 early 80s.) Their actual leader is is supposedly not Ben.
Partial: They lower when the plane comes to bring a shipment of DharmaFood. Potentially, the goal was simply to make sure that no one could go out to try and see the plane.
Partial: The guy that Kelvin was with (before Desmond came) did it, as well as creating the invisible painting on the blast doors. His reason for doing so is unclear.
Possibility: Hollywood convention.
Partial: If I recall correctly, it was the real Gale’s body in the grave (given as the corpse had his ID on him.) So given as that it seems to have been Ben who killed him, it was most likely Ben who buried him. I believe that his wife did die of disease or the crash or something.
Partial: Supposedly, just since Ben always keeps his word (in appearance.) I suspect that Ben had something planned though.
Semi-speculative: In truth, they just wanted Jack so he would fix Ben. The other two were most likely meant to be used as leverage to make sure Jack went through with it. Personally, I would argue that the actual selection of characters had more to do with pushing the love triangle on the part of the producers than anything particularly mystical about those three.
Gosh, Sage Rat what timing you have.
As you may have noticed, this thread has languished for a while now. Not because my interest in “Lost” has changed, but because I find myself spending less time here on the Dope. As a matter of fact, this is the last day for which my subscription is valid and I have no plans to renew it. This may very well be my last post.
I’ve enjoyed talking Lost with you guys and while the Questions threads have been work at times, it’s also been great fun. I leave it now to you guys to do with this thread what you wiil. Hash it out amongst yourselves. I know you guys can take care of things and if someone wants to do the editorial chores, please treat this poster as well as you treated me.
While I won’t be posting any more, I’m sure to be lurking about. So remember - I’ll be sitting in my chair in front of the large bank of TV monitors keeping notes and passing them along in the pneumatic tubes.
My best-guess theory, FWIW: they’re the remnants of the Dharma Initiative project that started on the Island in 1970, a team of rogue scientists who broke away from the original scientists on the Island and took over the experiment (the tinkering with the numbers in the Valenzetti Equation) for their own purposes. They initiated the purge against the other Dharma scientists and took control of the radio tower shortly after Danielle changed the signal in 1988.
From the Swan and Pearl orientation films (and Kelvin’s drunken testimony), the incident seems to refer to a discharge like the one that crashed Oceanic Flight 815–a huge electromagnetic leak, destroying a lot of equipment, that required a failsafe device and the code to let the electromagnetic energy out safely.
47) What is the cause of the whispering?
50) Why did Alex help Claire escape?
Alex knew what was going on in the experiment, and probably helped Claire out of a combination of compassion and rebelliousness (ever since Dad took Karl away, Alex has not been a happy camper among the Others).
Related to the theory that the Monster is a security system: Desmond couldn’t get away because he didn’t sail in the right direction–he sailed for Fiji, the nearest landfall, and the Island’s anti-transport whatever put him back on Fiji. The Others were able to control the anti-transport whatever to allow Michael and Walt to get away (*if *they got away, which is a big if) and then changed it back so that he couldn’t get back there.
56) Why do the Others want Kate, Sawyer and Jack?
My thoughts again: they took Ethan and Ben’s observations and guessed that Jack and Sawyer were among the alpha males in the group, and there was tension between them over Kate. So they kidnapped them, in order to demoralize the Losties (and possibly brainwash the leaders–Jack seems really happy playing football with the Others in one of those final scenes–before releasing them). Hurley was a trustworthy figure to bring back the message, but ultimately disposable.
Put him back on the Island. Fiji ≠ the Island. As far as I know.Complete for 2 legs with Coolbox on Trolley.
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The association is currently campaigning for a legal requirement that anyone offering paid-for tax advice should be a member of a relevant professional body
A new survey published by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has revealed that MP’s “overwhelmingly support” the group’s recommendation for increased regulation of high street accountants and tax advisers.
The association is campaigning for a legal requirement that anyone offering paid-for tax advice should be a member of a relevant professional body.
There is currently no legal requirement to be “appropriately qualified” or to be a member of a professional body and as such a third of the accountancy sector is effectively unregulated.
A recent YouGov survey, commissioned by AAT, showed that over three quarters (78%) of 103 MP’s surveyed were in favour of introducing compulsory membership of a professional body for anyone offering paid-for tax and accountancy services.
This included 75% of Conservative MP’s and rose to 85% among their Labour counterparts, whilst just 6% of MP’s disagreed with the proposal.
The association claimed that unregulated agents account for most agent-related complaints received by HMRC which in turn contributes to tax evasion and money laundering activities.
Adam Harper, director of professional standards and policy, AAT, said: “Whilst it’s a very positive sign that over three-quarters of MP’s back AAT’s recommendation we now need this support to translate into action, including for Treasury Ministers to listen to their colleagues and legislate accordingly.
“This long overdue change would put accountants on a par with nurses, architects and solicitors – who all have to be a member of their respective professional bodies – whilst benefiting individual taxpayers and businesses as well as the UK economy as a whole.”Go MOIA Go! You tell them girl! Some of their posts had me really steamed :angryfire..
Yeah, some seem to range from very well informed to just plain ignorant.
I have stopped ever going there. The same hateful, ignorant discourse goes on all the time. This is not news. I am in no mood to hear doctor-wannabee's diss other health care professionals anymore than I would want a root canal to pass a couple hours away. It's just too big a waste of my time and energy to bother with them. The smart ones learn soon enough.
there is a lot of negativity all across those boards I noticed.
What really shocked me was on discussion about nurses going to med school, a lot of them had nothing but negative things to say about nursing. One even told a nursing student to "run away" from nursing as fast as she could. Not sure what all the discourse is about.
Gee, i'm surprised some of those people can even type any replies, considering the flexibility it takes for some to have their head that far up their arse.
Amazing, isn't it??? They work with us everyday, but they still don't get it??
I've never sat down and systematically b****ed about all the female doctors. Individual doctors yes, though usually after some altercation, but not an analysis of all the doctors on rotation. As a rule, I find female doctors more often listen as though I have a clue about the patient, although there are - of course - exceptions on both sides.
It's fascinating to sit in on a discussion I would normally never be privy to - I'm almost (almost!) tempted to get my MD so that I can see what kind of impression of nurses their lecturers etc give them. I have thought about it, and I meet the entrance criteria, but as I don't want to practice medicine it seems like entirely too much effort just to satisfy my curiosity!
Edited to add And what's with the doctor who said nurses can't flirt with female doctors (as a reason for our supposed hostility)? Has s/he never heard of lesbians, male nurses, or non-sexual flirting?! In any case, buh-lieve me, I don't avoid confrontation with any doctors, regardless of gender, by twisting my hair around a finger and batting my eyes. What does that say about what this doc thinks? Oh, good. I'm working myself into a rage!
I'm not so sure the majority of these dilitantes are even student doctors...most sound like high school kids who "think" they are med students, hence the 3rd grade level grammar.
I was shocked at some of what was posted there. My quess there are people over there that have some individual issues they need to work on. One can only hope as they proceed with their training, that their eyes will open.
I worked with female students and female