![]() ![]() ![]() I think it's going a bit too far to call the "purge" claim a "lie". All The President's Lawyers: - September 11th, 2019.Over At Crime Story, A Post About the College Bribery Scandal - September 13th, 2019.All The President's Lawyers: No Bill Thrill? - September 19th, 2019.Now Posting At Substack - August 27th, 2020.He also wishes us the best, in his own inimitable way.Įdited again to add:I appreciate and accept Clark's apology for saying that I purged him. Ken was nothing but a friend to Clark, in ways I cannot mention.Īnd I do wonder what sort of person considers Vox Day a friend.Įdited to add: Clark disagrees with the characterization of his words in a Twitter string you can read ending here. Personally I became very upset with Clark after his weird attempt to "reconcile" Ken and notorious racist scumbag Vox Day after Day began referring to Ken as a defective or something of the sort because Ken suffers depression. Ken asked me (even though I barely blog here any longer) to have a look at the post and say whether I think his characterization is fair. (Addendum by Patrick): I've reviewed the emails and this post. Personally I avoid these nomenclature mistakes by not giving #FollowFridays to white nationalists Clark's methods may vary. ![]() Clark later explained he didn't understand what 1488 meant at the time (which, given the circles where Clark swims on Twitter, I find rather amazing), and it was a mistake. Clark knows perfectly well that the joke is a reference to a time he gave a Twitter #FollowFriday to a white nationalist's post reading " 1488." Clark pretending not to remember this is, again, dishonest. He attempts to characterize that as wronging his co-bloggers there. Incidentally, Clark seems miffed that I referred to his new blog, Status451, as Status1488. Even if you indulge Clark in such a pathology, though, he's deliberately cultivating the false impression that he was expelled. Alternatively, I suppose you could characterize it as a sincere but pathetic pathology of the alt-right: the conceit that their freedom of speech entitles them to be liked, free of criticism, subsidized, welcomed warmly on the private platforms of people who find them repugnant, and generally granted special dispensation from anyone else's exercise of free speech or free association. We later posted Clark's farewell about two days earlier than he wanted.Ĭlark characterizes that as being "purged." I call that a lie. I've redacted his email and picture to protect his confidentiality: He acknowledged that he understood that I hated what he was putting on my blog, and resigned. But when Clark addressed commenters who had suggested I should kick him off the blog, I made my feelings clear: I wasn't going to make him a bogus free-speech martyr, but I hated what he was doing with my blog.Ĭlark's response was perfectly honorable - at the time. I will not characterize the post or Clark's fairly typical behavior in the comments. Eventually he wrote a post that brought the issue to head. However, I made it pretty clear I was disgusted with what he wrote. But right or wrong, rationally or not, I didn't. I run and pay for this blog it's my speech, and my free association, and there would be nothing wrong with kicking his ass to the curb if I felt that keeping him here thwarted my speech and association. Part of that was a remaining feeling of cordiality towards someone I had previously regarded as a friend. For philosophical reasons, I was reluctant to tell him to leave. I became embarrassed he was a co-blogger. I was concerned, for instance, that if my clients encountered the blog they would question whether I was hostile to them based upon their ethnicity or religion. That unhappiness was a result of a number of factors, including the content he wrote here, which I felt reflected badly on the blog and on me, both in terms of quality and content. I became increasingly unhappy that Clark was writing for the blog in 2015. I've put up with it for some time, but for whatever reason, today I decided I wasn't going to tolerate a dishonest person lying about me in service of his political agenda any more. Recently, he said so himself:Ĭlark's being deceitful. Since then, Clark has stood by, approvingly, while others have asserted that he was kicked out/expelled/purged from the blog. You may recall that we had a co-blogger named Clark. ![]()
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OK, this isn’t completely on topic, but I think it’s close enough, given some of the earlier discussion. It’s worth nothing that every paint they sell has an A rating except for Alizarin Crimson, which they continue to sell because a lot of people want to buy it and not because their chemists think it’s a good idea to use it.) For this purpose, it’s safe to use any paint that W&N gives an “A” rating to: (I link to W&N because they have a nicer online chart than any other manufacturer. It’s an interesting discussion, why not talk about it?įor the OP’s sake, and anyone else, ultramarine is perfectly safe to use if you just want your paintings to last during your lifetime, and the painting will be kept indoors. Why does every thread have to break down into these über technical “endurance of pigment X in condition Y versus condition Z” speculations? Can’t we ever just discuss how a certain oil paint look, feel and handles? 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Have a child with autism: The budget expanded eligibility for Ohio's Autism Scholarship Program, which covers a set amount of tuition to private schools for these children. For example, plans to mandate photos on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards and rules for inactive cards were cut from the final budget. Use SNAP benefits: Most of the Senate's proposed changes aren't happening. That's about $35,000 annually for a family of three. Use subsidized childcare: The budget made a modest increase in the income guidelines, raising the amount families can earn to 145% of the federal poverty level. Have a child buying reduced school lunches: They will now be covered entirely. Every family above that income will receive $650 for K-8 and $950 for high school. The scholarships then decrease with income until 750% of federal poverty ($225,000 for a family of four). Families earning up to 450% of federal poverty (about $135,000 for a family of four) will receive the full amounts, $6,165 for kindergarten through 8th grade and $8,407 for high school. The budget created a universal school voucher program for Ohio, but how much you receive will be based on your income. Have a child in private school: You will be eligible for an EdChoice scholarship. The list of qualified items includes diapers, wipes, car seats, cribs and strollers. Have a baby: You won't pay sales tax on most baby items after Oct. A proposed tax break was removed from the final version. Have stock options: You will still need to pay municipal income tax. It will not apply to alcohol and tobacco.Īre younger than 18 and working: You won’t need to pay municipal income tax. The tax reprieve would be on most tangible items valued at $500 or less. Mike DeWine vetoed lawmakers' requirement that it last for two weeks. 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From state income taxes to the salaries Medicaid providers earn, the state's new two-year budget made sweeping changes to the amounts Ohioans pay for private schools, baby supplies, and to run their businesses. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel. Most importantly, I am indebted to our incredible fans, they are the heart and soul of what we do, and continue to inspire us to raise the bar in this arena," he said. "I’m excited for them to see what’s next as I partner with Amazon and Heidi Klum on our next great ‘fashion’ adventure. 1,554 154 Play trailer 0:30 56 Videos 99+ Photos Reality-TV Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry in this reality competition. "I am so proud to have been a part of the groundbreaking process that showcased talented young designers as never before. Gunn also said he was "grateful" for the show's influence in his career. For nearly two decades, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (and then Karlie Kloss and Christian Siriano) have sought out America’s next top clothing designers in Bravo and Lifetime’s popular reality show. At the time, the show revolutionized the. Over the course of its 19 seasons and counting, Project Runway has helped transform the world of high fashion and the way the public interacts with it. I am so appreciative of the dedicated fans, and most of all, I am grateful that we could shine a light on creativity and help launch so many talented designers' careers," she said. "I’m most excited that my journey with my dear friend and colleague, Tim Gunn, is far from over.” Klum and Gunn first started appearing on Project Runway in 2004 (a baby born the year it launched would be in college now, if you want to feel old). I am incredibly proud of the show, and it will always have a special place in my heart. In a statement, Klum described "Runway" as a show she was "honored to host and help create. Longtime host and judge Heidi Klum did not return to the show, however. "Runway," which has aired on Lifetime since 2009, is returning to its original network, NBC-owned Bravo next year – without two key stars – after its owner, The Weinstein Co., was sold. Andrew Toth // Getty Images Project Runway recently returned to Bravo for its 17th season. Speaking to Good Housekeeping, the pair discusses walking away from Project. They're developing a new fashion series for Amazon, which plans to sell clothes featured on the new reality project.Īmazon provided few details except to say the series will be available globally, in 200 countries and territories, and promises a "fresh take" that will "continue the stars' commitment to making fashion accessible to a wide audience." Heidi and Tim rejoin forces to co-host and produce the new fashion series after leaving Project Runway in 2018. Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are saying "auf wiedersehen" to " Project Runway" after 16 seasons. ![]() ![]() ![]() While some human characters like Lasky are likeable companions and others serve as obstructions, the confusing story elements make it hard to be invested in this side of the story, especially as it steals focus away from doing more with Cortana. The Didact is the main thing keeping Master Chief from returning to Earth though as all human vessels in the area can’t escape the gravitational pull of the Forerunner technology, and working alongside Earth’s forces, you fight your way to taking down this foe whose motivations are better told by optional story terminals rather than the main plot. Guiding a group of robotic troops known as Prometheans and taking control of the Covenant splinter group, The Didact seems to be too powerful to beat and hits on the issue where he could have killed Master Chief at multiple points but doesn’t, all while the final confrontation with him proves to be an anticlimax both in the playable portion and how it resolves story-wise. The Didact is a Forerunner, an ancient race that were the ancestors of humanity and their species was even responsible for building the Halo superweapons and other extraterrestrial installments that have cropped up throughout the franchise. There could be a deeper discussion to be had about how to support someone with negative impulses or the limits of trust, and the idea of exploring the relationship between these two that has been growing over the previous three games would have added a lot more heart to the adventure if done well, but instead Halo 4 glosses over the potential as it instead clumsily pursues a new and uninspired villain. It’s rather frustrating to see Cortana be responsible for plenty of death and destruction while in this state as Master Chief blindly pushes forward with the idea of salvaging her mind, and the fact he trusts her with such important technology and machinery grows more and more suspect over time as she becomes so unreliable and more innocent people get caught in the crossfire. ![]() Master Chief promises to return Cortana to Earth in the hopes of finding some way to prevent the mental degradation without removing her personality and agency, but the path there involves many moments where he needs to rely on Cortana to perform vital tasks that she repeatedly fails. While this allows them to think more like sentient being, it also begins to fracture their thinking as destructive impulses and negative thoughts start to take hold. Master Chief’s AI companion Cortana had grown more and more human during the time he spent with her during his battle with the Covenant and Flood, but in the Halo universe, any AI that isn’t wiped after a set amount of time will begin to undergo a process known as Rampancy. Instead, Master Chief’s combat with the Covenant soon gives way to the two elements of the game’s real plot focus: Cortana and the Didact. Despite the Covenant crumbling at the end of Halo 3, a splinter faction seems to be causing trouble for humanity still, but this won’t be explained much in the main campaign and is instead relegated to a secondary story mode called Spartan Ops. When Master Chief is woken up aboard the remains of the Forward Unto Dawn, he finds the space vessel’s remnants being attacked by a familiar foe. Thankfully this seemingly messy approach to making a new installment in a beloved first-person shooter franchise didn’t lead to an absolute mess, but picking up Halo 4 certainly feels different than playing the previous five titles in the series and not in a way that seems to be pushing the series in an exciting new direction. However, this new team of developers was a strange assemblage of people who at first didn’t know they were working on Halo 4, were specifically asked to try and correct what they “hated” about Halo when they did learn, and had work discarded when it was deemed too close to the series’s traditional design. However, when Microsoft decided they wanted Xbox’s biggest icon back in action, Bungie was on their way out to begin developing Destiny and the task of continuing the franchise fell on a newly created team known as 343 Industries. “Wake me when you need me” were the last words spoken by Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 at the end of Halo 3, and to Bungie’s credit, they managed to keep Master Chief on ice and instead developed two Halo spinoffs in the form of Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bell also stated that conventional helicopters were not part of Bell's military future. In 2016, Bell stated that it preferred the 609 for commercial use, and intended to offer the V-280 for military use only. Īlthough Bell sold its share in the AW609 program in 2011, Bell continues to work on the AW609 and considers commercial potential for the V-280, as a military mass production of 2,000–4,000 aircraft could reduce unit cost to commercially acceptable levels. The program director said the need for forward arming and refueling points could be eliminated and that one FOB (forward operating base) in the middle of a country, such as Afghanistan, could cover the entire country. Bell is pitching these capabilities for movement over vast areas like the Pacific. Roughly the size of the current medium-lift helicopter, the V-280 is designed to travel twice as fast and twice as far. It is focused on the infantry squad and is to handle much like a helicopter in terms of low-speed agility to have unprecedented pitch, roll, and yaw response for those operations. Bell unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the V-280 Valor on the floor at AUSA 2014 to showcase the configuration and design of the high-speed platform. Announcement of the selections was officially made on 3 October 2014, and the teams began building technology demonstration aircraft for test flights in 2017. The Boeing- Sikorsky team offering the SB-1 Defiant was also chosen. On 11 August 2014, the Army informed the Bell-Lockheed team that they had chosen the V-280 Valor to continue with the JMR demonstration program. On 21 October 2013, Bell unveiled the first full-scale mock-up of the V-280 Valor at Association of the United States Army 2013. Each of the four teams received $6.5 million from the Army for phase I of the program, although Bell is investing an undisclosed amount of its own money. While there is a potential for an early downselect, the four teams are focused on the 2017 flight demonstrations. The TIAs give the four teams nine months to complete preliminary design of their rotorcraft, which the Army will then review and authorize the construction of two competing demonstrators to fly in 2017. The JMR program is not intended to develop a prototype for the next family of vehicles, but to develop technologies and interfaces. Awards were also given to AVX Aircraft, Karem Aircraft, and a Sikorsky-Boeing team. Army awarded a technology investment agreement (TIA) to Bell for the V-280 Valor tiltrotor under the Joint Multi-Role program. Textron sister company TRU Simulation & Training will build a high-fidelity marketing simulator and desktop maintenance trainer. Israel Aerospace Industries, the first international partner recruited for the V-280, will supply the nacelle structures. for the flight control systems, GE Aviation for the engines, GKN for the tail structure, Spirit AeroSystems for the composite fuselage, Eaton Corporation as the distributor of hydraulics and power generation systems, and Astronics Advanced Electric Systems to design and manufacture power distribution systems. Additional partners were announced in the following months, including Moog Inc. Lockheed will provide integrated avionics, sensors, and weapons to the aircraft. In September 2013, Bell announced it would partner with Lockheed Martin to develop the V-280. ![]() JMR-TD contracts were expected to be awarded in September 2013, with flights scheduled for 2017. ![]() The Army classified the offering as a Category I proposal, meaning it is a well-conceived, scientifically or technically sound proposal pertinent to program goals and objectives with applicability to Army mission needs, offered by a responsible contractor with the competent scientific and technical staff supporting resources required to achieve results. The JMR-TD phase is the technology demonstration precursor to Future Vertical Lift (FVL). In June 2013, Bell Helicopter announced that the V-280 Valor design had been selected by the US Army for the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) phase. ![]() On 5 December 2022, the V-280 was chosen by the US Army as the winner of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. The V-280 made its first flight on 18 December 2017 in Amarillo, Texas. The aircraft was officially unveiled at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America's (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas. The Bell V-280 Valor is a tiltrotor aircraft being developed by Bell Helicopter for the United States Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. ![]() |
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