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Of course not. Politics aside, there is psychology at work here: "Our study illustrates how the power of expectancy can extend to memory formation as well," says Nitschke, also an associate of UW-Madison's Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior. "Just the expectation of seeing something bad can enhance the memory of it after it happens." Conversely, the expectation of seeing something GOOD can enhance the memory of it after it happens.

I talked with the guy in the booth selling the sickle rifles, and he said that he went to a meeting with the WGI board and had sickles approved as valid equipment. He also said that they were first created for groups who do international travel because it's easier to get them through customs. That said, have you seen the Airblade from bandshoppe.com? I've ordered one, I can't wait to see how it spins! (I'm not affiliated with them.)

Julian Beever did three works for the Comedy Festival in Montreal, which I got to see in person. (I got to meet the guy, too, and got a picture with him, but forgot to get his autograph!) To view them, you looked through a camera that was set at an exact angle and perspective. From any other angle they didn't look as good. So no, I wouldn't recommend that for painting a floor.

Start with the flag at a shoulder/hip angle, your right hand on the cheater. Build momentum into the flag with a flourish forward, then tuck it behind your back, putting the center of the flag into the center of your back. When it rolls around, lift your body upward to keep the momentum going, pushing the pole over your shoulder. Then let the flag wrap around the front of your body -- catch it on the right side of your waist with your left hand, then bring it around, back into a shoulder/hip angle opposite of where you started. I shot a video of myself doing it at practice today.