took a year to let the place out again. It's far more romantic than going back a second time two weeks later. There's nothing sensational about a follow-up. Most of the time.

Follow-ups can be hugely impactful though. I did actually walk by that house again this morning and for some reason, the exact same girl was stood in the doorway drinking what I only assume was the same beverage. I looked at her and just started laughing. There was no effort involved.

With the conference earlier this week, I had to really wring out the impact. We had a talk about it with the group. I got to give examples of what the sessions had covered but at the end of the meeting, all we'd done was talk. There were no solid actions written down. So I started the discussion again, managed to get some more attention on the notes I'd taken and eventually arrived at the makings of a commitment. The charity would try to post at least one video on its channel each month.

That might seem really insignificant. I'd spent a whole day and thirteen sheets of paper learning the ins and outs of how to use marketing software and all that had come of it was a slight improvement in the frequency of video uploads. It was a start though. We were changing something. Some of the conference attendees probably didn't even get that far. Spending a whole day attending talks. Paying attention. Talking it over with their teams. Then failing to follow up and ultimately changing nothing.

Fizzfan said...

OMG You have just Hi-lighted one of my oft repeated (sometimes quite aggressively) beefs about meetings, conferences and totally valid gripes about just about anything, but particularly business.
SOLUTIONS, and more importantly, putting them into ACTION!!!

We have underwriting guides at work that are almost incomprehensible unless you’ve been working there years. They were of course written by such people.
What’s needed is for them to be written by people who are still at their learning phase, because they have heightened awareness of things making sense.
It’s taken 20 years of me moaning (along with quite a few others) but my current manager has finally agreed ‘something’ needs to be done. Can’t help but think it’s soemthing to do with the imminent influx of 7 newbies from outside the company who will have the bewildering task of understanding how to navigate the mind crushingly complex system before they even have a chance of successfully extracting the information they need.
I’m a great fan of concise, scenario based, step by step, bullet pointed procedure. I am not a fan of whys, wherefores and links unless absolutely necessary, especially when I have someone on the telephone on hold.
Be interested to find out how long ‘something’ will take. I’ll probably have retired.

Well done for bucking the trend of talking to no end. Follow ups are hugely importance! Massive thumbs up!!!

Dan Copping said...

I sympathise because joining a new team can be so daunting anyway. When you recruit someone, the amount of preparation you do for that new person effectively tells them how much you care about them.

I'm not denying that good people can forge their own path but nobody's good at everything. Presumably there could be a new joiner who would potentially be a very


 decided to act upon a long held desire to volunteer my time to some good cause in the society in which I choose to live. Maybe I wanted to pretend that I was a good person for a while. It's not kindness if you expect something in return but I wasn't sure if deep down inside I didn't really have some ulterior motive concerned with offsetting past sins and resurrecting a healthy balance in the black with the bank of karma that some feel governs us all. My cynicism in life is often self-directed. Still, I had found myself in the fortunate circumstance of having a free year and I wanted to make sure that it wasn't entirely wasted. Contact was made and meetings arranged and before I really had had much of a chance to fully absorb the gravity of the situation, there I was teaching blind Thai children a few times a week.

I had often thought it would be good to try and work in the special needs area of education and although I knew it would be difficult, I didn't really know much more than that. It proved to be a steep learning curve. The thing that hit me the most every time I was there was perhaps just how hidden in plain sight of the public the whole thing was. Located in the heart of a huge metropolis, the goings on should have been a common enough sight to the rest of society and yet most of them presumably had just as little idea as I had about what life was like inside such a place catering exclusively to blind and visually impaired children.

The role facilitated  a situation in which anyone would find themselves emotionally affected and often it's hard to prepare for this, the only way is to just do it and dive right into the deep end. The insides of the school itself were depressing from the outset. The large expanses of gates and wire mesh surrounds seem like something from a Soviet Gulag until you realise that they are there to prevent the kids from falling into or off things. I'll never forget the first time the bell rang and I saw fifty to sixty blind kids on the top floor sprint towards the steep concrete staircase, racing to establish a pecking order for the three storey descent. Amazingly they all knew exactly how far away it was and exactly where to stand and nobody tripped or tumbled down it, my heart was in my throat for a while. The walls were grey and equally prison blockesque. The floors had lines of bright paint in different colours to aid those students who are not completely blind in navigating their way around the school. To me, they looked like they were painted by some communist regime to force everyone into remembering how happy they ought to feel.  The classrooms had little or no decoration on the walls as personalising the learning environment in such a way hardly seems appropriate given the circumstance. Wall mounted moribund TV's hang from old brackets on the wall, the kids don't even know they are there and their power cords dangle away unplugged as a perfect sad metaphor. In short, very depressing.

After one term of thinking how great it would be to be able to take pictures and document this experience and the lives of these kids, I finally plucked up the courage to ask if I could shoot there and was delighted when the teacher got back to me with a green light on behalf of the school and students concerned and releases were fine.  It is an oft heard ideal in photojournalism that one should not affect or in any way impact upon the subject and just report and collect what is there to be seen as though invisible. Although a nice idea, I have always found this somewhat paradoxical as surely by your very presence in a situation, one can't help but alter it. It's akin to walking through a field of freshly fallen snow and then turning around and pretending not see your own footprints. This situation was truly unique in that regard however. The students I worked with were fully aware who I was and we had started to build good relationships. They knew what I was doing in general and I told them myself to make it all clear. That said, because of their blindness, they typically didn't know exactly when I was or wasn't shooting as I had opted for a very quiet camera set up so as to not disturb anyone. Initially I wrestled with the ethical side of the situation a few times, it felt uncomfortable at first but it wasn't the reason that I had initially gone there and I had been given full permission to shoot and had already started to form good bonds with the subjects. I was keen to portray them without taking any of their dignity and I had to abandon several of my own pre-determined misconceptions along the way. They weren't just 'blind kids', they were kids I knew and I worked with them daily at school.  I was the only Westerner available to volunteer for the school during this period which made me something of an odd one out. The other teachers around the school gradually went from looking at me with some suspicion to smiling at me as the volunteer guy who always has a camera with him. I didn't realise it at the time but looking back through some of the shots now, it seems to be as though I truly were the invisible man and my presence didn't cause any change in the subjects or their actions. I moved to keep out of their way and I felt them flowing around me as I shot, an outsider hidden within and no one else around on my side of the equation.  I perhaps felt like a thespian on stage who turns to deliver his soliloquy to an audience only to find that there’s nobody in the theatre. Walking through the snow with no footprints indeed, surreal.

There are still quite a few places that will soup your black and white films around in Thailand but I am a firm believer in devving your own, especially for black and white. The way I see it, if I hand over my B +W to a lab only one of two things are going to happen: 1) They get it wrong and mess it up in which case I kick myself as I know that my system and experience would have got it right, or: 2) They get it looking beautiful but you personally never really get to find out exactly how they achieved that and what chemicals and times were used and so you can never replicate that yourself nor can you guarantee that they can get it exactly the same if you come back to them again. Neither situation works for me, hence, I do it myself and keep very exacting records of every last factor so that I always know I can get the results the way I want them to look. No sense in being lazy plus I actually find it almost a pleasing and relaxing little discipline at times. If you've never learnt how to dev black and white film but like the idea of shooting it, I highly recommend taking the time to learn. It's not that hard and the initial outlay is far from expensive. The chemicals last for a ridiculously long time and suddenly this kind of film photography becomes a whole lot cheaper and you are no longer relying on other people, which is always good in life. There's also something special about being involved in the back end of the process and not just the shooting, you become more well rounded in your work and gain greater insight into what is going right or wrong with your technique. There are countless pages and video tutorials devoted to this subject all over the web so I shan't add one here. Suffice to say there's nothing like pulling out a reel of well shot and devved negs from a tank and seeing them for the first time as you hang them up to dry.

Shortly after the series was done, I was delighted and honoured to have my work accepted for a small exhibition at 'Photogallery' in Silom, Bangkok.  The work was shown during March 2015 and I received some nice feedback and emails about it.  I learned a lot throughout the experience and it was nice to have done it, I wouldn't rule out maybe helping again one day if circumstances permit.<|endoftext|>Agora Object: AP 2720
Inventory Number:   AP 2720
Title:   Kalathos, patterned
Category:   Pottery
Description:   Rim fragment from bell-shaped bowl with flat rim projecting inward and flat base orange-red paint on buff.
ADDENDA 2018: Single sherd to a large-sized kalathos with flat rim. The exterior and interior decoration is linear.
The exterior has a narrow lip-band at least one narrow band running below the handle zone.
The interior has a medium rim-band with a second medium band running below it. The upper surface of the rim has a medium reserved band with zigzag fill. The paint is thick and uniformly applied, fired orange. There are no traces of use-wear or burning.
Furumark Shape: 291; Furumark Motif 1: 61
Notes:   Cf. slip of paper in the back of notebook Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 5. (IV B).
Context:   Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 5. Aglaurion, East side.
Notebook Page:   71
Dimensions:   Max. Dim. 0.11
H. 0.052; Diam. (rim) 0.300 (10%)
Chronology:   LH IIIC Middle
Date:   7 June 1938
Elevation:   5-7m.
Bibliography:   Hesperia 8 (1939), p. 373, fig. 54,d.
References:   Publication: Hesperia 8 (1939)
Card: AP 2720<|endoftext|>Question: Who was the composer of Balika Badhu?
Answer: Rahul Dev Burman<|endoftext|>Two nuclear reactors retired in Japan as

<|endoftext|>Working on 'Unseeing Thailand'

Not too long ago, I decided to act upon a long held desire to volunteer my time to some good cause in the society in which I choose to live. Maybe I wanted to pretend that I was a good person for a while. It's not kindness if you expect something in return but I wasn't sure if deep down inside I didn't really have some ulterior motive concerned with offsetting past sins and resurrecting a healthy balance in the black with the bank of karma that some feel governs us all. My cynicism in life is often self-directed. Still, I had found myself in the fortunate circumstance of having a free year and I wanted to make sure that it wasn't entirely wasted. Contact was made and meetings arranged and before I really had had much of a chance to fully absorb the gravity of the situation, there I was teaching blind Thai children a few times a week.

I had often thought it would be good to try and work in the special needs area of education and although I knew it would be difficult, I didn't really know much more than that. It proved to be a steep learning curve. The thing that hit me the most every time I was there was perhaps just how hidden in plain sight of the public the whole thing was. Located in the heart of a huge metropolis, the goings on should have been a common enough sight to the rest of society and yet most of them presumably had just as little idea as I had about what life was like inside such a place catering exclusively to blind and visually impaired children.

The role facilitated  a situation in which anyone would find themselves emotionally affected and often it's hard to prepare for this, the only way is to just do it and dive right into the deep end. The insides of the school itself were depressing from the outset. The large expanses of gates and wire mesh surrounds seem like something from a Soviet Gulag until you realise that they are there to prevent the kids from falling into or off things. I'll never forget the first time the bell rang and I saw fifty to sixty blind kids on the top floor sprint towards the steep concrete staircase, racing to establish a pecking order for the three storey descent. Amazingly they all knew exactly how far away it was and exactly where to stand and nobody tripped or tumbled down it, my heart was in my throat for a while. The walls were grey and equally prison blockesque. The floors had lines of bright paint in different colours to aid those students who are not completely blind in navigating their way around the school. To me, they looked like they were painted by some communist regime to force everyone into remembering how happy they ought to feel.  The classrooms had little or no decoration on the walls as personalising the learning environment in such a way hardly seems appropriate given the circumstance. Wall mounted moribund TV's hang from old brackets on the wall, the kids don't even know they are there and their power cords dangle away unplugged as a perfect sad metaphor. In short, very depressing.

After one term of thinking how great it would be to be able to take pictures and document this experience and the lives of these kids, I finally plucked up the courage to ask if I could shoot there and was delighted when the teacher got back to me with a green light on behalf of the school and students concerned and releases were fine.  It is an oft heard ideal in photojournalism that one should not affect or in any way impact upon the subject and just report and collect what is there to be seen as though invisible. Although a nice idea, I have always found this somewhat paradoxical as surely by your very presence in a situation, one can't help but alter it. It's akin to walking through a field of freshly fallen snow and then turning around and pretending not see your own footprints. This situation was truly unique in that regard however. The students I worked with were fully aware who I was and we had started to build good relationships. They knew what I was doing in general and I told them myself to make it all clear. That said, because of their blindness, they typically didn't know exactly when I was or wasn't shooting as I had opted for a very quiet camera set up so as to not disturb anyone. Initially I wrestled with the ethical side of the situation a few times, it felt uncomfortable at first but it wasn't the reason that I had initially gone there and I had been given full permission to shoot and had already started to form good bonds with the subjects. I was keen to portray them without taking any of their dignity and I had to abandon several of my own pre-determined misconceptions along the way. They weren't just 'blind kids', they were kids I knew and I worked with them daily at school.  I was the only Westerner available to volunteer for the school during this period which made me something of an odd one out. The other teachers around the school gradually went from looking at me with some suspicion to smiling at me as the volunteer guy who always has a camera with him. I didn't realise it at the time but looking back through some of the shots now, it seems to be as though I truly were the invisible man and my presence didn't cause any change in the subjects or their actions. I moved to keep out of their way and I felt them flowing around me as I shot, an outsider hidden within and no one else around on my side of the equation.  I perhaps felt like a thespian on stage who turns to deliver his soliloquy to an audience only to find that there’s nobody in the theatre. Walking through the snow with no footprints indeed, surreal.

There are still quite a few places that will soup your black and white films around in Thailand but I am a firm believer in devving your own, especially for black and white. The way I see it, if I hand over my B +W to a lab only one of two things are going to happen: 1) They get it wrong and mess it up in which case I kick myself as I know that my system and experience would have got it right, or: 2) They get it looking beautiful but you personally never really get to find out exactly how they achieved that and what chemicals and times were used and so you can never replicate that yourself nor can you guarantee that they can get it exactly the same if you come back to them again. Neither situation works for me, hence, I do it myself and keep very exacting records of every last factor so that I always know I can get the results the way I want them to look. No sense in being lazy plus I actually find it almost a pleasing and relaxing little discipline at times. If you've never learnt how to dev black and white film but like the idea of shooting it, I highly recommend taking the time to learn. It's not that hard and the initial outlay is far from expensive. The chemicals last for a ridiculously long time and suddenly this kind of film photography becomes a whole lot cheaper and you are no longer relying on other people, which is always good in life. There's also something special about being involved in the back end of the process and not just the shooting, you become more well rounded in your work and gain greater insight into what is going right or wrong with your technique. There are countless pages and video tutorials devoted to this subject all over the web so I shan't add one here. Suffice to say there's nothing like pulling out a reel of well shot and devved negs from a tank and seeing them for the first time as you hang them up to dry.

Shortly after the series was done, I was delighted and honoured to have my work accepted for a small exhibition at 'Photogallery' in Silom, Bangkok.  The work was shown during March 2015 and I received some nice feedback and emails about it.  I learned a lot throughout the experience and it was nice to have done it, I wouldn't rule out maybe helping again one day if circumstances permit.<|endoftext|>Agora Object: AP 2720
Inventory Number:   AP 2720
Title:   Kalathos, patterned
Category:   Pottery
Description:   Rim fragment from bell-shaped bowl with flat rim projecting inward and flat base orange-red paint on buff.
ADDENDA 2018: Single sherd to a large-sized kalathos with flat rim. The exterior and interior decoration is linear.
The exterior has a narrow lip-band at least one narrow band running below the handle zone.
The interior has a medium rim-band with a second medium band running below it. The upper surface of the rim has a medium reserved band with zigzag fill. The paint is thick and uniformly applied, fired orange. There are no traces of use-wear or burning.
Furumark Shape: 291; Furumark Motif 1: 61
Notes:   Cf. slip of paper in the back of notebook Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 5. (IV B).
Context:   Oscar Broneer, Nb. No. 5. Aglaurion, East side.
Notebook Page:   71
Dimensions:   Max. Dim. 0.11
H. 0.052; Diam. (rim) 0.300 (10%)
Chronology:   LH IIIC Middle
Date:   7 June 1938
Elevation:   5-7m.
Bibliography:   Hesperia 8 (1939), p. 373, fig. 54,d.
References:   Publication: Hesperia 8 (1939)
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 your own worklife to be much more productive while needing half the time.

Let me tell you a little secret. Practically no one actually works 8 hours per day, let alone more than that. And except for a very few occasions, nobody needs to. Most people do a couple of tasks a day, spend a couple of hours working, and try to pretend like they are working the rest of the time. This is no one's fault, but a consequence of a corporate environment that looks down upon anyone that doesn't sit patiently at their desk for the complete duration of every work day. Remote work has provided us with an amazing opportunity to increase our productivity and have more free time to dedicate to other important projects and areas of our life: family, sport, or any creative project that you may have. Not only that, but you'll also perform better in your day job.

Remote work has provided us with an amazing opportunity to increase our productiveness and have more free time to dedicate to other important projects and areas of our life: family, sport, or any creative project that you may have.

Parkinson's law

I recently came across an old adage that perfectly illustrates why most people at most 9 to 5 jobs are extremely inefficient: Parkinson's law states that work expands to fill the amount of time alloted to it. In simple terms, this means that whatever amount of time you have designated to complete a task, you'll most likely spend that exact amount completing it (or more). This happens not because we are sensational estimating machines, but rather because we suck at it, and tend to overestimate the amount of time that a task will take. For example, if you have 5 things that you need to do in a particular workday, you'll probably spend 8 hours doing them, even if you could've done it in two. In that sense, the wise thing to do is to loosely estimate how long a task will take, write it down, and try to complete it in that amount of time. You'll find out that you don't work nearly as many hours as you thought (except maybe for a couple of particularly heavy days), and that you can shorten your actual workday by half or even more. To be clear: this does NOT mean that you'll get less done or slack off and fail to meet deadlines. That's not the point. The point is that you can be much more efficient if you are aware of Parkinson's law and start completing tasks more quickly, instead of inflating them to fill out your 8 hour workday. This was really tricky before, when the bossman was constantly looking over your shoulder to see what you were doing, but with remote work agreements, you can implement this method without much trouble. Remember, this is a method to do MORE than before, not less, while having the added benefit that you'll have a couple of free extra hours to do whatever you want to do.

Paretto's law

This one is a very well known law of economics, that states that in almost any field and endeavor, 80% of the outputs come from 20% of the inputs. 80% of all wealth is owned by 20% of the people (or even less). 80% of all sales within a company come from 20% of the products. 80% of your income is determined by 20% of your actions. You can apply it almost everywhere, and it's a brilliant law to keep in mind to help you prioritize and assign value to the different things that you have to do day to day. In practical terms, it means this: most of the things you normally do have little to no effect in the outcomes, and some very few things have a massive effect. Focus on those main things and do them to the best of your ability, and you'll be generating massive results with not too much effort. This law helps us identify those key inputs and work on them, while ignoring those time-consumign tasks that do not really matter in the long run.

How to apply this knowledge

The whole point of this article was to give you strategies to be more productive, not merely share some laws about the nature of work, so here's how you can apply these laws to increase your productivity exponentially:

1) Make a schedule: At the beginning of each day, list down all the things that you need to get done that day. Write down estimates for how long it will take you to complete them (aim to be precise but don't give yourself too much time for each task, remember Parkinson's law). Write it down as a checklist, and make sure to finish all the tasks by the end of the day.

2) Focus on one particular task at a time: One thing that distracts you massively is multitasking. It is much more effective to focus on one specific thing and doing it quickly. Don't get distracted by your phone, email, or other pressing tasks.

3) Prioritize: Be very aware of which tasks are essential and which are not. Do the important ones first (obviously).

4) Leisure time: The whole point of being more productive is to have more free time while also performing well at work. Mix in some leisure time with the work related stuff that you have to do daily, to help minimize stress and have a balanced life.

5) Do things right: Have some common sense. Don't simply ignore your boss because you finished your tasks for the day. These tips work, but you have to have some criteria to know when to work and when not to work. I know it's dumb that sometimes you have to sit at your desk merely pretending to work, but such is life, and getting fired isn't going to do you any good. And also, be good at your job. Your boss will be more lenient with you if you do your work right and on time.

Remember these two laws and these five tips and you'll soon find out that you'll get more done, and you'll do it better than before, with the added benefit of having more time to work on your side project or creative endeavor, more time to be with your loved ones or more time to read, work out, and do things that are beneficial for you on a larger scale.

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Every single effective sound data comes from the exact sample from locale and that is why AVANCE more a superior sound system created than quite many of other audio brands. As a special technology applied to use at every live scene, so that the AVANCE engineers can manage to collect effective sound fields from those worldwide famous locales for relative measurement and program, and then these effective datum are used for research and development and production details ---- that is why you can now enjoy yourself at home into the original and exquisite natural sound performance re-produced from each locale.

AVANCE audio, being a brand with profound study, research and development, production into original sound performance of more than 35 years and, with a clinging concept for original sound perfection based on an experienced and powerful R&D support, we believe and we never end to convert all these into one genuine goal: to make luxury speakers affordable for a larger audience!<|endoftext|>8 FAQs on traditional vs. Roth IRAs

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Posted on Mar 5, 2020

Both traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs can help you save for retirement. But they have different rules about taxes on contributions and withdrawals, what happens if you need to take money out before retirement, and other things that can affect which account type you might be better off contributing to. We’ve answered some of the top frequently asked questions about the differences between Roth and traditional to help you decide. (Calculator: Traditional vs. Roth )

Is there a difference in how much I can contribute to a Roth vs. a traditional IRA?

The maximum yearly contribution to traditional and Roth IRAs is $6,000 for 2020. Those 50 and older can make an additional catch-up contribution of up to $1,000 to their traditional or Roth IRA, as well. In the case of a Roth, you may not be eligible to contribute that much, however, depending on your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) or your filing status.

There have been recent changes by Congress that have eliminated age limits for IRA contributions. Additionally, ages for required minimum distributions were also extended to 72. (Related: SECURE Act changes to retirement rules)

Can I contribute to a Roth or traditional IRA no matter how much I earn?

No, at least for Roth IRAs. For married couples filing jointly in 2020, the ability to contribute to a Roth IRA is eliminated when modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) reaches $206,000. For taxpayers who are filing single or head of household, in 2020 the ability to contribute is eliminated when MAGI reaches $139,000. For taxpayers who are married but filing separately, the ability to contribute is eliminated when MAGI reaches $10,000.

Calculate MAGI by adding to adjusted gross income

 tasks. Here are some easy tactics that you can apply to your own worklife to be much more productive while needing half the time.

Let me tell you a little secret. Practically no one actually works 8 hours per day, let alone more than that. And except for a very few occasions, nobody needs to. Most people do a couple of tasks a day, spend a couple of hours working, and try to pretend like they are working the rest of the time. This is no one's fault, but a consequence of a corporate environment that looks down upon anyone that doesn't sit patiently at their desk for the complete duration of every work day. Remote work has provided us with an amazing opportunity to increase our productivity and have more free time to dedicate to other important projects and areas of our life: family, sport, or any creative project that you may have. Not only that, but you'll also perform better in your day job.

Remote work has provided us with an amazing opportunity to increase our productiveness and have more free time to dedicate to other important projects and areas of our life: family, sport, or any creative project that you may have.

Parkinson's law

I recently came across an old adage that perfectly illustrates why most people at most 9 to 5 jobs are extremely inefficient: Parkinson's law states that work expands to fill the amount of time alloted to it. In simple terms, this means that whatever amount of time you have designated to complete a task, you'll most likely spend that exact amount completing it (or more). This happens not because we are sensational estimating machines, but rather because we suck at it, and tend to overestimate the amount of time that a task will take. For example, if you have 5 things that you need to do in a particular workday, you'll probably spend 8 hours doing them, even if you could've done it in two. In that sense, the wise thing to do is to loosely estimate how long a task will take, write it down, and try to complete it in that amount of time. You'll find out that you don't work nearly as many hours as you thought (except maybe for a couple of particularly heavy days), and that you can shorten your actual workday by half or even more. To be clear: this does NOT mean that you'll get less done or slack off and fail to meet deadlines. That's not the point. The point is that you can be much more efficient if you are aware of Parkinson's law and start completing tasks more quickly, instead of inflating them to fill out your 8 hour workday. This was really tricky before, when the bossman was constantly looking over your shoulder to see what you were doing, but with remote work agreements, you can implement this method without much trouble. Remember, this is a method to do MORE than before, not less, while having the added benefit that you'll have a couple of free extra hours to do whatever you want to do.

Paretto's law

This one is a very well known law of economics, that states that in almost any field and endeavor, 80% of the outputs come from 20% of the inputs. 80% of all wealth is owned by 20% of the people (or even less). 80% of all sales within a company come from 20% of the products. 80% of your income is determined by 20% of your actions. You can apply it almost everywhere, and it's a brilliant law to keep in mind to help you prioritize and assign value to the different things that you have to do day to day. In practical terms, it means this: most of the things you normally do have little to no effect in the outcomes, and some very few things have a massive effect. Focus on those main things and do them to the best of your ability, and you'll be generating massive results with not too much effort. This law helps us identify those key inputs and work on them, while ignoring those time-consumign tasks that do not really matter in the long run.

How to apply this knowledge

The whole point of this article was to give you strategies to be more productive, not merely share some laws about the nature of work, so here's how you can apply these laws to increase your productivity exponentially:

1) Make a schedule: At the beginning of each day, list down all the things that you need to get done that day. Write down estimates for how long it will take you to complete them (aim to be precise but don't give yourself too much time for each task, remember Parkinson's law). Write it down as a checklist, and make sure to finish all the tasks by the end of the day.

2) Focus on one particular task at a time: One thing that distracts you massively is multitasking. It is much more effective to focus on one specific thing and doing it quickly. Don't get distracted by your phone, email, or other pressing tasks.

3) Prioritize: Be very aware of which tasks are essential and which are not. Do the important ones first (obviously).

4) Leisure time: The whole point of being more productive is to have more free time while also performing well at work. Mix in some leisure time with the work related stuff that you have to do daily, to help minimize stress and have a balanced life.

5) Do things right: Have some common sense. Don't simply ignore your boss because you finished your tasks for the day. These tips work, but you have to have some criteria to know when to work and when not to work. I know it's dumb that sometimes you have to sit at your desk merely pretending to work, but such is life, and getting fired isn't going to do you any good. And also, be good at your job. Your boss will be more lenient with you if you do your work right and on time.

Remember these two laws and these five tips and you'll soon find out that you'll get more done, and you'll do it better than before, with the added benefit of having more time to work on your side project or creative endeavor, more time to be with your loved ones or more time to read, work out, and do things that are beneficial for you on a larger scale.

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How is your recognition towards the so-called “perfect sound re-production” or “perfect sound performance”? None even a mere unpleasant sound produced? As pure sound effect as it can bring out? Or ---- yes, correct, that is the Original Sound Performance! And this is exactly a never-be-changed pursuit of AVANCE from the very moment when she was built up in year of 1973.

An original sound performance is the essence of music. AVANCE believes in this theory which we AVANCE people all devoted into. Whatever a nice perfection, whatever a natural production, and this is what a true sound performance re-produced by the audio devices.

Every single effective sound data comes from the exact sample from locale and that is why AVANCE more a superior sound system created than quite many of other audio brands. As a special technology applied to use at every live scene, so that the AVANCE engineers can manage to collect effective sound fields from those worldwide famous locales for relative measurement and program, and then these effective datum are used for research and development and production details ---- that is why you can now enjoy yourself at home into the original and exquisite natural sound performance re-produced from each locale.

AVANCE audio, being a brand with profound study, research and development, production into original sound performance of more than 35 years and, with a clinging concept for original sound perfection based on an experienced and powerful R&D support, we believe and we never end to convert all these into one genuine goal: to make luxury speakers affordable for a larger audience!<|endoftext|>8 FAQs on traditional vs. Roth IRAs

Amy Fontinelle

By Amy Fontinelle
Posted on Mar 5, 2020

Both traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs can help you save for retirement. But they have different rules about taxes on contributions and withdrawals, what happens if you need to take money out before retirement, and other things that can affect which account type you might be better off contributing to. We’ve answered some of the top frequently asked questions about the differences between Roth and traditional to help you decide. (Calculator: Traditional vs. Roth )

Is there a difference in how much I can contribute to a Roth vs. a traditional IRA?

The maximum yearly contribution to traditional and Roth IRAs is $6,000 for 2020. Those 50 and older can make an additional catch-up contribution of up to $1,000 to their traditional or Roth IRA, as well. In the case of a Roth, you may not be eligible to contribute that much, however, depending on your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) or your filing status.

There have been recent changes by Congress that have eliminated age limits for IRA contributions. Additionally, ages for required minimum distributions were also extended to 72. (Related: SECURE Act changes to retirement rules)

Can I contribute to a Roth or traditional IRA no matter how much I earn?

No, at least for Roth IRAs. For married couples filing jointly in 2020, the ability to contribute to a Roth IRA is eliminated when modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) reaches $206,000. For taxpayers who are filing single or head of household, in 2020 the ability to contribute is eliminated when MAGI reaches $139,000. For taxpayers who are married but filing separately, the ability to contribute is eliminated when MAGI reaches $10,000.

Calculate MAGI by adding to adjusted gross income any deductions for traditional IRA


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Even while courting, you’re still single so don’t start acting like married couples until you have actually exchanged vows, courtship is no guarantee, so get married first before the marriage routine starts.

It is God that established the institution of marriage and therefore it will be dangerous to attempt to build a home without Him. So it doesn’t really matter how your courtship proceeded, once you are rooted in Christ and going about it the right way, it’s all that matters.

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  1. May 12, 2004 #1
    I'm confused about the War on Terrorism

    I can’t understand why most people on the far left, intellectuals and liberal Jews are opposed to the war on terrorism, when they would be in great peril if the Islamo-fascist succeed. I can’t understand why homosexuals and women’s rights advocates consider the war on terrorism secondary to same sex marriage and women’s reproductive rights, when they would be in great peril if the Islamo-fascist succeed. I can’t understand why heterosexual women in general don’t take a greater interest in the war on terrorism, when they would be relegated to chattel status if the Islamo-fascist succeed.
    Last edited: May 12, 2004
  2. jcsd
  3. May 13, 2004 #2
    Hahahahaaa! :D

    Oh, wait... you were serious?
  4. May 13, 2004 #3
    Islamo-fascist, while a catchie term is less a danger to world freedoms then christian-fascists
    do to their limited location in remote countrys, with little power to do more then random terror bomb compared to our local christian-fascists
    like bush Jr and his many supporters who currently rule the most powerfull nation on earth :eek:

    so the threat of a Islamo-fascist in the USA is random terror but the christian-fascist threat is far more local, and real, as they are in power here and now
    Islamo-fascist are far away and have no chance to efffect our daily lives and laws

    BTW what is the real difference in farrightwing religious nuts be they taliban, ortho jew, or bible thumping christian, in the overall threat to freedom and progress of civilrights
    all hate gays
    all want to censor, movies, books, music ect
    all have sex hangups
    all want to control goverments to shape laws to suit their religions ideas
    all are anti-womans rights
    all are anti-abortion
    all think anyone not in their CULT is evil

    the threat to freedom from religion is the root problem, not just one religion all are evil :devil:
  5. May 13, 2004 #4
    So Rob, are you saying that this "liberalism" and "freedom" that the war on terror is promising - if it succeeds - is a good thing? Just by looking at the state of the countries who are on the "good" side of this war is enough to put me of that notion!

    Nothing more...
  6. May 13, 2004 #5

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    There was virtually no resistance to the invasion of Afghanistan. There has been virtually no objection to the tracking down and seizure of Al Qaeda monetery assets. The war on Iraq is an entirely different matter unconnected with the war on terror.

    The only aspect of the war on terror to which there has been significant resistance are the special laws and policies to push the limits (or exceed the limits) of civil and human rights. Now, can you guess why women, homosexuals and those with far-left political views would dislike a program of special laws aimed at depriving special groups of their rights? They have all been victimized by such laws in the past. They are rightfully suspicious.

  7. May 13, 2004 #6
    What about the pigeons rayB? Theyre local, always nearby, they control the air. If they turn against us were in deep ****!
  8. May 13, 2004 #7
    I saw a site that has similar beliefs as Robert Zaleski, http://www.protestwarrior.com. This site elaborates on the definition of Islamo-Fascism (while bashing leftist views in the process).

    While I do not personally agree with this website, I at least now know their argument.
  9. May 13, 2004 #8

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    I don't know. I went there and found ...um... enthusiasm but no ideas about anything. There were large dead patches on the page, maybe that's where links to their ideas are.

    The only thing I found was that they dislike liberals and really hate A.N.S.W.E.R. Most liberals hate A.N.S.W.E.R. too though.

    They seem very much to be the mirror image of what they claim to resent - thoughtless protestation against American values without any clear idea of what those values are. Like A.N.S.W.E.R., they don't know much, but they like marching around with signs.

  10. May 13, 2004 #9
    QUOTE=studentx]What about the pigeons rayB? Theyre local, always nearby, they control the air. If they turn against us were in deep ****![/QUOTE]

    looking at my car I fear they have

    but they can't make laws
    unlike the rightwing christian nuts
    who are much closer to the tali-ban in outlook
    and over all goals for their
  11. May 13, 2004 #10
    Thank you all for your warm enthusiastic responses. Let me see if I have this straight. It’s been implied that I’m a religious zealot, anti-abortion, anti-women rights, anti-gay, have sexual problems (woe is me!), want censorship on all forms of entertainment and want to drag law abiding citizens out of their homes in the middle of the night to be interrogated by the ‘Ascroft’s Gestapo’. I think I now understand.
  12. May 13, 2004 #11
    Woohoo! Bombs for peace!
  13. May 14, 2004 #12

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    Was that implied in a different thread? I didn't see it in this one.

  14. May 14, 2004 #13
    I dislike the conservative stereotype that left-wingers/democrats are 'weak on terror' and are 'terrorist apoligists' and such. I too disagree with that point of view (IE that we dont need to fight terrorism, like in Afganistan, and that if you only reason with terrorists they wont kill people), and there are certainly many liberals like that, but as a whole I think democrats are also concerned with fighting terrorism. Actually I think the democratic argument is that George Bush has not been fighting the war on terror properly.
  15. May 14, 2004 #14

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    I bet you hated "Starship Troopers," didn't you.

    And why did you join the military anyway?
  16. May 15, 2004 #15
    The movie of Starship Troopers is a great laugh. I love it. The book is a completely different story, but I enjoyed that too.

    Why did I join the navy? To see the world, have an adventure, et cetera. It's a good life for a young chap.
  17. May 15, 2004 #16

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    I agree with Jake. We need to fight terrorism, but the way trhe Bush administration has gone about it has actually made us less secure from terror. If we had just ignored Iraq and put the equivalent forces into Afghanistan, we could have monitored every damn hole and tunnel on the Afghan-Pakistan border and probably eliminated bin Ladien and all his associates. Iraq has brought us nothing but shame and grief.
  18. May 15, 2004 #17

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    BTW, Clinton wanted to invade Afghanistan after the Cole attack, but let himself be talked out of it. After 9/11, if Gore had been president, he surely would have gone for that option.
  19. May 15, 2004 #18
    The whole Iraq thing is a self fullfilling prophecy. Its hard to do your work when the whole world is screaming in your face. If we werent so divided, it wouldnt be so messy.
    Americans are attacked becuz their enemy believes what the entire world screamed to them: BUSH= HITLER.
    Terrorists will attack us whatever we do and we will increasingly become less secure whatever we do. There is always a scandal they use. If there is no scandal , they will attack us anyway and we will think deeply about

t lead someone on just for the fun of it.

Even while courting, you’re still single so don’t start acting like married couples until you have actually exchanged vows, courtship is no guarantee, so get married first before the marriage routine starts.

It is God that established the institution of marriage and therefore it will be dangerous to attempt to build a home without Him. So it doesn’t really matter how your courtship proceeded, once you are rooted in Christ and going about it the right way, it’s all that matters.

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I'm confused about the War on Terror

  1. May 12, 2004 #1
    I'm confused about the War on Terrorism

    I can’t understand why most people on the far left, intellectuals and liberal Jews are opposed to the war on terrorism, when they would be in great peril if the Islamo-fascist succeed. I can’t understand why homosexuals and women’s rights advocates consider the war on terrorism secondary to same sex marriage and women’s reproductive rights, when they would be in great peril if the Islamo-fascist succeed. I can’t understand why heterosexual women in general don’t take a greater interest in the war on terrorism, when they would be relegated to chattel status if the Islamo-fascist succeed.
    Last edited: May 12, 2004
  2. jcsd
  3. May 13, 2004 #2
    Hahahahaaa! :D

    Oh, wait... you were serious?
  4. May 13, 2004 #3
    Islamo-fascist, while a catchie term is less a danger to world freedoms then christian-fascists
    do to their limited location in remote countrys, with little power to do more then random terror bomb compared to our local christian-fascists
    like bush Jr and his many supporters who currently rule the most powerfull nation on earth :eek:

    so the threat of a Islamo-fascist in the USA is random terror but the christian-fascist threat is far more local, and real, as they are in power here and now
    Islamo-fascist are far away and have no chance to efffect our daily lives and laws

    BTW what is the real difference in farrightwing religious nuts be they taliban, ortho jew, or bible thumping christian, in the overall threat to freedom and progress of civilrights
    all hate gays
    all want to censor, movies, books, music ect
    all have sex hangups
    all want to control goverments to shape laws to suit their religions ideas
    all are anti-womans rights
    all are anti-abortion
    all think anyone not in their CULT is evil

    the threat to freedom from religion is the root problem, not just one religion all are evil :devil:
  5. May 13, 2004 #4
    So Rob, are you saying that this "liberalism" and "freedom" that the war on terror is promising - if it succeeds - is a good thing? Just by looking at the state of the countries who are on the "good" side of this war is enough to put me of that notion!

    Nothing more...
  6. May 13, 2004 #5

    User Avatar
    Science Advisor

    There was virtually no resistance to the invasion of Afghanistan. There has been virtually no objection to the tracking down and seizure of Al Qaeda monetery assets. The war on Iraq is an entirely different matter unconnected with the war on terror.

    The only aspect of the war on terror to which there has been significant resistance are the special laws and policies to push the limits (or exceed the limits) of civil and human rights. Now, can you guess why women, homosexuals and those with far-left political views would dislike a program of special laws aimed at depriving special groups of their rights? They have all been victimized by such laws in the past. They are rightfully suspicious.

  7. May 13, 2004 #6
    What about the pigeons rayB? Theyre local, always nearby, they control the air. If they turn against us were in deep ****!
  8. May 13, 2004 #7
    I saw a site that has similar beliefs as Robert Zaleski, http://www.protestwarrior.com. This site elaborates on the definition of Islamo-Fascism (while bashing leftist views in the process).

    While I do not personally agree with this website, I at least now know their argument.
  9. May 13, 2004 #8

    User Avatar
    Science Advisor

    I don't know. I went there and found ...um... enthusiasm but no ideas about anything. There were large dead patches on the page, maybe that's where links to their ideas are.

    The only thing I found was that they dislike liberals and really hate A.N.S.W.E.R. Most liberals hate A.N.S.W.E.R. too though.

    They seem very much to be the mirror image of what they claim to resent - thoughtless protestation against American values without any clear idea of what those values are. Like A.N.S.W.E.R., they don't know much, but they like marching around with signs.

  10. May 13, 2004 #9
    QUOTE=studentx]What about the pigeons rayB? Theyre local, always nearby, they control the air. If they turn against us were in deep ****![/QUOTE]

    looking at my car I fear they have

    but they can't make laws
    unlike the rightwing christian nuts
    who are much closer to the tali-ban in outlook
    and over all goals for their
  11. May 13, 2004 #10
    Thank you all for your warm enthusiastic responses. Let me see if I have this straight. It’s been implied that I’m a religious zealot, anti-abortion, anti-women rights, anti-gay, have sexual problems (woe is me!), want censorship on all forms of entertainment and want to drag law abiding citizens out of their homes in the middle of the night to be interrogated by the ‘Ascroft’s Gestapo’. I think I now understand.
  12. May 13, 2004 #11
    Woohoo! Bombs for peace!
  13. May 14, 2004 #12

    User Avatar
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    Was that implied in a different thread? I didn't see it in this one.

  14. May 14, 2004 #13
    I dislike the conservative stereotype that left-wingers/democrats are 'weak on terror' and are 'terrorist apoligists' and such. I too disagree with that point of view (IE that we dont need to fight terrorism, like in Afganistan, and that if you only reason with terrorists they wont kill people), and there are certainly many liberals like that, but as a whole I think democrats are also concerned with fighting terrorism. Actually I think the democratic argument is that George Bush has not been fighting the war on terror properly.
  15. May 14, 2004 #14

    User Avatar

    Staff: Mentor

    I bet you hated "Starship Troopers," didn't you.

    And why did you join the military anyway?
  16. May 15, 2004 #15
    The movie of Starship Troopers is a great laugh. I love it. The book is a completely different story, but I enjoyed that too.

    Why did I join the navy? To see the world, have an adventure, et cetera. It's a good life for a young chap.
  17. May 15, 2004 #16

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    I agree with Jake. We need to fight terrorism, but the way trhe Bush administration has gone about it has actually made us less secure from terror. If we had just ignored Iraq and put the equivalent forces into Afghanistan, we could have monitored every damn hole and tunnel on the Afghan-Pakistan border and probably eliminated bin Ladien and all his associates. Iraq has brought us nothing but shame and grief.
  18. May 15, 2004 #17

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    BTW, Clinton wanted to invade Afghanistan after the Cole attack, but let himself be talked out of it. After 9/11, if Gore had been president, he surely would have gone for that option.
  19. May 15, 2004 #18
    The whole Iraq thing is a self fullfilling prophecy. Its hard to do your work when the whole world is screaming in your face. If we werent so divided, it wouldnt be so messy.
    Americans are attacked becuz their enemy believes what the entire world screamed to them: BUSH= HITLER.
    Terrorists will attack us whatever we do and we will increasingly become less secure whatever we do. There is always a scandal they use. If there is no scandal , they will attack us anyway and we will think deeply about what their reasons are and we will find a just one, one the terrorists couldnt even find themselves


Question: Who was the director of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya?
Answer: Yasuhiro Takemoto<|endoftext|>.
Don: Oh, on the stage. Well, I'd like to see you act. What are you in right now? I could brush up on my English, or uh, bring along an interpreter, that is, if they'd let in a movie actor.
Kathy: Well, I'm not in a play right now, but I will be. I'm going to New York.
Kathy: Oh, you can laugh if you want to, but at least the stage is a dignified profession.
Don: (scoffing) Dignified profession!
Kathy: And what do you got to be so conceited about? You're nothing but a shadow on film, a shadow. You're not flesh and blood.
Don: Oh, no? (He moves closer to kiss her amorously)
Kathy: Stop! (She pushes him away)
Don: What can I do to you? I'm only a shadow.
Kathy: You keep away from me. Just because you're a big movie star, wild parties, swimming pools, you expect every girl to fall in a dead faint at your feet. Well, don't you touch me.

After finally getting out of the car, he makes fun of her aspiring, would-be actress talent: "Farewell, Ethel Barrymore. I must tear myself from your side." But clumsily, he has slammed the car door on his coattail, and rips his coat as he walks away. She has the last laugh on him.

That same evening, Monumental Pictures studio chief, R. F. Simpson holds a post-preview party at his home to celebrate the premiere. On the dance floor is a caricatured couple, looking like slick-haired Rudolph Valentino and a vampish Olga (resembling Pola Negri or Gloria Swanson). Don arrives late after changing his clothes. To surprise the partygoers, Simpson plays a short demonstration of the new talking pictures phenomenon. Reactions vary, but most guests refuse to take it seriously:

Just a toy...It's a scream...It's vulgar.

Simpson himself predicts that talkies, a new technological gadget, will not be successful: "The Warner Bros are making a whole talking picture with this gadget. The Jazz Singer. They'll lose their shirts." Don again meets Kathy, who has been hired from the Cocoanut Grove to be the dancing pop-out girl (in skimpy pink attire) from a huge cake that has been rolled into the room. He greets her again with sarcasm: "Well, if it isn't Ethel Barrymore!" Before she takes part in the entertainment, Don disparages her acting skill some more:

I do hope you're gonna favor us with something special tonight. Say, Hamlet's soliloquy, or the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet? Don't be shy. You'll make about the prettiest Juliet I've ever seen.

[This comment makes reference to the early and primitive MGM talking picture Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) in which various MGM contract players performed in specialty acts, including John Gilbert and Norma Shearer doing an updated balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet in two-color Technicolor.]

Kathy participates in a song and dance, Charleston-like number to the tune of "All I Do Is Dream of You" with a dozen other chorus girls - all wound up in colored confetti. Don makes fun of Kathy and irritates her with more insults ("I just had to tell ya how good you were"). She retaliates with a cream pie but accidentally hits Lina in the face by mistake. Cosmo jokes: "Lina, you never looked lovelier." Flustered, Kathy must make a hasty exit, even though Don tries to stop her so that he can speak to her again.

Three weeks later, the first full-length talkie, The Jazz Singer (1927) opens successfully. Plans at Monumental call for the studio's next silent film to be another Lockwood-Lamont pairing, The Duelling Cavalier, a "French Revolution story" produced by studio chief Simpson. Don appears to be depressed, thinking of Kathy whom he has not seen since she vanished from the party. He is also worried about the impact sound films will have on his own career.

In the studio, filled with primitive movie sets and glimpses of films being produced (a jungle picture titled Chant of the Jungle with natives dancing around a cauldron, a football flick with cheerleaders urging the fans, and a fist-socking western), his wise-cracking pal Cosmo attempts to cheer him up, because he is an actor and 'the show must go on.' Cosmo performs a wacky but memorable sequence, an amusing, acrobatic, highly energetic tour-de-force number, entitled "Make 'Em Laugh." [Its source was Cole Porter's "Be a Clown" that was performed by Kelly in director Vincente Minnelli's The Pirate (1948) with Judy Garland.] The physically-taxing song about an entertainer's lot, performed as a tribute to the era of silent films' slapstick comedians, is cheerfully performed solo with props and sets on the set. Among other things, rubber-bodied Cosmo falls down, runs up a wall, turns a complete somersault, falls off a couch, and dances through the props.

On the first day of shooting their new silent film with Monumental director Roscoe Dexter, Lina complains about her silvery-white wig:

Lina: Gee, this wig weighs a ton. What dope'd wear a thing like this?
Roscoe: Everybody used to wear them, Lina.
Lina: Well, then everybody was a dope.

Lina asks Don why she hasn't seen him, suspecting that he has been looking for "that girl" (Kathy). Lina admits she arranged to have Kathy fired, for hitting her in the face with a pie ("I arranged it...Well, they weren't gonna fire her, so I called 'em up and told 'em they'd better"). Don is flabbergasted. But before he can react, he must perform in a love scene with his hated co-star and pretend to be "madly in love" with her.

The love scene is hilarious, as their dialogue in the silent film version is totally opposite from their acting:

Don: Why, you rattlesnake you. You got that poor kid fired.
Lina: That's not all I'm gonna do if I ever get my hands on her.
Don: I never heard of anything so low...What did you do it for?
Lina: 'Cause you liked her, I could tell.
Don: So that's it. Believe me. I don't like her half as much as I hate you. You reptile!
Lina: Sticks and stones may break my bones...
Don: I'd like to break every bone in your body.
Lina: You and who else, you big lummox?

After they kiss in the scene, she thinks he must have some real feelings for her, but he confesses that he is only acting:

Lina: Oh, Donny! You couldn't kiss me like that and not mean it just a teensy, weensy bit!
Don: Meet the greatest actor in the world. I'd rather kiss a tarantula.
Lina: Oh, you don't mean that.
Don: I don't -- Hey, Joe, bring me a tarantula.

Suddenly, Simpson enters the set and announces that the studio is to shut down, to prepare to catch up to the sensational sound revolution brought on by The Jazz Singer.

The public is screaming for more...talking pictures...Every studio is jumping on the bandwagon, Dexter. All the theatres are putting in sound equipment. We don't want to be left out of it.

Simpson is convinced that The Duelling Cavalier must be instantly converted to a sound picture. Cosmo predicts he will be out of a job, and shrugs, but then is assured by Simpson that he will be hired to head the new music department:

Cosmo: Talking pictures, that means I'm out of a job. At last I can start suffering and write that symphony.
Simpson: You're not out of a job, we're putting you in as head of the new music department.
Cosmo: Well, thanks, R.F.! At last I can stop suffering and write that symphony.

Simpson predicts a new sensation: "Lamont and Lockwood: They Talk!" Lina pipes up with her shrill, nasal Bronx/Brooklyn accent:

Well, of course we talk. Don't everybody?

A Variety headline spins into view and announces that the sound revolution is coming and causing a furor in filmdom: REVOLUTION IN HOLLYWOOD. EXECS A-DITHER AT PIC SOUND. Sensational triumph of First Talkie Upsets Applecart For Many Who See Nothing but Higher Costs in Change-over Bound to Follow Scientific Progress Due to New Inventions. A second headline also proclaims: STUDIOS CONVERT TO TALKIES. 'Mad Scramble' On For Sound. A burning hole in another issue reads: MUS

.
Don: Oh, on the stage. Well, I'd like to see you act. What are you in right now? I could brush up on my English, or uh, bring along an interpreter, that is, if they'd let in a movie actor.
Kathy: Well, I'm not in a play right now, but I will be. I'm going to New York.
Kathy: Oh, you can laugh if you want to, but at least the stage is a dignified profession.
Don: (scoffing) Dignified profession!
Kathy: And what do you got to be so conceited about? You're nothing but a shadow on film, a shadow. You're not flesh and blood.
Don: Oh, no? (He moves closer to kiss her amorously)
Kathy: Stop! (She pushes him away)
Don: What can I do to you? I'm only a shadow.
Kathy: You keep away from me. Just because you're a big movie star, wild parties, swimming pools, you expect every girl to fall in a dead faint at your feet. Well, don't you touch me.

After finally getting out of the car, he makes fun of her aspiring, would-be actress talent: "Farewell, Ethel Barrymore. I must tear myself from your side." But clumsily, he has slammed the car door on his coattail, and rips his coat as he walks away. She has the last laugh on him.

That same evening, Monumental Pictures studio chief, R. F. Simpson holds a post-preview party at his home to celebrate the premiere. On the dance floor is a caricatured couple, looking like slick-haired Rudolph Valentino and a vampish Olga (resembling Pola Negri or Gloria Swanson). Don arrives late after changing his clothes. To surprise the partygoers, Simpson plays a short demonstration of the new talking pictures phenomenon. Reactions vary, but most guests refuse to take it seriously:

Just a toy...It's a scream...It's vulgar.

Simpson himself predicts that talkies, a new technological gadget, will not be successful: "The Warner Bros are making a whole talking picture with this gadget. The Jazz Singer. They'll lose their shirts." Don again meets Kathy, who has been hired from the Cocoanut Grove to be the dancing pop-out girl (in skimpy pink attire) from a huge cake that has been rolled into the room. He greets her again with sarcasm: "Well, if it isn't Ethel Barrymore!" Before she takes part in the entertainment, Don disparages her acting skill some more:

I do hope you're gonna favor us with something special tonight. Say, Hamlet's soliloquy, or the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet? Don't be shy. You'll make about the prettiest Juliet I've ever seen.

[This comment makes reference to the early and primitive MGM talking picture Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) in which various MGM contract players performed in specialty acts, including John Gilbert and Norma Shearer doing an updated balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet in two-color Technicolor.]

Kathy participates in a song and dance, Charleston-like number to the tune of "All I Do Is Dream of You" with a dozen other chorus girls - all wound up in colored confetti. Don makes fun of Kathy and irritates her with more insults ("I just had to tell ya how good you were"). She retaliates with a cream pie but accidentally hits Lina in the face by mistake. Cosmo jokes: "Lina, you never looked lovelier." Flustered, Kathy must make a hasty exit, even though Don tries to stop her so that he can speak to her again.

Three weeks later, the first full-length talkie, The Jazz Singer (1927) opens successfully. Plans at Monumental call for the studio's next silent film to be another Lockwood-Lamont pairing, The Duelling Cavalier, a "French Revolution story" produced by studio chief Simpson. Don appears to be depressed, thinking of Kathy whom he has not seen since she vanished from the party. He is also worried about the impact sound films will have on his own career.

In the studio, filled with primitive movie sets and glimpses of films being produced (a jungle picture titled Chant of the Jungle with natives dancing around a cauldron, a football flick with cheerleaders urging the fans, and a fist-socking western), his wise-cracking pal Cosmo attempts to cheer him up, because he is an actor and 'the show must go on.' Cosmo performs a wacky but memorable sequence, an amusing, acrobatic, highly energetic tour-de-force number, entitled "Make 'Em Laugh." [Its source was Cole Porter's "Be a Clown" that was performed by Kelly in director Vincente Minnelli's The Pirate (1948) with Judy Garland.] The physically-taxing song about an entertainer's lot, performed as a tribute to the era of silent films' slapstick comedians, is cheerfully performed solo with props and sets on the set. Among other things, rubber-bodied Cosmo falls down, runs up a wall, turns a complete somersault, falls off a couch, and dances through the props.

On the first day of shooting their new silent film with Monumental director Roscoe Dexter, Lina complains about her silvery-white wig:

Lina: Gee, this wig weighs a ton. What dope'd wear a thing like this?
Roscoe: Everybody used to wear them, Lina.
Lina: Well, then everybody was a dope.

Lina asks Don why she hasn't seen him, suspecting that he has been looking for "that girl" (Kathy). Lina admits she arranged to have Kathy fired, for hitting her in the face with a pie ("I arranged it...Well, they weren't gonna fire her, so I called 'em up and told 'em they'd better"). Don is flabbergasted. But before he can react, he must perform in a love scene with his hated co-star and pretend to be "madly in love" with her.

The love scene is hilarious, as their dialogue in the silent film version is totally opposite from their acting:

Don: Why, you rattlesnake you. You got that poor kid fired.
Lina: That's not all I'm gonna do if I ever get my hands on her.
Don: I never heard of anything so low...What did you do it for?
Lina: 'Cause you liked her, I could tell.
Don: So that's it. Believe me. I don't like her half as much as I hate you. You reptile!
Lina: Sticks and stones may break my bones...
Don: I'd like to break every bone in your body.
Lina: You and who else, you big lummox?

After they kiss in the scene, she thinks he must have some real feelings for her, but he confesses that he is only acting:

Lina: Oh, Donny! You couldn't kiss me like that and not mean it just a teensy, weensy bit!
Don: Meet the greatest actor in the world. I'd rather kiss a tarantula.
Lina: Oh, you don't mean that.
Don: I don't -- Hey, Joe, bring me a tarantula.

Suddenly, Simpson enters the set and announces that the studio is to shut down, to prepare to catch up to the sensational sound revolution brought on by The Jazz Singer.

The public is screaming for more...talking pictures...Every studio is jumping on the bandwagon, Dexter. All the theatres are putting in sound equipment. We don't want to be left out of it.

Simpson is convinced that The Duelling Cavalier must be instantly converted to a sound picture. Cosmo predicts he will be out of a job, and shrugs, but then is assured by Simpson that he will be hired to head the new music department:

Cosmo: Talking pictures, that means I'm out of a job. At last I can start suffering and write that symphony.
Simpson: You're not out of a job, we're putting you in as head of the new music department.
Cosmo: Well, thanks, R.F.! At last I can stop suffering and write that symphony.

Simpson predicts a new sensation: "Lamont and Lockwood: They Talk!" Lina pipes up with her shrill, nasal Bronx/Brooklyn accent:

Well, of course we talk. Don't everybody?

A Variety headline spins into view and announces that the sound revolution is coming and causing a furor in filmdom: REVOLUTION IN HOLLYWOOD. EXECS A-DITHER AT PIC SOUND. Sensational triumph of First Talkie Upsets Applecart For Many Who See Nothing but Higher Costs in Change-over Bound to Follow Scientific Progress Due to New Inventions. A second headline also proclaims: STUDIOS CONVERT TO TALKIES. 'Mad Scramble' On For Sound. A burning hole in another issue reads: MUSICAL PICTURES SWEEP NATION. Smash Biz All Over Country. A short, hyperkinetic and colorful song-and-d