Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn. Bad guys won - Mia Farrow
The NK dear leader was schooled in Switzerland. NK isn't a communist country but as someone pointed out on the radio er streamer the other day a family business. Same with Cuba. On 12/22/2014 02:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Good for him for not giving in, they could always go home and starve to dearth in a gulag if they dislike our tradition of mocking our self-important rulers. Mind you, I admit to gritting my teeth at the prospect of another mustn't be offensive story and I'm happy it wasn't. If it's any consolation to the N Koreans, I'd love to have my hair done like their dear leader but nature has organised a somewhat more threadbare canvas for barbers to work with ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : This North Korean lark reminds me that a few months back a barber shop just down the road from where I live (Ealing, London) hung a poster in their shop of Kim and his signature hairstyle. Bad Hair Day? asked the sign. 15% off all gent cuts through the month of April. The day after the sign went up, two men in suits entered the barber shop and confronted the manager. They weren't laughing. They told the manager, We are North Koreans, and that is our leader on your poster. The two men worked at the nearby North Korean Embassy. Barber poster http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kim-jong-uns-men-visit-3416262
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn. Bad guys won - Mia Farrow
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : What interests FFLifers? (That's not a rhetorical question.) When I started this thread yesterday I smiled to myself thinking that I had lit the blue touch paper and now all I had to do was sit back and watch the fireworks fly! I imagined the angry exchanges between those who were appalled by the decision of Sony to pull the film The Interview and those who defended the corporation citing concerns about public safety as being paramount. But apart from a quip from Bhairitu no one rose to the bait. Yet we're talking freedom of expression here. The First Amendment. Go figure. I guess you've learned something. Not everyone reads every post and has the time to respond even if they are interested in the subject. Plus, not everyone reads the replies carefully enough to know if anyone replied. Hint hint. :-) I replied, and even on topic for FFL, linking this whole incident to recent attempts by a number of people to have the people whose voices they didn't like driven off this forum. The trick is not to take it personally. Exactly. Even if you're one of the voices they're trying to silence. If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. - George Orwell Liberty: The Right to Tell People What They Don't Want to Hear | | | | | | | | | | | Liberty: The Right to Tell People What They Don't Want t...This is about your right as an American to produce and consume political, artistic and social expression without governmental terrorism and censorship, in this case... | | | | View on www.huffingtonpost... | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn. Bad guys won - Mia Farrow
Well, I responded because I span both the entertainment industry and the tech industry in my career. So the story interests me as well as the political implications. I even remember when Team America made a big kerfuffle when it came out. What may also come out of this is the Hollywood studios demanding even more draconian laws to protect their intellectual properties. That is definitely NOT be good. What they should do is make stuff people want to watch as they apparently aren't now and charge a price people can afford. I like some of Seth Rogan's stuff because it is so goofy and stoner humor. I wouldn't have paid to see this movie at a theater but I might have rented it on Bluray or streaming. Sony Pictures always seemed to push their products into as many channels as possible after the theater runs, so their stuff was pretty accessible at a reasonable price. FOX and Warner brothers don't do that with their precious gems. In a discussion the other day on a forum about HBO Go someone mentioned that they would sign up for a month, binge watch and then cancel. You wanna bet that HBO knows that and will ONLY offer the last 5 episodes of a series in a month like we see on Hulu+ now. The response was if they do that then they can just keep their HBO Go. Hollywood wants to be a STASI. On 12/18/2014 08:42 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: What interests FFLifers? (That's not a rhetorical question.) When I started this thread yesterday I smiled to myself thinking that I had lit the blue touch paper and now all I had to do was sit back and watch the fireworks fly! I imagined the angry exchanges between those who were appalled by the decision of Sony to pull the film The Interview and those who defended the corporation citing concerns about public safety as being paramount. But apart from a quip from Bhairitu no one rose to the bait. Yet we're talking freedom of expression here. The First Amendment. Go figure. Anyway, the plot thickens. From the newspapers: Screenings of Team America: World Police have been cancelled in the wake of the Sony hacking scandal. After Sony decided not to releaseThe Interview following threats from North Korean-linked hackers, three US cinemas had chosen to replace it with the Team America: World Police movie. While The Interview centred on a plot to assassinate Kim Jong-un, in Team America puppets were used to mock his father Kim jong-il. It was first released in 2004. The three cinemas now report that Team America has been pulled by Paramount Pictures, the studio that released it. One of them, the Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Texas, had advertised a Dec 27th showing as a way of supporting freedom of speech. The cinema was to be decked out with American flags and tickets and had quickly sold out. Promoting the event, the cinema said: That is how true American heroes will be celebrating this year, but if you want to let the terrorists win ... well, that's your prerogative. However, a spokesman for the cinema later said: We can confirm that the screening of Team America in Dallas was cancelled as the film was pulled from release. We are issuing refunds to those that purchased tickets. A spokesman for Paramount Pictures declined to comment. Two other cinemas in Cleveland and Atlanta also said they had been prevented from showing Team America. When the film came out in 2004 North Korea called for it to be banned. Too much appeasement going on for my liking.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn. Bad guys won - Mia Farrow
I thought that I had responded but I guess I didn't. I've really been looking
forward to that flick. I loved Pineapple Express and thought this could be
pretty funny. I think Rogen and Franco make a pretty good comedy duo. I'm
pretty annoyed with the idea that Sony whimped out.Somebody aught to buy it and
put it on the internet for the whole world to see and drop DVDs inside North
Korea for the few that have DVD players.
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:33 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn. Bad guys won - Mia Farrow
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote :
What interests FFLifers? (That's not a rhetorical question.) When I started
this thread yesterday I smiled to myself thinking that I had lit the blue touch
paper and now all I had to do was sit back and watch the fireworks fly! I
imagined the angry exchanges between those who were appalled by the decision of
Sony to pull the film The Interview and those who defended the corporation
citing concerns about public safety as being paramount. But apart from a quip
from Bhairitu no one rose to the bait. Yet we're talking freedom of expression
here. The First Amendment. Go figure.
I guess you've learned something. Not everyone reads every post and has the
time to respond even if they are interested in the subject.
The trick is not to take it personally.
I'm always ranting about the loss of freedom - especially in the UK- that the
threat of terrorism has caused. The bad guys have won and the laws introduced
have been abused in all sorts of ways to control dissent and free speech even
among mere environmental campaigners.
Anyway, the plot thickens. From the newspapers:
Screenings of Team America: World Police have been cancelled in the wake of
the Sony hacking scandal.
After Sony decided not to release The Interview following threats from North
Korean-linked hackers, three US cinemas had chosen to replace it with the Team
America: World Police movie. While The Interview centred on a plot to
assassinate Kim Jong-un, in Team America puppets were used to mock his father
Kim jong-il. It was first released in 2004. The three cinemas now report that
Team America has been pulled by Paramount Pictures, the studio that released
it.
One of them, the Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Texas, had advertised a Dec 27th
showing as a way of supporting freedom of speech. The cinema was to be decked
out with American flags and tickets and had quickly sold out. Promoting the
event, the cinema said: That is how true American heroes will be celebrating
this year, but if you want to let the terrorists win ... well, that's your
prerogative. However, a spokesman for the cinema later said: We can confirm
that the screening of Team America in Dallas was cancelled as the film was
pulled from release. We are issuing refunds to those that purchased tickets.
A spokesman for Paramount Pictures declined to comment. Two other cinemas in
Cleveland and Atlanta also said they had been prevented from showing Team
America. When the film came out in 2004 North Korea called for it to be banned.
Too much appeasement going on for my liking.
Way too much. Team America is a classic movie and I'm sick of vested interests
framing the debate because of their oversensitivity. There should be more
light-hearted attacks on politics and religious belief otherwise they might get
the idea they are special and beyond criticism. Remember when Blair tried to
ban religious jokes in case someone got offended? God help us. Ironically.
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn It
On my TTC (circa 1976), we were given some exceptions to teaching people we suspected of having some psychological problems. One was the inability to form complete sentences (sorta like a meth freak). I think someone mentioned more later on. In other forms of meditation it is not advised to meditate when one is 1) sick 2) tired or 3) one feels little can be gained from meditation. Other forms don't necessarily push a twice a day program either. On 08/12/2014 05:10 PM, Duveyoung wrote: It was circa 1974 in Napa, CA.I don't actually remember if we got Jerry to respond or not...called the SF Center, Called Berkeley Center, called TM Headquarters in SoCal. We did get many suggestions, but the fire-incident happened pretty quickly -- about day 10 of being a meditator -- and so, we'll never know if anything could have been done that wasn't a shot of lithium.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn It
I read recently that people are unhappiest when they have high expectations. I wonder if Williams fell into this category. His career seemed quite stalled recently and it must be difficult to go from a peak of stardom to occasional bit roles in unremarkable films. I do marvel at stars who seem to lead fairly normal lives and don't get sucked into all the hype. On Monday, August 11, 2014 8:30 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Re While its impossible to say for sure that it would have prevented it, what if Williams had learned TM during his last visit to a rehab center earlier this year?: TM has a poor record for combating depression. It's good for anxiety - which is a different issue. Given that Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman had it all but went for the immediate suicide option and the slow-death (heroin) option respectively you have to wonder why people find it so difficult to find peace of mind in our contemporary societies. I strongly suspect it's because we've lost all sense of a shared community (ignoring artificial flag-waving occasions like the Olympics) and the isolation finally becomes too much.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn It
The reason some people turn to comedy as a career is to relieve deep depression. As local comic Brian Copeland, who was just interviewed on the radio, quipped, ask 100 comics to raise their hands if they suffer depression. There will be 99 hands raised and one liar. Copeland himself has had recent bouts with depression. On 08/11/2014 06:43 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I read recently that people are unhappiest when they have high expectations. I wonder if Williams fell into this category. His career seemed quite stalled recently and it must be difficult to go from a peak of stardom to occasional bit roles in unremarkable films. I do marvel at stars who seem to lead fairly normal lives and don't get sucked into all the hype. On Monday, August 11, 2014 8:30 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Re While its impossible to say for sure that it would have prevented it, what if Williams had learned TM during his last visit to a rehab center earlier this year?: TM has a poor record for combating depression. It's good for anxiety - which is a different issue. Given that Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman had it all but went for the immediate suicide option and the slow-death (heroin) option respectively you have to wonder why people find it so difficult to find peace of mind in our contemporary societies. I strongly suspect it's because we've lost all sense of a shared community (ignoring artificial flag-waving occasions like the Olympics) and the isolation finally becomes too much.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn It
Bhairitu, I associate depression with Saturn in a chart. Not sure what the significators of humor are. But it's gotta be there somewhere, and a link between them. From another perspective, I've recently been introduced to a lot of medical thinkers who are taking a very biochemical approach to psychological states. Including how to eat to balance hormones and release neurotransmitters related to positive moods. Since Williams seemed to have a sweet family life, I tend to think it was the downturn in his career that lead him back into addiction. I think such a fall is very hard on a man. May he RIP... On Monday, August 11, 2014 8:55 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: The reason some people turn to comedy as a career is to relieve deep depression. As local comic Brian Copeland, who was just interviewed on the radio, quipped, ask 100 comics to raise their hands if they suffer depression. There will be 99 hands raised and one liar. Copeland himself has had recent bouts with depression. On 08/11/2014 06:43 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I read recently that people are unhappiest when they have high expectations. I wonder if Williams fell into this category. His career seemed quite stalled recently and it must be difficult to go from a peak of stardom to occasional bit roles in unremarkable films. I do marvel at stars who seem to lead fairly normal lives and don't get sucked into all the hype. On Monday, August 11, 2014 8:30 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Re While its impossible to say for sure that it would have prevented it, what if Williams had learned TM during his last visit to a rehab center earlier this year?: TM has a poor record for combating depression. It's good for anxiety - which is a different issue. Given that Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman had it all but went for the immediate suicide option and the slow-death (heroin) option respectively you have to wonder why people find it so difficult to find peace of mind in our contemporary societies. I strongly suspect it's because we've lost all sense of a shared community (ignoring artificial flag-waving occasions like the Olympics) and the isolation finally becomes too much.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn It
Downturn in his career? What? Stop. Please. Show a little respect. Signing off... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Bhairitu, I associate depression with Saturn in a chart. Not sure what the significators of humor are. But it's gotta be there somewhere, and a link between them. From another perspective, I've recently been introduced to a lot of medical thinkers who are taking a very biochemical approach to psychological states. Including how to eat to balance hormones and release neurotransmitters related to positive moods. Since Williams seemed to have a sweet family life, I tend to think it was the downturn in his career that lead him back into addiction. I think such a fall is very hard on a man. May he RIP... On Monday, August 11, 2014 8:55 PM, Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: The reason some people turn to comedy as a career is to relieve deep depression. As local comic Brian Copeland, who was just interviewed on the radio, quipped, ask 100 comics to raise their hands if they suffer depression. There will be 99 hands raised and one liar. Copeland himself has had recent bouts with depression. On 08/11/2014 06:43 PM, Share Long sharelong60@... mailto:sharelong60@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: I read recently that people are unhappiest when they have high expectations. I wonder if Williams fell into this category. His career seemed quite stalled recently and it must be difficult to go from a peak of stardom to occasional bit roles in unremarkable films. I do marvel at stars who seem to lead fairly normal lives and don't get sucked into all the hype. On Monday, August 11, 2014 8:30 PM, s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:s3raphita@...[FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Re While its impossible to say for sure that it would have prevented it, what if Williams had learned TM during his last visit to a rehab center earlier this year?: TM has a poor record for combating depression. It's good for anxiety - which is a different issue. Given that Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman had it all but went for the immediate suicide option and the slow-death (heroin) option respectively you have to wonder why people find it so difficult to find peace of mind in our contemporary societies. I strongly suspect it's because we've lost all sense of a shared community (ignoring artificial flag-waving occasions like the Olympics) and the isolation finally becomes too much.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn the democracy?
On Nov 5, 2008, at 8:27 AM, boo_lives wrote: But you're in the cult too shemp. I have several ffld republican friends. The meditating mayor is a republican, He is? He was doing phone ads for the Democratic Party this time. they want him to run for congress. The majority of ffld sidhas are for obama for sure, though ron paul has a sizable following plus more than a handfull of mainstream republicans. Most ffld sidhas aren't in the cult anymore, only campus types - they are anti-bush because MMY was anti-bush. Sal
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn the democracy?
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of boo_lives Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 8:28 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn the democracy? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: I'll bet you won't be hearing that phrase much in Fairfield tonight (I assume all the cult members are in the Obama corner?). But you're in the cult too shemp. I have several ffld republican friends. The meditating mayor is a republican, Ed Malloy is? He was a big Obama supporter. Had him over to his house when he visited FF. Made robocalls for him here in town.
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn the democracy?
Ed Malloy is? He was a big Obama supporter. Had him over to his house when he visited FF. Made robocalls for him here in town. Perhaps he is referring to the pretend city mayor? Love will swallow you, eat you up completely, until there is no `you,' only love. - Amma --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn the democracy? To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 12:29 PM From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of boo_lives Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 8:28 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn the democracy? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: I'll bet you won't be hearing that phrase much in Fairfield tonight (I assume all the cult members are in the Obama corner?). But you're in the cult too shemp. I have several ffld republican friends. The meditating mayor is a republican, Ed Malloy is? He was a big Obama supporter. Had him over to his house when he visited FF. Made robocalls for him here in town.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn Them
In a message dated 6/10/05 10:35:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How many trillions of dollars have "democracies" stolen from Africa over the centuries -- natural resources, human slave trade, effects of colonization, etc.? Not that many. Most looting of Africa was done by Monarchies and Dictators over the centuries. Slave trade was instituted by Africans and Arabs. European colonization brought Africa out of it's "deepest darkest" phase into the twentieth century and hopefully beyond. I would say it could still use a very strong "European " influence though, what with the Hootu and Tutsietype things, Robert Mugabies(please forgive my spelling on some of these names),Idi Amins, and Mohammed Faradied. Africa still has a long way to go. Forgiving debts to dictators and corrupt governments doesn't help the average African but sure makes some dictators and their cronies very wealthy. True democracies and freedom will be the best rout for Africans to advance. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn Them
Be careful of how you wield that we! Included among the strategies are leveraging needed financial and material help to garner numerically convenient votes when it comes to matters before tribunals and institutions, including the UN. On 6/10/05, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tazarmfune [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Llundrub [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In This E-Mail: U.S. and Britain Agree on Relief for Poor Nations By ELIZABETH BECKER and RICHARD W. STEVENSON The plan would free 18 countries from any obligation to repay the estimated $16.7 billion they owe international lenders. How many trillions of dollars have democracies stolen from Africa over the centuries -- natural resources, human slave trade, effects of colonization, etc.? they still do. Its called the World Bank and it works like this: We, the rich countries will lend you, the poor countries, money to pay for services and products that we the rich countries will provide you at exorbitant rates to subsidize our standard of living, whether you truly need such products and services or not. Then we will restructure your economies so that you can pay back the loans, and conveniently remain in our pocket, and under our sphere of influence. Any questions? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flourishingly, Dharma Mitra DharmaMitra2 AT gmail.com (360) 215-5119 Helping you Say It With Panache! Because, how you say it can be, and often is, as important as what you want to convey, and what you have to say is very important to you. http://PROUT-Ananlysis-Synthesis.latest-info.com - Copywriting - Editing - Publishing - Publicity - To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
