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Zombie

2007-09-09T17:37:09Z

LeMaistre: /* Other uses */

The fictional creatures known as '''Zombies''' are the reanimated [[corpse]]s of dead persons.

==History==

The phrase originates with the [[Voodoo]] religion of the [[Caribbean]], where it is alleged, due to the historically high mortalities among living [[slavery|slave]] labourers, zombies were procured to work on plantations. In fact these zombies may actually have been living [[abduction|abductees]]; an extract of toxins from the [[puffer fish]] is believed to have been used in their preparation, rendering them tractable, speechless and impervious to sensations such as pain and fatigue.

==In Popular Culture==

Zombies commonly feature in a popular sub-genre of [[horror film]]s, such as ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''. Cinematic zombies are frequently portrayed as mindless, lurching, animated cadavers animated only by an unquenchable lust for blood and human [[brain]]s, and can typically be put down permanently only by means of [[decapitation]] or a [[gun]]shot to the head. Moreover, they are usually able to spread their condition by a mere bite, causing anyone so injured to turn into a zombie in a matter of hours. These so-called "rules" were established by the highly successful "Dead" series by George A. Romero.
Zombies are also common antagonists in [[fantasy]] [[role-playing game]]s, often being reanimated by [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[magic]]ians, where they are also usually classified as [[undead]] beings, and thus certain people, such as clerics, are able to utterly annihilate them with pure faith alone.

*Famous movies involving zombies:
Night of the Living Dead 
Dawn of the Dead 
Day of the Dead 
Land of the Dead 
Shaun of the Dead

*Famous videogames involving Zombies:
Resident Evil series (various platforms) 
Dead Rising (Xbox360) 
House of the Dead (Arcade) 

Famous books involving Zombies
World War Z

==Other uses==

In computer terminology, a '''Zombie''' is a computer which has been infected by malware, usually without the owner suspecting anything, and made to perform as a server for spam or other malicious content, thus isolating the original bad actor from a trace by law enforcement. A large percentage of junk email and [[phishing]] attempts are transmitted by zombie networks.

Another use of the term is in the construction "philosophical zombie" or "p-zombie"; this essentially a Gedankenexperiment to investigate whether it would be possible to determine, within a naturalistic framework, whether or not a being who behaved like a human being were conscious or not.

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George Soros

2007-09-09T15:05:24Z

LeMaistre: Corrected information implying that Soros' family emigrated with him.

[[Image:Soros.jpg|right|frame]]
'''George Soros''' (born August 12, 1930 in [[Hungary]]) is an American businessman and one of the richest person in the world, his current networth is estimated to be at about $8.4 billion. George Soros' birth-name was '''György Schwartz''', he changed his family name in 1936 from Schwartz to Soros to avoid [[antisemitism]]. George Soros later said that he "grew up in a Jewish, anti-semitic home," and that his parents were "uncomfortable with their religious roots."<ref>Slater, R.: "Soros: The Unauthorized Biography", page 30</ref>

In 1947, George Soros emigrated from Hungary to England, where an event occurred that greatly influenced the development of George's personality and worldview. He broke his leg and was cared for by England's National Health Service, free of charge, while the Jewish relief agencies of that era did not offer him the help he believed they owed him. In that event was born Soros' favorable opinion of Democratic Socialism, and his negative view of many Jewish groups.

Soros' immediate family joined him in the West in the mid-'Fifties.

==Political Influence==
During the 2004 election, George Soros donated $23,581,000 to various 527 Groups dedicated to defeating President [[George W. Bush]]. Soros contributed $3 million to the [[Center for American Progress]] and $5 million to [[MoveOn.org]]. He was the founder of the [[Open Society Institute]].

In 2004 he stated that defeating Bush was "the central focus of my life," and "a matter of life and death."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24179-2003Nov10?language=printer</ref>

==Halliburton==
Foreign Policy magazine editor Mike Boyer reports that SEC documents reveal that George Soros's Soros Fund Management LLC bought 1.9 million shares of [[Halliburton]] stock in the fourth quarter of 2006.<ref>http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/3776</ref>

Boyer wrote:
{{Cquote|
Normally, I'm willing to overlook the hypocrisy of the liberal elite. If Al Gore and his Hollywood cronies want to fly around on gas-guzzling, atmosphere-polluting private jets while railing against global climate change, I'm willing to overlook it.

But the latest move by globe trotting, hyper-liberal billionaire George Soros borders on being too much.... Soros, of course, is the dean of Democratic money giving. And Halliburton, of course, is the company that embodies everything the Democrats see as evil. Dick Cheney is its former chief, for goodness' sake.
}}

This would be of even greater significance had Soros not given up day-to-day management of the fund.

==Anti-Zionism Views==
According to Connie Bruck of The New Yorker, George Soros told her that "I don't deny the Jews their right to a national existence — but I don't want to be part of it." According to [[Joshua Muravchik]], Soros has publicly likened Israel to the Nazis. According to the Jerusalem Post, "Soros and his wealthy Jewish American friends have now decided to aim their fire directly at Israel . . . to form a political lobby that will weaken the influence of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC."

== References ==
<references/>
==See Also==
:[http://www.georgesoros.com/ George Soros' personal site]
:[http://www.shadowparty.com/ The Shadow Party], David Horowitz's blog and book reporting George Soro's influence over the Democratic Party.
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George Soros

2007-09-09T15:00:08Z

LeMaistre: /* Halliburton */

[[Image:Soros.jpg|right|frame]]
'''George Soros''' (born August 12, 1930 in [[Hungary]]) is an American businessman and one of the richest person in the world, his current networth is estimated to be at about $8.4 billion. George Soros' birth-name was '''György Schwartz''', he changed his family name in 1936 from Schwartz to Soros to avoid [[antisemitism]]. George Soros later said that he "grew up in a Jewish, anti-semitic home," and that his parents were "uncomfortable with their religious roots."<ref>Slater, R.: "Soros: The Unauthorized Biography", page 30</ref>

In 1947, George Soros and his family emigrated from Hungary to England, where an event occurred that greatly influenced the development of George's personality and worldview. He broke his leg and was cared for by England's National Health Service, free of charge, while the Jewish relief agencies of that era did not offer him the help he believed they owed him. In that event was born Soros' favorable opinion of Democratic Socialism, and his negative view of many Jewish groups.

==Political Influence==
During the 2004 election, George Soros donated $23,581,000 to various 527 Groups dedicated to defeating President [[George W. Bush]]. Soros contributed $3 million to the [[Center for American Progress]] and $5 million to [[MoveOn.org]]. He was the founder of the [[Open Society Institute]].

In 2004 he stated that defeating Bush was "the central focus of my life," and "a matter of life and death."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24179-2003Nov10?language=printer</ref>

==Halliburton==
Foreign Policy magazine editor Mike Boyer reports that SEC documents reveal that George Soros's Soros Fund Management LLC bought 1.9 million shares of [[Halliburton]] stock in the fourth quarter of 2006.<ref>http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/3776</ref>

Boyer wrote:
{{Cquote|
Normally, I'm willing to overlook the hypocrisy of the liberal elite. If Al Gore and his Hollywood cronies want to fly around on gas-guzzling, atmosphere-polluting private jets while railing against global climate change, I'm willing to overlook it.

But the latest move by globe trotting, hyper-liberal billionaire George Soros borders on being too much.... Soros, of course, is the dean of Democratic money giving. And Halliburton, of course, is the company that embodies everything the Democrats see as evil. Dick Cheney is its former chief, for goodness' sake.
}}

This would be of even greater significance had Soros not given up day-to-day management of the fund.

==Anti-Zionism Views==
According to Connie Bruck of The New Yorker, George Soros told her that "I don't deny the Jews their right to a national existence — but I don't want to be part of it." According to [[Joshua Muravchik]], Soros has publicly likened Israel to the Nazis. According to the Jerusalem Post, "Soros and his wealthy Jewish American friends have now decided to aim their fire directly at Israel . . . to form a political lobby that will weaken the influence of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC."

== References ==
<references/>
==See Also==
:[http://www.georgesoros.com/ George Soros' personal site]
:[http://www.shadowparty.com/ The Shadow Party], David Horowitz's blog and book reporting George Soro's influence over the Democratic Party.
{{DEFAULTSORT: Soros, George}}
[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:Liberal activists]]
[[Category:Business People]]