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Friday, September 28, 2012

Cultured

What if you were made to die?

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Forum for completely Out of Character (OOC) discussion, based around whatever is happening In Character (IC). Discuss plans, storylines, and events; Recruit for your roleplaying game, or find a GM for your playergroup.
Welcome to "Cultured"

Thankyou for viewing my roleplay, and I hope you will consider taking part.
Here feel free to make reservations, ask questions and discuss the roleplay.

Please note, this is a literate, and advanced rp, so I will be rather strict on character profiles. My own characters stand as examples of what I am expecting. Since this is literate (again, pointing this out (: ) roleplay, if you are not willing/prepared to write around 600 words for each of your posts, please don't join.
About the reservations, they last 24hours and people can reserve the same character and compete if needed.

Shan?: Member for 1 years

This could be interesting. Inspired by The Island I assume?

Staring real hard at the available slots. Might make a character should inspiration strike.

Seirei: Member for 2 years

Haha. I hope you find one you like, I tried to make all the spots as interesting as each other :) I actually haven't heard of that film though I'd assume that since cloning is a rather intriguing and controversial topic many different stories would be made about it.

Shan?: Member for 1 years

Oh please, please, please let me reserve The One in Denial! I really want to join this :)

I have this theory that, depending on your attitude,
your life doesn't have to be this ridiculous charade
that it seems so many people end up living.

- Christian Bale

Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

3 views on what the US should do about Iran's nuclear program

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday, a day after strong condemnation of Iran's nuclear ambitions from President Obama and ongoing warnings from Israel's President Benjamin Netanyahu.

As the fourth installment of our One Minute Debate series for election 2012, three writers give their brief take on what the United States should do about Iran's nuclear program.

On one side, John Bolton, former US ambassador to the UN, says America should support an attack by Israel. On the other side, Daryl G. Kimball, director of the Arms Control Association, argues for ongoing diplomacy and negotiations with Tehran. Edward Haley, professor at Claremont McKenna College, suggests a "middle way:" containment through deterrence and support for Iran's neighbors.

1. Support Israeli attack: That will break the nuclear-fuel cycle and buy time for regime change.

Theoretically, years ago, comprehensive economic sanctions ? swiftly and relentlessly applied, and rigorously policed with military force as necessary ? might have stopped Iran's nuclear weapons program. But such sanctions never existed and never will.

Russia, China, Venezuela, Iraq, and others delight in helping Tehran evade today's patchwork of haphazardly applied, often ignored, and poorly enforced measures. Iran has suffered economically from these Rube Goldberg efforts, but its progress toward nuclear weapons, as even the International Atomic Energy Agency's public information demonstrates, continues essentially unabated.

Tehran is perilously close to achieving nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles for worldwide delivery. It is far too advanced in its entire program for sanctions to stop it now. And because the world's intelligence on Iran is imperfect, Iran may be even closer to a nuclear bomb than we think, especially considering its longstanding cooperation with North Korea, about which we know far less.

OPINION: Five reasons to attack Iran

Diplomacy and sanctions have failed; believing otherwise objectively enables Iran. There are two possible outcomes.

The most likely is that Iran gets nuclear weapons, bringing the chilling prospect of nuclear holocaust for Israel. A nuclear-armed Iran would also dramatically shift the balance of power in the Middle East, prompting Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, and others to acquire nuclear capabilities. And it would increase the risk of global nuclear terrorism.

The other possibility is that someone, now most likely Israel, uses force to break Iran's control over the nuclear-fuel cycle, not permanently, but long enough to buy time for the broader objective of finally overthrowing the Tehran regime.

The odds are long, time is short, and the choice is stark. But since a nuclear-armed Iran will change the world forever, America should support an Israeli attack as the least-worst option.

John Bolton, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, served as US ambassador to the United Nations in 2005-06.

ALSO BY THIS WRITER: Israel is not the threat, Mr. Obama. Iran is.

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2. Keep negotiating: With more creative diplomacy and cooperation from Iran, a deal is within reach.

A decade has elapsed since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran had secretly built a uranium-enrichment facility. Since then, Iran and the Western powers have fumbled several opportunities to reach an agreement that reduces the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran.

Nevertheless, with more creative, US-led diplomacy, and co-operation from Tehran, a deal that guards against a nuclear-armed Iran is still within reach.

Iran apparently has not made a strategic decision to build nuclear weapons and does not yet have the necessary ingredients for an effective nuclear arsenal. But its capabilities are improving. By the end of next year, Iran could install more-advanced centrifuges and significantly increase its enriched-uranium stockpile. The time available for diplomacy must not be wasted.

OPINION: 5 reasons US must avoid war with Iran

Tough international sanctions have slowed Iran's program and increased pressure on Tehran to negotiate. Yet sanctions alone won't stop Iran's dangerous nuclear pursuits.

The military option would be counterproductive and costly. As a new report from an American bipartisan group of 33 former diplomats and national security experts, including Gen. Anthony Zinni and Gen. Brent Scowcroft, says, a preventive strike would only temporarily set back Iran's program and prompt Iran to openly pursue the bomb.

The goal for US negotiators must be to restrict Iran's enrichment to normal reactor-grade levels and limit its stockpiles to actual nuclear power needs, while allowing more intrusive IAEA inspections to ensure that Iran has halted all weapons-related work.

OPINION: 4 ways US and Iran can make nuclear talks work

A revised proposal calling for a halt to Iran's accumulation of 20 percent-enriched uranium, which is closer to weapons grade, in exchange for relaxing some of the international oil and financial sanctions imposed on Iran, could buy time and build momentum.

Pursuing such a course is difficult, but it is the best option on the table.

Daryl G. Kimball is executive director of the independent Arms Control Association.

ALSO BY THIS WRITER: Iran nuclear talks: To keep global support, US must seize diplomatic opportunities

3. A middle way: Contain Iran through deterrence; help its neighbors gain peace and prosperity.

A military strike will delay but cannot stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. It will increase support for the Iranian government at home and abroad. And it will cause catastrophic damage in a global economy barely past the worst financial crash since the Great Depression.

Sanctions and diplomacy promise little more. The Russians and Chinese refuse to stop supporting Tehran, and the Iranian government simply isn't interested in negotiating.

That leaves containing Iran, whether it has nuclear weapons or not. Containment denies external success to Iran through measures such as isolation, trade and financial embargoes, noncommunication, and nuclear deterrence.

OPINION: 6 factors that will determine concessions from Iran

One goal is to force the regime to abandon its dream of international dominance and, ultimately, to accept regime change at home. Critics object that this will take too long and argue that, in the process, Iran will acquire nuclear weapons. A nuclear Iran, they say, will then enjoy greater freedom of action in the region because of a mutual fear of nuclear escalation.

But that mutual fear can work both ways ? as it did for decades in the cold war with the Soviet Union. The greatest danger of a nuclear Iran ? that it will use its weapons, presumably against Israel ? can be negated through Iran's sure expectation of a catastrophic nuclear response from either Israel or the United States. Beyond deterrence and isolation, though, the US and its allies must foster a world outside embargoed Iran that is so dynamic, prosperous, and attractive that Tehran will be unable to take advantage of any psychological or political leverage it gains by going nuclear.

Protected by an American nuclear umbrella, friendly governments in the region can focus on economic and social development. That will give them the strength to resist Iran's leverage.

For starters, this means bringing real peace to Syria and Lebanon, Iran's proxy states. The solution to the Iranian nuclear problem lies not in Tehran but in the well-being of its neighbors.

Edward Haley is W.M. Keck Foundation professor of international strategic studies and director of the Center for Human Rights Leadership at Claremont McKenna College.

ALSO BY THIS WRITER: 3 reasons not to attack Iran

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Montrose School Will Reopen For Special Education Students ...

The Montrose School will reopen in 2013 as a school for special education students. South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education President Beth Daugherty annouced on Monday night that the school, closed this year, would be renovated and then reopen. Part of that work will include a new parking lot.

"Whether we lease it or do it [special education programming] in-district is a decision we still need to make," said Daugherty.

She spoke in response to Jennifer Cicenia's questions about why the school is going ahead with construction of a new parking lot -- scheduled to begin in October -- when there has been no announced purpose for the building.

Cicenia noted that neighbors of the school, such as herself, had "almost no notice" of the proposed parking lot before the South Orange Planning Board meeting where it was discussed. The parking lot plans call for the removal of three trees. The lot will be on the right side of the building.

"What is the point of doing work," asked Cicenia, "when there has been no purpose for the school, at least nothing we've been told."

The Montrose Alternative Program moved out of the building in June.

Cicenia worried that the school won't be well cared for. "It's very messy back there," she said, referring to the abandoned community garden.

Daugherty said the district will continue to maintain the building and grounds while work is done this year.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Rage against austerity: Violent clashes in Athens

In renewed unrest, workers in Greece walked off their jobs over austerity measures, while in Spain dozens of protesters clashed with police. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

By NBC News' Andy Eckardt, CNBC's Julia Chatterley and wire reports

Updated at 8:59 a.m. ET: ATHENS, Greece --?Demonstrators wearing helmets and gas masks and armed with sticks clashed with police in the Greek capital on Wednesday, as a general strike was held to protest the government?s austerity drive.

Riot police fought with the protesters wearing the black clothes favored by anarchist groups for about 45 minutes in the central Syntagma Square, letting off tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowd.

The demonstrators let off flares and a tent in the center of the square advertising an air show was set on fire.

The anarchist group appeared to be trying to cause as much damage in the square as possible.

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A Molotov cocktail explodes beside riot police officers near Syntagma Square in Athens on Wednesday.

There were also violent clashes between anti-austerity protesters and riot police in Spain on Tuesday. Police there told The Associated Press that 38 people were arrested and 64 people injured when officers clashed with protesters demonstrating against cutbacks and tax hikes.

Several thousand people converged on the Spanish Parliament building in central Madrid where more than 1,000 riot police blocked off access to the building, forcing protesters to crowd nearby avenues.?Police baton-charged protesters at the front of the march and some demonstrators broke down barricades and threw rocks and bottles, the AP said. Reuters reported that police fired rubber bullets.

Spain's economic crisis turns middle-class families into illegal squatters

In Greece, perhaps the country worst-affected by the crisis, workers walked off their jobs for the first general strike since a coalition government was formed in June.?

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Spanish riot police clash with protesters during demonstrations over the government's austerity policies near the Spanish parliament on Tuesday.

The Greek government is struggling to push through more punishing austerity measures demanded by the country?s creditors.

'Only the beginning'
Initially, Syntagma Square was peaceful as tens of thousands of protesters arrived to the sound of drums. There were many elderly and middle-aged people and mothers with children among the crowd.

The strike was called by the country's two biggest unions that represent half the workforce.

"We call on everyone to take part in the strike and resist the austerity measures that hurt Greek people and the economy," Despoina Spanou, of the ADEDY labor group, said.? "This strike is only the beginning in our fight."

'It is virtually impossible to find a job': Brain drain is new Greek tragedy

Much of the union's anger is directed at spending cuts worth nearly $15.55 billion over the next two years that Greece has promised the European Union and International Monetary Fund in an effort to unlock its next tranche of aid.

While Greece gears up for more protests against austerity cuts, the health care system is in tatters with little cash for drugs or doctors. ITV's James Mates reports.

The bulk of those cuts are expected from slashing wages, pensions and welfare benefits, heaping a new wave of misery on Greeks who say repeated rounds of austerity have pushed them to the brink and failed to transform the country for the better.

A survey by the MRB polling agency last week showed that more than 90 percent of Greeks believe the planned cuts are unfair and burden the poor, with the vast majority expecting more austerity in coming years.

Joblessness strikes more young people in Europe's wealthy north

With Greece in its fifth year of recession and no light at the end of the austerity tunnel, analysts warn that Greek patience is wearing thin and a strong public backlash could tear apart the weak conservative-led coalition.

During the protests in Spain Tuesday, people chanted outside the parliament, "Let us in, we want to evict you.??

Evictions have soared in Spain as thousands of people have defaulted on bank loans.

Daniel Ochoa De Olza / AP

Thousands of demonstrators march to the Spanish parliament on Tuesday.

Protesters said they were fed up with cuts to public salaries and health and education. They are also angry that the state has poured funds into crumbled banks while it is cutting social benefits.

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"My annual salary has dropped by 8000 euros and if it falls much further I won't be able to make ends meet," Luis Rodriguez, 36, a firefighter who joined the protest, told Reuters. He said he is considering leaving Spain to find a better quality of life.

"We're protesting against the cuts. I've had to give up my apartment," said Ondina, a 30-year-old fine arts graduate who is without a job. She said she can't survive on an unemployment benefit of $340 a month.

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With this year's budget deficit target looking untenable, the conservative government is now looking at such things as cuts in inflation-linked pensions, taxes on stock transactions, "green taxes" on emissions or eliminating tax breaks.

Spain, also badly hit by the euro zone debt crisis, has been hit by a second recession since 2009 that has put one in four workers out of a job.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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