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By now, if you haven't been living off-grid, you've heard of Gamergate. It's been mentioned in connection to recent school massacre email threat made to Utah State University, who were clear on that they "determined that there was no threat to students, staff or the speaker, so no alert was issued", prior to Anita Sarkeesian's scheduled lecture. Ms Sarkeesian decided to cancel anyway, and in the NYT profile on her she makes some points about Gun Control, since Utah is a concealed carry state. The NYT article also has no problems connecting the threats to #gamergate. Many other newsoutlets followed suit, similarly headline about the threats Brianna Wu recently received discuss the problem of "women in gaming" being threatened all the time. Meanwhile, three gamer-ladies who identify as pro-gamergate and neutral had a chat with Huffpost Live about what #gamergate is, and the tumblrfied gif-set with Jemma Morgan stating "the real issue is we have a terrible problem with nepotism and cronyism" is currently trending on Tumblr. Jemma also says "the word misogyny always comes up, why do you think it does?" Because it's an easy way of deflecting criticism, it's a “Trump Card” Argument, to stop all dialogue dead in its tracks. And this exactly why gaming minorities and ladies posted photos of themselves in #notyourshield. If you're interested in that see Tits or GTFO: An Editorial on #GamerGate and #NotYourShield (Googlecache) and KnowYourMeme's page. On the one hand you have publications stating that #gamergate is a hate group, other saying it's a consumer movement, and in the meantime we have Australian #gamergates "shitposting" (posting rubbish) all night long to keep certain peoples personal information from being top item on anonymous bulletin board, saving her from "being doxed". It seems doxing these days simply means posting someones address - already listed somewhere - to the wrong place, in which case Wikipedia has been doxing me for years. Now, everyone go hate on Jimmy Wales. Nononono, I'm kidding. It's a seriously disturbing scary feeling when people post your address in front of a lot of eyeballs, absolutely abusive and very effective in terrorizing victims. Speaking from experience. It should always be stopped.

Now, I already gave a quick rundown about the problem affecting us professionals in advertising in insulting consumers shrinks the market. Since then Intel pulled ads from Gamasutra and just today Gawker Media lost Mercedes as their advertiser. In a world where yellow journalism has respawned as clickbait journalism in an effort to draw the ad-dollar when our news outlets financial support relies on CPM, it seems we're now peddling outrage rather than a dedicated interested readership an advertiser would want to target. The discourse in 140 chars and microwave mentality only serves to amplify the ugly. Moral panic brings a lot of clicks. Won't somebody think of the (insert woman, child or minority here).

And suddenly, I'm having flashbacks to the 90s.

You see, when I was a teenager I didn't want to work in advertising at first. I had my heart set on becoming a comic book artist. I studied under Ken Landgraf at Parsons School of Art and Design and I have a degree in Illustration. I practiced inking, daydreaming of a steady job at DC or Marvel, while I was sending my own comics to adult comic publications and collecting rejection letters that helped me get better at my craft. I went to comic meetups, swapping photocopies of my work with other budding artists, and I was never the only young woman in the group. Not even once. One day I got the phonecall. Horst Schröder, the godfather of Swedish adult comic book scene and publisher of Epix and Pox wanted to publish my comic in Pox. It was the moment of my life where I thought I had a shot at a career in comics, and it was a Big Deal™ to me.

For a background of what happened to his publishing company you can google translate Sundblom's blog moralpanic the police and legal action - comics for adults are not welcome in Sweden. Be aware that the pictures in the blog have sexual content, and do not represent Epix and Pox publications multi-facetted output as a whole. A specific issue of Pox magazine (for adults!) was reported to the police by Bo Bertilsson, chairman of The People's Organisation against Pornography, a feminist organisation whose stated goal was to save children from sexual exploitation. This got a lot of attention in the press.

Comics by Gilbert Hernandez, Altan, Art Spiegelman, Rick Geary, Bill Griffith, Neil Gaiman and feminist underground comic queen Dori Seda were painted in the press as sexually deviant, morally abhorrent, misogynistic violence propaganda, which of course would only ruin our children. Comics were terrible for women too, and the industry itself was painted as awful since the small market of Sweden only had a handful of women working in the industry. This sounds familiar, doesn't it? So while the press rallied around the topic, because if it bleeds it leads in yellow journalism even back then, upstanding citizens including uniformed police officers took it upon themselves to go around shops and ask them to stop selling these comic books. An innocent man, also named Horst Schröder, lost clients to his riding school because people thought he was the bad pornography-peddling Epix-förlag owner. Konsum, the consumer cooperatives supermarket, were the first ones to remove the magazines from their stores which was announced in every newspaper. Please note that this was after Horst Schröder and Epix förlag was freed in court from all accusations made against the comics. The moral-panic machine didn't care, and nobody wanted to associate with the comics anymore.

I watched all of that in realtime, which was much slower then as it was not powered by twitter. I boycotted Konsum, I went to stores asking for the comic every day as a way to encourage them to stock it again but it was all too late. People didn't want to be associated with Epix&Pox anymore, comic book fans withdrew (all except the hardcore ones) and the market shrank. The last issue of Pox was printed in Hungary but never made it to market as the entire publication house collapsed under debt in 1993. My budding career as a comic book artist was stopped before it even began. Since I was still in college, I re-saddled and changed my aim so that I would now work in advertising instead of in the male-dominated awful world of comics where I previously felt so welcome. When the market vanished overnight, I couldn't join it. So I joined the sexist woman-hating industry known as advertising instead. You've heard of that, I'm sure.

Now, if you're sensing a pattern here, it's because there is one. By painting gaming and gamers, developers and fans as a large group of violent misogynistic creeps, you are shrinking the market, there's no doubt in my mind. And right at this very moment, there might be a young gamer-girl in College who is getting a phone call telling her that her internship won't happen because a dev is closing shop. By painting anything said about three women as threats and misogynistic violence and then attaching it to all gamers & the game-dev industry, the media may very well have poisoned the well for all other women.

The video game industry took in 25.1 billion in 2010 according to the ESA. That industry employs our help in the PR, advertising and marketing departments and spends top dollar for it, often buying award winning work like Halo3 and are known for being brave clients pushing the creative envelope, like Playstation. When formerly respected newspapers like the New York Times ask leading questions to the web at large like "Have You Experienced Sexism in the Gaming Industry?", you can see we have a problem. People who haven't, won't answer. People who did, will.... And on top of all of that thousands of random trolls might join in just because it's the shiniest toy right now.

Advertising is in symbiosis with both publications and clients. It's high time we step in, before the playground is ruined for all of us.

I'm Dabitch, I'm #notyourshield, and I'm going to a halloween-party dressed as Vivian James. Tack till Sundblom, for the scanned cover of Pox magazine
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Carlos's picture

Nicely done. Also, about this "And right at this very moment, there might be a young gamer-girl in College who is getting a phone call telling her that her internship won't happen because a dev is closing shop", something related may have happened already. This female dev here: http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2jk2rq/ama_im_a_female_game_developer_that_has_been_in/
talks about a lot of stuff, but one thing stood out for me: "Recently I was contacted by my favourite professor from college who told me he had a student in his Game Dev class that was worried about getting into the industry from allt he terrible things she reads online. This is a girl straight out of high school, in college to do what she loves, and these people are literally scaring the crap out of her and making her second guess her career choice.
I think that's absolutely reprehensible."

John's picture

Thank you for sharing your story with us as well as not buying whats being propagated about #gamergate or its many diverse individuals.

I'm very sorry to hear that you career as a comic artist was ruined by similar people with agendas that even as an full grown adult I cant understand. The fear tactics that are being used are really counter productive for what these people claim to be for. Thanks once again for sharing your story and perspective on this!

Cydramech's picture

I'm sharing this with everyone I see; it's an incredibly insightful and wonderful article. Thank you for your consideration towards #GamerGate.

Anon's picture

I have heard many comparisons of #GamerGate with the comic book industry, but I had no idea of what happened to comics. This has been eye-opening. Thank you so much.

When you see some people propagating lies like "female programmers only earn a fraction of what males make" (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-computer-scientists-make-same-salary-their-male-counterparts-180949965/?no-ist), what impact is that going to have on a young woman trying to choose her career? I don't care who the hell is making my games, I just want to play fun video games damn it! And the more people making games, the better.

Sadly I have seen many women frightened during #GamerGate. One of those is exceptionally talented artist/animator Mariel Cartwright, who works on Skullgirls. She recently tweeted "I am grateful to be leaving the country this week because there is nothing more I want than to get away from the terrifying shit lately" and "it's a pretty scary time to be a lady in games." The thing is, gamers love her! She's not a corrupt journalist, she's not a target of #GamerGate. It's all so damn frustrating.

Thanks again, so much.

Biggsy's picture

I 100% agree. I don't care who makes my games, as long as they're good.

GameArt Specialist.'s picture

Hi, Future game developer here. I'm in college after several years of being a welder, decided to take 3D art specialization at the age of 26. 3 years in, I'm about to graduate.

Our class sizes are small labs, usually 20 people in them or less, and the gender ratio was equal or in favor of female students. It was really cool, some of the males/females were old enough that I didn't feel creepy hanging out with them. I made a lot of nice friends. Unfortunately, those under 26 are still attached to their parent's aid to go to school. If your parents earned a middle income, you essentially got no aid.

~Here is where the trouble comes in~

A lot of my friends that I've made over the last 3 years are not registering for their level 3 courses. I'd say about 30% of the women I know in the program who depend upon their parents are being pushed to give up game design and find another field because their parents read the slanted main stream media reporting and they're fearful for their daughters.

This sensationalism is making parents think their daughters will not be safe, or they will be sexually exploited.

This is awful. It is really awful. One of my very best friends was an exchange student from Finland, and now she's been called home because Finland is very politically dense with sex-negative, transsexual-excluding, radical authoritarian feminists and as a result their newspapers and television news essentially painted a picture of hell, and her mother called her home immediately.

This is not how you get more women in game development, this slander is creating a very terrible chilling effect.

Maybe I'm just upset that the party of 10 I was going to the "Captivate Conference" with is now down to 8.

Richard Kern's picture

Very well done. I am extremely pleased that you mentioned Aussie 8channers teaming up with GamerGaters to stop YET ANOTHER doxxing of Zoe Quinn.

Yet, for some reason that never gets mentioned by the big gaming press websites.

I support diversity in gaming.
I condemn threats and harassment.
I expect better behavior from my journalists.
I support GamerGate.

And I refuse to let anyone tell me I'm a bigot or a troll for doing so.

Yonan's picture

I didn't think about this from the advertisers point of view, but what's happening is definitely corrosive for the entire industry. There have been multiple cases of journalists and developers having their careers damaged or ended by games journalists that work together to push a single narrative. There have been multiple examples of developers work being forced to change to avoid a negative politicised backlash from journalists working together to push a narrative. It has to stop and soon before too much damage is done. GamerGate is only getting louder, and with the holiday season coming up - and developers largest sales season - they should be *very* interested in helping us bring this to an end as soon as possible.

Jake's picture

Hey I just wanted to say that you're dead on in your analysis. The idea that our gaming press is so full of themselves that they aided and abetting a direct assault on gaming is still mind boggling to me. I saw one of the more infamous mental midgets blaming "GamerGate" for bringing this result around, all the while ignoring the fact that the only people writing negative articles about gaming, gamers and the games they enjoy are the press.

Simply put, the lack of self awareness here is just astounding.

They're driving away loyal customers from their media brands, driving consumers away from the industry en-mass and particularly driving away women and other minority demographics with their moral panic and slandering of gaming subculture. What parent like myself is going to buy a game for their daughter if he thinks that she's going to be abused? What parent is going to allow his son to participate in online games if he thinks it's going to turn them into a terrible person?

I have seriously never seen an industry so eager to slit it's own throat as I have video games.

Ian's picture

Talking of Sony pushing the creative envelope, there was a brilliant billboard for the original Resident Evil. It was a just a simple white background and a bath full of blood, with the line "DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE HORROR OF PLAYSTATION".

Couldn't find it on Google, but that was something which really stuck with me.

Captain's picture

Another great article. Very impressed by your work.

You know, I always thought people in PR would know wtf they are doing.
Clearly not all of them do. You have to be a special brand of moron to not understand why insulting consumers is a bad idea.

Captcha : glass ceiling - wow , relevant

Dabitch's picture

I'm so pleased other people are amused by what I put in my fallback (non-advertising) captcha.

Sim's picture

Thank you for this article. It's refreshing.

Weep's picture

Do you happen to have any contacts in a major media outlet, Dabitch? Brianna Wu is talking about using her platform at TheGuardian next week to push for legislation to mandate all websites in the U.S. track the IP address of every user on every content submission. I have pretty damning evidence she fabricated at least one threat against herself and reams of examples of her colleagues using very racist, sexist, and patently offensive behavior across a number of spectrums. One of them including Brianna Wu referring to a poor black person as a "hood rat". I have much more damning evidence that blackmail and threats are going on here as well, though it's much less clear on those who the one(s) behind it is.

M.'s picture

Thanks for your sensible take on this.

I can totally understand why the current discussion would deter women from entering the industry, in fact I can clearly see that my spouse (of 6 years, we are in our thirties) takes all this debacle way more seriously and personally than I do. I haven't pushed it because why would I do that, but I think that there is a suspicion in her mind that what if some of what is being claimed is actually true, even though she is really levelheaded and sensible person (and working in unrelated graphic design).

Och hälsingar från den andra sida av vatten (den Moominsida).

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Moral hysteria is amongst the most damaging things that can happen to any topic that holds a potential victim. As a child care and welfare worker, I wrote a thesis on how the 80/90s hysteria around pedophilia crippled attempts to build understanding for purposes of molestation prevention by muddying the waters and making it almost impossible to talk about a topic that was difficult to broach in the first place. Moral outrage peddlers do not care one whit about the issue they bleed for revenue.

Ausyarr's picture

That was great. A real fascinating look at moral policing affecting industries

eric's picture

Let me make sure I understand this: The way to prevent harassment and marginalization of women in the game industry is to ... not talk about harassment and marginalization of women in the game industry?

Because of course that usually works so well to prevent harassment and marginalization of women in other areas....

Dabitch's picture

Not sure where you are getting that idea. I'm not saying that in my post.

The media-frenzy in this case echoes the media-frenzy in the Pox pornography saga. I point out that there was similarities in how people who had nothing to do with it (riding school instructor) lost business over things that could be read in the newspaper on a near daily basis. The silent giants Ubisoft, Bungie, Activision, EA will likely continue on unharmed as they have deep pockets, but small indie devs aren't being helped by a press that's bordering on panic which is telling the world in essence "games are bad and so is everyone who plays them". By only giving attention to the negative and never the positive, you shrink the market. Casuals don't enter and or leave, while hardcore stays the same. This doesn't open up for more women in gaming at all, if the market shrinks there's less jobs to be had in total.

Dustin Geels's picture

Being a hardcore gamer who likes the big name games and for the most part hates the arty drivel that comes out of a lot of indi devs. I honestly have a hard time finding the market shrinking back down to where it didn't have abunch of whiny little babies trying to get into it and fuck things up as a bad thing.

I'd love nothing more then to get all the shovelware off steam this amount of crap games haven't been seen sense the late 70s early 80s and the market crash maybe we need another one to get some quality control back into the industry.

Dabitch's picture

I'll take your comment as an anecdata example of a market truth: you can not expand the market by diluting the core.
Expanding the market is done by offering complementary products, services, extensions and specifically targeted similar products. For an easy example, see every single variant of Coca Cola where the product range has just been joined by splenda-sweetened "Coca Cola Free" - but the one time they changed the original the market freaked out.

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@Eric - How sad. You'd think after 14 years they'd know me better.

...She's also failing to acknowledge that she's only talking about Sweden...

Sure, I only mention it it twice in my post and link to the entire background of the Pox-scandal, I guess I could have made that a lot clearer.

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Nobody is seriously getting a suggestion from the media that "video games are bad because the people who play them are bad and harass people." The message is that "gamers," as a hard-core group of people who wish to rally behind this specific identity, are inexplicably rallying behind a movement that started, well, as the MetaFilter comment linked by eric above that you dodged only to quote another one as if it reveals some site-wide cognitive flaw, reads:

No-one's being "painted" as a misogynist creep; the first action of the people who would rally under #gamergate was to attack a woman on the say-so of an ex-boyfriend and to pry into her sex life.

I fail to see what anything that happened in your personal story (which doesn't involve your career being destroyed or you being personally harassed by hordes of assholes) has to do with this movement, other than introducing us with an effective disclaimer "everything you read here is colored by my unrelated experience and because I was personally affected in the past I will now trot out some non-arguments to further illustrate my bias for sympathizing with this "movement."

This movement is absurd on its face and it's vexxing to see so many people align themselves with it -- "just because on any established reality-based-timeline, this thing of ours started with doxxing and misogyny and the usual 'Gamer Culture Stereotypes' of angry white boys threatening rape and murder, and just because we continue to rally around this stupid fucking hashtag that is entrenched in this litany of shit, doesn't mean we aren't really just mad because we don't think we're getting good enough VIDEO GAME REVIEWS! and also you keep portraying ALL OF US this way when most of us JUST IDENTIFY with the PEOPLE WHO DO THIS because GAMES FUN and we want them to stop and play more games with us instead of making us look bad!

The only honest to goodness moral panic I'm seeing here is yours, centered around the "closing the dev shop" story. And in that sense I mean the misplaced concern-trolling slippery slope that ends with: what if the big nice Game Dev Shop closes down because of all these mean people calling out all of this fake feminism with their big bullying attacks on "gamers?" That will affect women too! So people who dislike the misogyny and the fact that this whole movement is ridiculous and self-important and started out with pure misogyny and doxxing and is seeking to rally around the most disgusting stereotypical elements of "gaming culture" that should be gleefully ridiculed (and if you don't identify with it, no need to defend it) will suddenly suffer from the 4D awesomeness of this argument and realize that the True Feminism is here on this side!

That's comes across as the sort of cargo-cult nonsense that the MetaFilter thread discusses well -- CTRL+F for "cargo" if anyone is interested.

As a longtime MeFite I do know you better (not that you know me, but you were around for much of my lurking phase) but that really is weak, first of all to make the leap that gaming as a whole is under attack and that shops will close because the worst elements of "gaming culture" are being exposed for the disgusting unwelcome assholes they are, those "gaming culture" loser-fucks truly being jealous and upset that MORE people are playing than ever...the thing is, the number of people who play these games is going up, the "hard core" is feeling threatened, and somehow feels like they are entitled to a more "objective" and dispassionate "games journalism industry" (so go do that) after decades of Nintendo Power and GamePro Magazine and EGM and so on, all amounting to advertisements with some cheat codes and tricks? Oh wait, that's probably too hard core for the "hard core" to remember or have experienced, but seriously, you expect me to believe all of this disgusting behavior and defense of same revolves around integrity in games journalism?

So let's get this straight. If society were to actually make a moral decision that Gaming Shops must be shut down (or a series of judgments and purchasing decisions that over time shuts down gaming shops as a result, because that's what you meant, I don't wish to straw man it), the argument that "women will also be affected because they won't be able to work in game shops" is just as meaningless as saying that some women are professional assassins and some women wish to become professional assassins, and so many professional assassins will be unemployed if we legalize all hard drugs, reducing the global demand for professional assassins. OK, a more realistic example, if we stop producing XYZ thing that we decide is terrible as a whole, whether it be weapons outlawed by the Geneva conventions, electric chairs, death panel gavels, or whatever, women will have less opportunity therefore "argument made."

I almost feel like that will come off as trolling because the moral panic really is on your side as "gamers" desperately flood twitter with nonsense about every "ally lost" or "advertiser pulled"... it's really comical actually -- but a typical slackjawed stereotypical gamer will read what I wrote and think HA, YOU THINK MAKING COMPUTER GAMES IS LIKE ILLEGAL DRUGZZZ! No, I'm just pointing out the absurdity of that argument, it doesn't belong anywhere serious, it comes across as intellectually dishonest, but you wrap it up in a layer of extra absurdity (dev shops being closed down because hardcore nerds were being mocked) that buries it further in more absurdity. The reality is that perhaps some of the demand for Yet Another Ultrarealistic FPS might drop but as the number of people who play games increases, the diversity of gaming as a whole increases, and your "hard core" will do just fine, and doesn't need to "stay hard and in the center" of gaming to survive as its own entity.

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As a response to lordaych:

That is exactly what was suggested; First, that 'gamers' were all misogynistic white 'neckbeard' virgin losers who live in basements and troll women for being women, then that 'gamers' had been replaced by 'gamers' which were multicultural and multisexual and blah blah blah. I say it that way because 'gamers' had ALWAYS been multicultural and so on, and that it wasn't the efforts of 'right thinking modern feminists' that made it so, but gamers and their welcoming inclusiveness, of which you can find stories EVERYWHERE.

Gamers as a whole have always been a target; gaming has been seen, until fairly recently, as a child's or teenager's hobby by those not involved. That's changed over time with the concerted effort of gamers themselves, inviting their family members and friends in, and with the availability of 'softcore' games like mobile and web/facebooks games, and of course, the Wii (I personally think Wii bowling made many a gamer all on it's own). But that is the perception; the reality is that women and minorities have always played games. Maybe they grew out of it, maybe they didn't, but they played. And why wouldn't they?

The metafilter comment above is about bullshit. I checked it out, and Jen Allaway (who I'd never heard of before) puts up a completely unsupported opinion piece which you treat like research. Why is this meaningful, because you like what it says? There's plenty of research, based on data and not feelings and fears, that shows that #gamergate does NOT fit the model of a hate group, but rather a replacement for traditional news media. And what would you expect from a group that's been shown repeatedly it can't trust those entrusted by the public to report the news?

So no one's being painted as a misogynistic creep, except everyone that is, and you take a man's honest recounting (supported by evidence, mind you) of his abuse (and it was abusive), and the link that showed to a journalist having a sexual relationship with a subject (which makes Nathan Grayson the target, not Quinn) as him directing attacks? I imagine there were some people who did do that, though Eron repeatedly tried to stop it (and it shows in those IRC logs you evidently didn't bother to read yourself). I don't know the man, I've never spoken with him, and in fact up until #gamergate I was fully listening and believing her, but she's been shown to be a compulsive liar, and it keeps occurring over and over. Take some time and do the fact checking yourself; you'll find that things are just how I'm telling you. Don't believe me, verify it yourself. You can look at the logs yourself of what he said. You can find archives of the zoepost online (I think, I haven't checked) and see the chat logs where she admits everything (and he NEVER accuses her of sleeping with Grayson for positive press, that falls on others). And more, there were no doxx.

Here's the thing for those fact checking; Quinn's supposed Doxx were faked. As an example, her "father's phone number" was a motorcycle shop in Hawaii. If that's fake, why would you assume any of the rest is real? And if Quinn is a self-admitted compulsive lair (like her mother, evidently from what she says, though we've no idea if that's not another lie), why would you believe anything she says about how the 'doxx' were released? Seems likely she released fakes herself. She faked the 'wizardchan raid' to get enough sympathy to get Depression Quest greenlit (and having tried it myself, it's a horrible representation of depression and only likely to make things worse for someone using it to show others what depression is like). Do you not see a behavior pattern? Conclusion; all evidence suggests that the 'mysogyny and threats' are fabricated to garner sympathy, again.

But #gamergate didn't really come from that; it came from the Streisand effect due to censorship of the discussion. As an example, 28+ thousand reddit posts deleted concerning Quinn's use ofa false DMCA report to illegally take down a youtube video criticizing her and Grayson. That's what #gamergate came from, resistance to censorship and a suspicion (later proven true) of media collusion to censor the subject in support of their friend GRAYSON (and Quinn, no doubt).

Then come all the hanger-on sympathy-demanders, each with threats that come from throw-away accounts who give no indication of being affiliated with gamergate, or even gaming at all. This has been a problem for Sarkeesian for a long time; she seems to make enemies wherever she goes. She came from movies and music, giving the same sort of false-criticism there (I say false because she uses provably false statements to support her arguments, which makes the premise false, thus the conclusion of her argument is false). No evidence is ever provided, but the media is quick to blame gamers and demand they police the entire internet to stop trolls. How is that remotely reasonable? You can't even prove the threats came from gamers, let alone gamergate supporters, and the demand is that they prevent all trolling everywhere from anyone (because yes, that's what you're asking)? I tell you what, I'll do that just as soon as you prevent all cancer, for anyone, from anyone, for any reason, including in animals,plants, and at any time, including in the past. Yes, that's about as reasonable a demand.

I'm responsible for my behavior, and my behavior alone. I'm not guilty of something someone else in Gamergate does, and you can't even show that they did it. I'm not guilty of what another gamer does, and you can't even show that a gamer did it either. All you have to support your entire flimsy argument is the statement that it must be a gamer/gamergate because it is said so. All of the horrible things that happen on the internet cannot be laid at my feet, or the feet of anyone else not involved, just because you find it convenient to silence your critics this way.

And what's so galling is that people take you seriously; even me, right now, taking you seriously by wasting my precious time (and it is precious) to tell you how wrong you are and WHY you're wrong and WHY we can PROVE you're wrong with EVIDENCE rather than just ramblings and feelings. You are demonstrably full of shit, but here I am wasting time telling you that. And I have to keep doing that, rather than doing something more valuable with my time, because stupid people will believe what you say the way you stupidly believe what you're told without ever asking for evidence.

Recent data shows that just the #gamergate hashtag has had a steady use by over 150000 unique and consistent users, of which the average account life is approximately 1 year old. These aren't sockpuppet accounts; they aren't fake. If even half of those are supporters, and I'd wager real money that it's something closer to 75%, that means 75000 people hate women so much that they've devoted time for 5 months to attack them via the obtuse means of discovering ethical failures in journalism, pointing them out, and demanding change. So what sounds more absurd to you; 75k hate women for 5 months but attack them via not attacking them directly, or that 15 or 20 people coordinate coverage in an email list and a handful of women lie or exaggerate the threats and their origins in order to make up a lie to cover failed ethics and provide real monetary support (to the tune of some percentage of Intel's 300 million dollars, or 14k a month to Brianna Wu who almost certainly made her own threat; you can tell because she's prepared to screenshot the threat immediately, and it's not like that sort of thing doesn't already have precedent among other modern 'feminists')?

And if you can't find one instance of harassment from #gamergate with at least 75000 regular users, several million tweets, and 5 months of time, what does that say about your assertion that it's a hate movement? Not ONCE has this assertion been shown with any evidence.

I can tell you I've seen comments I viewed as racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist etc. I've seen all of them from those who oppose #gamergate, and in much more frequency, which given that I'm blocked by most of you because of Randi Harper's censorship list means a GREAT DEAL. Hell, half the horrible things listed there you can find just looking at Arthur Chu's tweets. I've seen some harsh, and on rare occasions unfair, criticisms from #gamergate to journalists and women (and men, mostly men), yet not once has any of the opposition ever shown one example that was linked to a gamer, let alone a gamergate supporter.

And if in all that, you still can't show me ANY evidence supporting what you're arguing, why would I believe you about ANYTHING?

I don't. Your argument is PROVABLY false and has no evidence in support. Your opinion is WRONG.

Given ALL of that, why would I give a shit about your criticism of video games or anything else? If you have to lie to support your argument, then the argument has no value. What a surprise (I think my eyes rolled so hard it adjusted the tide slightly).

Take your trolling elsewhere. Gamers aren't buying the snake-oil you're selling. If you want to play games, play. If you want to make games, make them. I may not have liked Gone Home, but I haven't seen anyone say it shouldn't be made or available for sale. If you want to pump five rounds into my digital face or top my high-score, bring it. I welcome the challenge and the chance for camaraderie. If all you want is yet another place to make everything the way you want it, get the fuck out and don't come back until you are willing to accept everyone else. It's not only your opinion that's important. If you don't like Hatred, don't buy it. I won't be, because that doesn't appeal to me. I haven't bought any GTA games either, but I'm not going to sit here and say no one else should be able to because REASON #11. And until you can do the same, you don't have a place here.

The table is open to everyone, but leave your baggage in your room.

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Geez. Already in the second sentence this "article" spews lies.

The threat in Utah mentioned feminism as the root cause of the threat. no mention was ever made of #Gamergate.

Seeing as that's how you choose to start, I didn't even bother reading the rest of this garbage.

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I read through it afterall. Good article that describes the real problem. Wasn't until later down that I realized you were simply showing us what the narrative tells us.

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^ That jumping the gun demonstrated by Zacban is a huge part of the problem and the basis for the current microwave mentality I mentioned. Thanks Zacban, for reading to the end and taking your time to process the entire post.

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The Day of Atonement

A project by: Máté Ternyik

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This project received pledges on Tue 17 Feb 2015
A short film based on "Nincs bocsánat" by István Örkény

why "The day of atonement?"

The Day of Atonement is based on the amazing Hungarian short story "Nincs bocsánat" by István Örkény. It tells the story of how a young man comes to terms with the fact that there are times where it is impossible to amend one's mistakes. After years of neglecting his father, one day he is taken to hospital. The young man attempts to make up for the lost time with his father in the last days of his life, but the damage to their bond is much too severe to be undone in a few short days. When his father dies, our protagonist faces the reality of never being able to make amends.

We have been lucky enough to be granted permission by the owner to the rights to Örkény's works to use the story for our project, and exhibit the film on festivals for the next three years.

Who are we?

My name is Máté Ternyik, I am the writer, producer, director and director of photography of the film. I have been making films since I was 12, but this is by far the largest project I will have embarked upon. My experience is mainly in the field of cinematography and colour correction, so directing will be a great new adventure for me.

I will be joined by a team of budding film-makers, a brilliant Hungarian assistant director, Attila Molnár, a team of camera operator and assistant, two sound recordists, runners, production assistants and small behind the scenes team.

Where will the money go?

We have been lucky enough to be granted permission to shoot at an amazing location in the heart of York, and the Department of Theatre, Film and Television supplies us with a brilliant digital cinema camera, lighting, sound and grip equipment, but there are other costs of production we need to cover. This is why we need your help. Here is a brief list of our expenses:

  • Lens hire (we will be using the amazing Zeiss Super Speed Primes) - £480

  • Catering - £190

  • Expendables (gaffer- and camera tape, pens etc.) - £25

  • Transportation - £50

  • Heating (we will be shooting a mortuary, and we need our own heating) - £32

  • Backup hard drives - £140

This totals to £917.

Our target, and what's beyond

We have set a minimum of £400 for the project, this is the cost of making the film without hiring lenses. But if we manage to reach £900, with the Zeiss lenses the film will have a much more cinematic look.

We need your help to help us realise this project. We have some great rewards for our supporters, definitely check them out - there is something in there for everybody!

Thank you very much for taking a look at our project, if you like what we are doing, please consider sharing this page!

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Right around the corner!  Dimensions is a great event to explore Dartmouth after you're admitted, and help you figure out if Dartmouth is the best fit for you! In addition to taking tours and attending info sessions, you can attend classes, meet professors and your future peers, be hosted by a current student, go on an "after dark" tour, eat in the dining halls, and more!

First Dimensions is Thursday April 12 - Friday April 13, and Second Dimensions is Monday April 23 - Tesuday April 24. If you can't make it to one of our fabulous Dimensions events, definitely still visit campus or check out an admitted student event in your area.


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Analysis of Donations Received by National Parties – FY 2013-14

December 24, 2014

-          Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the only National Party which is yet to submit its donations report to the ECI

-          90% of donations to National Parties from corporates/ business houses

-          The total donations of INC, NCP and CPI during FY 2013-14 increased by Rs 62.69 crores, an increase of 517%, from the previous financial year, 2012-13

-          Donations to CPM reduced from Rs 3.81 crores during FY 2012-13 to Rs 2.097 crores during FY 2013-14 (45% decrease)

-          A total of Rs 3.81 crores (84%) was donated by known party members of INC and Rs 1.82 crores (89%) was donated by known party members of CPM

On the declaration of donations by the National Parties, Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar, Founder-Trustee of ADR, has stated, “Ninety per cent of the donations being from corporates shows the increasing hold of the corporate sector on political parties which is somewhat disconcerting. The ruling party not submitting its donation report is not a good sign as it possibly indicates a lack of respect for integrity of institutions which is not healthy for a democracy.”

Political parties are required to submit their contributions report before the due date for furnishing a return of their income for FY 2013-14 which was 31stOctober, 2014ECI received the donations report of BSP on 13th Sept,’14, of NCP on 17th Sept,’14, of CPI on 23rd Sept,’14 and of CPM and INC on 30th Sept,’14. BSP declared that the party did not receive any donations above Rs 20,000 during FY 2013-14, as it has declared in the past.

Executive Summary

I.            Number of donors contributing above Rs 20,000 to National Parties from all over India (FY 2013-14)

a.       The total amount of donations above Rs 20,000 received by National Political Parties during FY 2013-14 is calculated from the donations report submitted to the Election Commission annually.

b.      The total amount of donations above Rs 20,000 declared by the National Parties was Rs. 76.93 crores, from 881 donations.

c.       On an average, INC received Rs 11.70 lakhs per unique donor*, NCP: Rs 1 crore, CPI: Rs 3.23 lakhs and CPM: Rs 4.03 lakhs per unique donor.

Total number of donations

Total number of unique donors (a)

Total amount contributed (b)

Average amount of donation per unique donor (b/a)

Rs 59,58,37,728

 (~Rs 59.58 crores)

Rs 11,70,605

(~ Rs 11.70 lakhs)

Rs 14,02,00,000

 (~Rs 14.02 crores)

Rs 1,00,14,286

(~ Rs 1 crore)

Rs 1,22,81,544

 (~Rs 1.22 crores)

Rs 3,23,199

(~ Rs 3.23 lakhs)

Rs 2,09,74,666

 (~Rs 2.09 crores)

Rs 4,03,359

(~ Rs 4.03 lakhs)

Rs 76.93 crores

Rs 12.54 lakhs

                                           *Unique donor: A donor who might or might not have made multiple donations during FY 2013-14

 II.            Comparison of donations received by National Parties during FY 2012-13 and FY 2013-14

a.       Donations to INC increased from Rs 11.72 crores during FY 2012-13 to Rs 59.58 crores during FY 2013-14 (408% increase).

b.      In FY 2012-13, donations declared by BJP was more than the aggregate declared by the INC, NCP, CPI and CPM during FY 2013-14. BJP had declared a total of Rs 83.19 crores received above Rs 20,000 during FY 2012-13.

III.            Top 3 donors to National Parties

a.       Bharti Group’s Satya Electoral Trust donated the maximum amount of Rs 36.5 crores to INC followed by A.V.Patil Foundation which donated Rs 5 crores and Bharat Forge Ltd. which donated Rs 2.50 crores. It is to be noted that none of the above 3 donors donated to INC during FY 2012-13.

b.      The top 3 donors to NCP were Satya Electoral Trust (Rs 4 crores), followed by Shirke Infrastructure (Rs 2 crores) and Serum Institute of India Ltd. (Rs 1.50 crores). It is to be noted that none of the above 3 donors donated to NCP during FY 2012-13.

c.    Donations to CPI were by means of collection, levy and membership fees. Maximum amount was from Gurudas Dasgupta (Rs 25 lakhs) followed byAndhra Pradesh State Council, CPI (Rs 14.96 lakhs) and Kerala State Council, CPI (Rs 11.53 lakhs).

IV.            Donors from Corporates/ business sectors Vs. Individual donors

a.       35 donations from corporate/business sectors amounting to Rs 55.02 crores were made to INC while 708 individual donors donated Rs 4.56 crores.

b.      13 donations from corporate/ business sectors aggregating to Rs 14 crores were made to NCP while 2 individual donors donated Rs 2 lakhs.

c.    While 4 donations to CPI were made from Unions and a Memorial Trust which aggregated to Rs 2.75 lakhsCPM received a total of Rs 5 lakhsfrom 4 corporate/ business houses during FY 2013-14.

V.            Donations by party members for FY 2013-14

a.       A total of Rs 3.81 crores (84%) was donated by known party members of INC. Top donation was made by Shri Hassen Lyngdoh (Rs 66.37 lakhs) followed by Shri Mukul Sangma (Rs 10 lakhs) and Shri W.H.Pala (Rs 7.02 lakhs).

b.      A total of Rs 1.82 crores (89%) was donated by known party members of CPM. Top 3 donations of Rs 9.60 lakhs each was made by Shri Jarna Das followed by Shri K N Balagopal and Shri P Rajeev.

c.       There were no donations above Rs 20,000 from known party members of NCP whereas CPI members declared donations collected via contributions and levy.

VI.            State-wise donations to National Parties

a.   A total of Rs 45.49 crores was donated to the National Parties from Delhi by both corporates and individuals together followed by Rs 18.12 crores fromMaharashtra and Rs 3.01 crores from Gujarat.

b.      Of the donations received, INC received maximum donations from Delhi (Rs 39.05 crores), as did CPI (Rs 54.6 lakhs) and CPM (Rs 1.88 crores) while NCP received maximum donations from Maharashtra (Rs 8.02 crores).

VII.            Incomplete disclosure of information in the donations report

a.       INC has not followed the format prescribed by the ECI in declaring its donations details. The column for declaring PAN details of donors is not provided in the contributions reports. Without the PAN details, it would be difficult to link the donors against their donations and hence trace the money trail.

b.      A total of Rs 2.88 lakhs was declared by INC as an outstanding amount thereby not declaring the mode of payment of these funds.

c.       A total of Rs 17.40 lakhs was declared by the National Parties without disclosing mode of payment of these donations.

d.      A total of Rs 6.66 crores was declared by INC, CPI and CPM as amounts received by cheque/DD without disclosing corresponding cheque/DD numbers, name of the bank/ branch on which the cheque was drawn, etc. which would aid in tracking the donations. These incomplete details account for 9% of the total donations received in cheque/DD/ fund transfer.

Recommendations of ADR

a.       The Supreme Court gave a judgment on September 13, 2013 declaring that no part of a candidate’s affidavit should be left blank. Similarly, no part of the Form 24A submitted by political parties providing details of donations above Rs 20,000 should be blank.

b.      There is ambiguity in cash donations declared by INC which amounted to Rs 1.578 crores in FY 2013-14. While CPI has declared that the party’s donations by individuals were by means of collections/ levy/ memberships, INC has not made any such remarks though it is part of the prescribed format of the Election Commission of India. Thus, there is a need for clarity in large amounts of cash donations by individuals.

c.       Full details of all donors should be made available for public scrutiny under the RTI. Some countries where this is done include Bhutan, Nepal, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Bulgaria, the US and Japan. In none of these countries is it possible for 75% of the source of funds to be unknown, but at present it is so in India.

d.   The National and regional political parties must provide all information on their finances under the Right to Information Act. This will go a long way to strengthen political parties, elections and democracy. For more information, please refer to https://adrindia.org/content/political-parties-unitedly-boycott-cic-hearing-non-compliance-political-parties-under-rti

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Pastor Walter Veith comments on the recent visit by the pope to the U.S.A

Many people in the remnant church are reluctant to be as bold as John the baptist when it comes to speaking the truth. Pastor Walter Veith has been fearlessly preaching truth and bible prophecy for many years and has constantly pointed out significant events happening year after year and how they relate to bible prophecy.  He also exposes with clear evidence how Satan’s agents have infiltrated or run various world governments.  Many well known pastors such as Mark Woodman and speakers such as Scott Ritsema heard Pastor Walter Veiths presentations and were converted and took up the mantle to share his powerful findings and discover even more wickedness in high places. Professor Veiths incredible series called Total onslaught continues to be the catalyst that brings many to Christ and also serves as a wake up call to the heirs of the kingdom that slumber. Here Pastor Walter Veith caarries out a fascinating insight on the recent visit by the pope to the U.S.A ad its significance in bible prophecy. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Please add your comments in the comments box at the bottom of this video.  Lets get the discussion going.

  1. Please pastor,continue lifting up the light,you are a blessing to everyone also to me,,,as God have given you the wisdom todiscern all that truth please share it,know that your labour is not in vain,i like the quotation from Joshua…’as for ME and my FAMILY we will serve THE LORD’…

  2. Dear Walter Veith,
    I have been a huge supporter of you for ten years. I am not an SDA. I see the truth you bring and have researched many things you have said and found them to be truth. In fact You actually say things that I have said for years, but all believers have blacklisted me for the things I have said.
    I have no formal degrees, I found Christ and after 2 years of foundering with listening to “OFF” truths I said “Lord if you want me to learn then you must teach me because people are too confused”…Through His Grace and Power, He enlightens me; but no one will hear me. Then I found you.
    So here is the rub, I watched your video “Speak to the Rock”…I am confused and since I recommend you to everyone I know and have actually gotten non-believers to watch.

    Why is there a compass in the pic and why are you using FM hand signals? I know you well and your gestures and I know Hand signals when I see them. I searched for a way to reach through email and have found none so I am here asking.

  3. I was able to reach someone at AD re: my question. So you may disregard it as I see it has not been posted at this time. Blessings to you.

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 Antler's New Store Launches! - Affinity Staffordshire

Antler’s New Store Launches!

The new Antler store re-opens on 21st March, with a brand new look and brand new offers.

Antler luggage has been designed in the UK and trusted by travellers all over the world since 1914. We’ve been innovating since our inception to deliver the perfect balance of strength, style and weightlessness in all our products, putting over 100 years of expertise in every piece.

Our cases are tested to rigorous, audited, and industry-leading standards; thus our 10 year international warranty is your ultimate peace of mind.

But don’t just take our word for it: we’ve earned an industry-leading 4.8/5 rating from over 5,000 travellers in independent reviews.

The new store at Affinity Staffordshire has been specially designed, and product presented to help you choose the right case for your journey. Our expertly-trained staff can guide you through our collections and make sure you have everything you need, so your short break, staycation or vacation is as easy enjoyable as possible.

Our launch week will coincide with some spectacular deals, with up to an extra £40 off selected Sale items. Also, the first 20 customers to buy from Antler on the opening day will receive a complimentary leather wallet to accompany their purchase.


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Having Fun After Cancer

As Cancer treatment in hospital comes to an end, we want to get on with restoring our lives. So when daily visits to hospital finished, I thought I would get my life back.

BUT – no-one told me sometimes it can be difficult if not impossible to get your life back the way it was. No-one told me about one in four of us will have long-term side effects from chemotherapy, hormone therapy (pills) and/or radiotherapy. Until Macmillan published a report in called “Cured – but at what cost” highlighting unknown and unexpected problems caused by Tamoxifen(Hormone Therapy treatments); saying there are problems common to many of these treatments.

Good news

Nice therapies are not just for fun – but can serve a very practical purpose. Using specially developed products and therapies such as massage, skin care, etc. not only help with side effects but also aids long-term recovery and gives you a ‘feel good’ boost. Hope some of the information here works for you.

But before you try, ask advice from your medical team.

Sometimes Doctors don’t have time to help, and you can be made to feel awkward asking questions. Teenagers feel they must ‘get on with it’; older people are told: “it’s your age”.Phooey!

Doctors and NursesIf doctors and nurses haven’t time to give individual attention to you – you have to work things out for yourself. I found French Consultants reassuringly helpful when I went blind in one eye, then came out all over with bloody skin lesions, 3 days after starting on Tamoxifen. They listened, and sorted things out, where British Oncologists had produced excuses from “I’ve never seen this before”, to “it’s your age!

No Frenchman would dare be so dismissive, and thanks to them I was helped – and have written about their treatments. Because the French take time to help with side effects, I am sure that is why WHO rates French cancer treatment so highly.

On this website, I mention lots of lovely things I was given in French, German and other European cancer centres (I had a wonderful job that took me around Europe, so took full advantage), plus research and medical information from Germany, USA, Australia etc. The same treatments and products are now becoming available all over the world and show that Having Fun can be part of cancer treatment.

So why bother?

Why not? If asking a few questions, using the internet or phone can get you relief from side effects – go for it. The trick is to ask around to find solutions for clearing up or making side effects tolerable; I found plenty, and many were fun. Using my brain cells (even though some doctors seem to think we lose them with cancer) and lots of research here and in cancer centres abroad, I found lovely products and therapies, particularly for skin problems, which had been clinically trialled or were recommended by hospitals – so they weren’t untested.

HAVING FUN AFTER CANCER was a fun quest for treatments helping me stay on the drugs. Who could object to having a massage to relieve fatigue, or being handed a jar of a gorgeous skin cream and being told “use this twice a day for your skin”? Not me!

So I hope this website is helpful, whatever medicinal drugs you are on.

Finding information

Choose a category (see column on right side of pages) for advice and possible solutions for problems with:
– Body Skin (arms, body, and legs)
– Facial skin (what to do when drugs make us look old as the hills)
– Hands, feet, and hair
– Products (yes, suppliers make money, but in return, they really help)

What helps

Often the leaflets that come with the drugs will list possible side effects, then say “Ask your GP/doctor for advice on dealing with this”. Most GPs seem too busy to help us, although I do think it is time that the NHS paid them extra fees to handle cancer cases, as is done for diabetes, dementia. etc.

Europeans expect their doctors to deal with skin and other problems (sometimes British patients are too meek to ask for help!) So what worked for me when prescribed by doctors abroad may not work for you – but hey! even if something I tried didn’t work for me, it was fun trying it out! And as long as the product you are trying is made by a reputable company, it’s highly unlikely to contain poisons anywhere near as harmful as those in our drugs!

Everything I mention on this site has
– been clinically trialed in France, USA, Australia or countries where post cancer treatment is superior to ours
– Or been approved by FDA (Food and drug agencies) of the above countries
– Or recommended as a treatment by charities such as Cancer Research UK, Macmillan etc. or offered as normal treatment to Europeans by their doctors
– Or available on NHS prescription

Although there are probably many herbs and alternative treatments that have helped some people, I believe that research is the best path for help, so put my trust in what medical teams had produced abroad. The only product that hasn’t had clinical trials will be chocolate – but I believe everyone deserves a treat – and that is mine!

My side effects

95% of us suffer from side effects, but as a journalist, I knew whom to ask for advice, and where to go.

So – if you have dry, itchy skin, peeling nails, straw hair, brillo pad face skin, cracked feet or any other skin problem – see details of treatment on this website.

Many of the products recommended to French and American cancer patients are now coming into chemists in Britain. We have to pay for them, but they work wonders on skin. Now Nurses tell me “you do have lovely skin”. No thanks to the NHS though.

Skincare Is Important

What doctors don’t tell you (although some Nurses will) is that today’s drugs often produce horrible skin problems. Countries abroad often co-operate with their Cancer charities to produce targeted skincare. Some of the best that I use constantly are:

Living Nature which was developed in New Zealand with cooperation from their cancer authorities. Products are good, and it is relatively inexpensive – don’t know how they do it at the price.

La Roche Posay is a French cancer skin care product, now launched in Britain; they knew that thousands of British women were already going on their website to order their products; now we can get same cancer skin care as the French.

IS Clinical had been developed in Washington Cancer Center. The cosmetic surgery industry in Britain is mostly private; they read results, and realised IS Clinical’s products would be excellent to help patients recover from face lifts – so Harley Street knows all about the creams – we have to find out for ourselves.

So this website is for those of you who are fed up with doctors saying they can’t help and don’t know what to do about side effects. Become an ‘Expert Patient’ and tell them! Apologies if I often repeat myself – but I have written the articles they way that I found helpful – by repeating and analysing those phrases or things that explained how, where, when, what and why.

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Villa in Bantry Bay
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5 Bedrooms

5 Bedroom Holiday Villa in Bantry Bay.

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 28 Nov – 5 December Only R6,440 per night
12 Jan- 19 Jan 2018     Only R6,440 per night

High up against the world famous Lions Head, lies this magnificent villa that overlooks Bantry Bay, Sea Point and Mouille Point.

The villa is the definition of home living with a view to die for, the location is perfect and the amenities mean that you won’t find yourself lacking for anything.

With three amazing levels, the villa boasts a pool and terrace on the lower level with the 5th bedroom located next to the pool with two bunk beds and a small bathroom, one air conditioned bedroom is located on the middle level with a queen bed and plenty of cupboard space with its own full bathroom (bathtub, shower, bidet, toilet, double basin).
The middle level features a separate TV lounge, guest bathroom, fully equipped kitchen, dining room and large lounge with a wood fireplace for those romantic or colder evenings.
Under floor heating is located throughout the villa.
A large patio overlooking the pool and excellent ocean views of the bay and Robben Island has a large patio dining area and built in BBQ.
Guests can enjoy amazing sunsets daily with views reaching as far as Blouberg or simply look out the back and take a look at Lions Head in your back yard.
The views extend even further on the upper level balcony while you enjoy a game of pool or retire to the reading room by a cosy wood fire.
The air conditioned queen master bedroom with ocean views has direct access to the upper balcony and has a full bathroom (bathtub, shower, bidet, toilet, and basin).
The second air conditioned queen bedroom faces to the side of the villa and has its own balcony with full en-suite bathroom (bathtub, shower, toilet and basin).
The third air conditioned bedroom has two single beds with en-suite bathroom (bathtub, toilet, and basin) and its own private balcony with a direct view of Lions Head.
Included: House Manager on site, House-keeping Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays), Garage parking, dynamic design enables you to avoid the wind
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• The 5 Best Players to Ever Play for Ajax AFC

    The 5 Best Players to Ever Play for Ajax AFC

    Ajax AFC has been a Dutch football powerhouse since its inception in 1900. They were always ahead of the curve when it came to churning out talented players. We managed to come up with a list of the 5 best players to ever play for Ajax AFC. It was based on exclusively on ability.

    1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    Standing at 1.95m, the eccentric Swede was always a handful for defenders more so while defending set-pieces. He had unbelievable technique for a man so tall. Bought from Malmo fc for a record fee 8.7m Euros, he started off slow but he picked it up and ended up winning two league titles and the KNVB cup. And who can forget that stupendous goal against NAC Breda when he nearly took on the whole team?  Here is Ibrahimovic in action.

    2. Luis Suarez

    Before lighting up the premier league, El Pistolero used to bang in the goals for Ajax.  Even though he has gained somewhat of a bad rap due to his antics on the field, he was a tremendous player. Liverpool fans labeled him as so good he could nutmeg a mermaid! Yet for all the skill he had, he was still a combative striker giving his all for the good of the team.

    3. Dennis Bergkamp

    He is Ajax through and through. He came up through their ranks and was best known for his composure and skill on the ball. Since his pro debut in 1986 until 1993 he turned up for his hometown club and scored 122 goals in 239 games. The last two seasons had him as the top goalscorer.

    4. Marco Van Basten

    A three time Ballon d’Or winner and perhaps the best executor of hard thumping volleys. He was all you could want in a striker. Quick, strong,tactically and technically astute as well as good in the air. He held the ball well and played in his teammates. He acquired the moniker “Swan of Utrecht” for his grace when on the ball.

    5. Yohann Cruyff

    A three time Ballon d’Or winner as well, he was the epitome of Dutch football. He joined Ajax on his 10th birthday and never looked back. An avid disciple of Total Football, he influenced a lot of the managers coaching today including but not limited to Sir Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger. Cruyff was so good that he had a feint named after him after he executed it out of nothing. His ingenuity was out of this world.


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This article teaches you how to choose an ideal life partner that will enhance your business growth

This statement may not sound familiar to you. It just came to me, through the Holy Spirit, as I was writing this article.

“Emotional leverage” simply means having an added value in your emotional life (sex life inclusive).

Emotional leverage is one of the factors you should look out for, after considering other four traits I stated and explained in this discourse. Emotional leverage has to do with the feelings you have for your suitor. This is especially important while choosing a life partner.

Most people make the mistake of choosing a partner they do not “feel” for. This is common among some people today.

In the course of writing this article, about three persons shared similar stories of their friends (ladies) who got married but ended up consistently being impregnated by their former “boy- friends”. Why? They claimed that their husbands were very ugly. That they could not imagine themselves giving birth to children that resembled their husbands. What a shame!

Hear this: Any suitor you do not have feelings for, never marry such a person, otherwise you end up committing adultery and dying casually. However, when you say “I do!” and enter into marriage with the person, “shut every other door”.

Erroneously, people say, “Love is blind”; that is why most people have closed their eyes and chose their partners. Only to open their eyes and discovered that what they chose was not what they wanted. Little wonder why somebody said that marriage is a prison where those inside want to come out and those outside are afraid of getting in. This statement is a gross fallacy.

Marriage is not a prison. Do you doubt me? Now let us go to the origin of the Bible.

In the book of Proverbs 18:22, the Scripture said, “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing and obtaineth favour of the Lord “. Beloved, marriage is not “for better, for worse“as many so called ignorant Pastors declare.

Have you not read, from the book of Proverbs 4:18, “But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day “? Be wise!

However, if you discover any seemingly imperfection challenge or problem with your partner after wedding, then recognize that that was why God created both of you to be together. You are to compliment him/her and not to be a critic. You are to partner with him/her and not to compete with him/her. You are to help him/her overcome challenges and not to discourage him/her.

Start seeing the good sides of your partner. Help him/her on his/her weaknesses. That is the power of synergy. What God was talking about in Proverbs 18:22, in relation to “favour” means “synergy” in true sense. Because until you work, nothing works, so, it is not just by faith alone, but added diligent (Hebrew 11:6).

Make your relationship work. But, lay good foundations. That is why I like what one wise man said, “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, but half-shut, after marriage”

Consider emotional leverage before accepting a suitor. Would I be happy having this person kiss me? Would I be happy having him/her “ride” me? Would I be happy having this person walk with me on the street? Would I be bold to smilingly say to my friends “This is my husband wife”? Would I be happy having this man father my children? Would I be happy having this woman carry my baby?  And other related questions.

If you don’t feel for him/her, please do not accept his/her proposal for relationship (marriage).

However, never be deceived with this devilish advice admonishing you to have sex with your partner before wedding and consequent marriage. Marriage is honourable when the bed is undefiled. What you think you want to test before wedding will soon be your own immediately after wedding. Exercise a little patience and if God’s Word, Proverbs 4:18, is true, which it is, you will never be disappointed in that relationship. Believe me!

Secondly, I have always taught my clients at Gabriel Onyekawa Consulting that compartibility of vision is important (Though this subject has been covered in my article on “BEFORE YOU FALL IN LOVE…Undisclosed Secrets!…The Core Factors To Consider Before And After Marriage” I wish to write on it again)

Hear these: When the purpose of a thing is not discovered, abuse is inevitable. When the purpose of any relationship is not known, frustration and total failure become the order of the day.

Purpose Defined

Purpose is the intent of a thing. It is the original reason why a thing is created. Without purpose, development and growth are not guaranteed. God is a God of purpose. He established every kind of relationship for a reason. Marriage is at His heart. That was why He established marriage before ministry and business. Until you discover and connect to the purpose of any relationship, you remain a struggler in it.

One of the major reasons why people, even believers, fail in marriage is because they lack adequate knowledge of what marriage is all about. They lack adequate insight on the subject of marriage. How can you enjoy what you do not know about?

A lot of people jump into relationships without thinking and without adequate insight. Little wonder why they fall out of relationship without mercy.

When you do not know what a relationship is about, or what it holds for you, you end up at the mercy of your ignorance and its consequences.

If you jump into any affairs in life, you are bound to fall but when you grow in it, you remain ever growing from generations to generations (Proverbs 4:18).

The greatest mistake people make before choosing their partners is lack of the discovery of what marriage is all about. How many successful marriages have you studied? How many marriage and relationship seminars have you attended? How many successful marriages have you taken time to observe and discover what made them thick? What do you know about marriages?

Hear this: One single mistake in your marital life is able to wreck your whole business and life entirely!

Marriage should be approached as a serious business and not as gambling. Stop gambling relationships. Be taught and be blessed!

Training precedes triumph in business and life. Until you are trained, you cannot triumph. Marriage and businesses are no exemptions.

Know The Vision Of Your Partner

Apart from knowing the purpose of establishing relationships by God, you need to know the vision of your partner to be established in any relationship. What are his/her objectives for wanting to have you closer? Do you share the same? What is his/her main purpose on earth? Has he/she discovered his/her purpose for existence? If yes, what is the purpose all about? Do you share the same vision? Even if your visions are not the same, does his/her vision align with your own vision? Can you people compliment each other? These are some of the questions you must ask yourself before you finally accept his/her friendship or marriage proposal.

Hear this: If his vision is not compatible with yours, you can never be submissive (if you are a lady). In the same vein, if your partner’s vision does not align with yours, you might not love her (for the men). This is one of the major reasons why many are in one apartment but no peace. They would rather pray for the termination of the relationship than pray for its growth and sustainability. What a shame!

“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3

Imagine some body who wants to travel to the Northern part of your country. As he/she awaits a vehicle to board for the journey, a car parks by the side and waves his/her hands to the person waiting for a cab. He/she opens the door of the vehicle, in celebration of a seemingly free vehicle, and gladly enters the vehicle. Only to discover, on arrival, that he/she is in the Eastern part of the country and not the Northern part he/she wanted to go. This is exactly what happens to most people.

In the quest to get connected to a partner and get married, they end up with the wrong person, heading the wrong direction. Maybe the so-called partners that they ended up with just came back from “Yankee” (Overseas), proposed to them for marriage. And they “jump in”, thinking that they have “arrived”. Only to discover later that the young man is a drug addict, a gambler, and a crook. “Where do I go from here?” becomes an unending question at their seemingly honeymoon. The veil has been unveiled, the suits have gone off and reality becomes tangible. May this never happen to you in Jesus name!

Before you accept to befriend or marry anybody, checkout the “Visions compatibility. Is he/she going the same direction with me? Can he/she leverage or add value to my life? If yes, in what areas? What is the guarantee that he/she will fulfill his/her promises? And other related questions.

Don’t just jump onto relationships because your suitor is handsome/ beautiful, rich, classy or has a car. It is dangerous.

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