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The AP revealed yesterday that the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of reporter and editor phone records from 2012, likely as part of an investigation into leaks around a counterterrorist operation in the Arabian Peninsula. While it's early in this story and we don't have all the facts, this case raises important questions about the balance between a free press and effective national security. For those interested in pushing back against partisan attacks while the rest of us grapple with the larger questions, here is language to guide you.
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- If the press compromised active counter-terror operations for a story that only tipped off the terrorists, that sounds like it should be investigated.
- It was not acceptable when the Bush Administration exposed Valerie Plame working undercover to stop terrorists from attacking us. It is not acceptable when anonymous sources do it either.
- Is this story about a government source blowing the whistle on government misbehavior, or about a source gratuitously exposing ongoing counter-terrorism operations?
- Did Republicans in Congress who are now exploiting the situation to score political points oppose the media shield law that likely would have protected the Associated Press in this situation?
- How should the Justice Department strike the balance between respecting our free press and investigating damaging leaks that jeopardize counter-terrorism operations?
- For background on an informational firewall between the White House and the Department of Justice with respect to pending investigations, see this 2007 statement by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
- Click here for background on the status of the proposed Free Flow of Information Act, or a federal shield law for journalists. Also see "Republicans In Congress Killed A Media Shield Law That Would Have Protected The Associated Press."
- The Supreme Court case you need to know is Smith v. Maryland. (Click here for the wonkblog.com reference.)
- For a flashback to the Valerie Plame affair, which involved the Bush Administration revealing classified information about Valerie Plame's CIA employment with the media and led to the exposure and endangerment of her overseas sources, click here for a rundown of the key players and here for a timeline.
- The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act is designed to protect federal workers reporting government wrongdoing. For more information on this legislation, which was signed into law last fall, click here. (Note the distinction between exposing classified information in violation of federal law and reporting government wrongdoing and corruption.)
- For Department of Justice agency policy on news media subpoenas, including subpoenas of telephone records, see the United States Attorneys' Manual and the Code of Federal Regulations.
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When one pursues security, they wind up with neither freedom nor security. But when one pursues freedom, security follows at very little cost.
The notion of entitlement is bankrupt and will forever be so. This is because one person's entitlement is always someone else's burden – the sole exception is your right to exist, be blissful, and to attempt to influence the future.
The burden of entitlement is why socialism, in any of its evil forms, has always eventually failed. It is against human nature and is an improper rule-of-law to take from those who are productive and then give it to those who are not. It destroys the incentive to produce, so that no one eventually does.
This is not open to debate, the failure of socialism is well documented. I have witnessed it with my own eyes and have shared just one of my many experiences with you here - Adventure into the Soviet Union at the Height of the Cold War. That section begins about half way through the article, so please scroll down to it on that page.
Like the road to hell, most socialists and social structures were founded on good intentions. But the result is evil and is responsible for destroying millions of lives, countless opportunities, and for slowing the progression of humanity.
Socialism is also a hidden form of dictatorship or monarchy - they are all about power and control by an extremely narrow segment of the population. And isn't that exactly what is happening with the consolidation of wealth in the current system in the United States, in Europe, and wherever a central bank, IMF, or World Bank banker might be found?
Yes, creeping socialism hidden under the Trojan Horse ideology of "Globalism" is nothing but a ruse to consolidate power by a few. Those few use our "good intentions" to manipulate us to support them, to even willingly surrender our freedom.
"We will make you secure," they say. "Allow us to spy on the world."
They slip their false narratives past us as if we we're already in agreement - take the notion that it's okay for us to spy on foreign diplomats... this sick narrative is repeated over and over by "news" actors in the mainstream media, a favorite tool of the oligarchs, the dissemination branch of the Deep State.
This is quite perverse and sick in many ways - and is the very reason I am writing "Definitive Freedom."
Someday in the very distant future the world will be ready to drop borders, but it will not be appropriate until and unless it is built upon a proper rule-of-law.
The production of money is the tool through which power and control are exercised. This is where the "Golden Rule" saying comes from - "Those who have the gold make the rules."
It's not about gold, per se, it is about power and control. That is why what's most important is not what money is, or what money is made of, but what's most important is WHO is in control of its production and WHO it is that regulates the value thereof by regulating the quantity.
A proper money system is one where money is spent into existence by our government, not lent into existence by private individuals who skim interest off productive people. It is a completely ludicrous notion that our nation borrow money, and that we have put private individuals in charge of creating money and of regulating the quantity. This action has removed the people, us, from control of our government and from many other aspects of our lives.


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One of the responses that indicated you should whether you need an IDE at
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>Our company is trying to determine which EDI to use and why. Our choices
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>5 studio.
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>Ralph Carrasquillo


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A group of local citizens staged a peaceful Sunday afternoon protest at one of Charlottesville's BP-branded fuel stations. The group, numbering over 20 at the height of the Memorial Day event, lamented the disaster caused by BP, as crude oil continues to spew from a broken well that the mammoth company was operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Regardless of the reasons for BPs failures to stop this thing, I think it's important that they do. I'm actually doing the opposite of boycotting thier gas, I'm buying more frequently. Its my way of giving them money to fix the problem. I'm not sure who to blame - BP, TransOcean, Halliburton, or the widkced oil-based economy - but, so far, it seems that they've accepted the responsibility for cleaning it up. When I do need to gas up my truck, I feel justified knowing that at least some of my money will end up going toward cleaning up this mess.
I get the noble intentions behind the cause but overall I don't think it's an effective protest. Whoever runs that particular BP station has no ties to whatever happened in the Gulf, they're just trying to make a living like everybody else. And I agree with what Bootzilla noted - "Let he who is without oil usage cast the first stone." Very very true. I drive my car around town, using gas and oil. I can't cast the first stone.
Ramalamadingdong is so far out of his element, that he has no clue as to what to do now. He wouldn't know a tar ball from a rabbit turd. Now that owuld be funny!!!
This was his problem from the beginning- even if the beginning occured before he took a job he doesn't even want anymore.
Remember this old adage- "you buy a used car, you buy someone elses problems"- have your mechanic check it out before you consider taking it- same with politics- check it all out before you dfeclare yourself King of the world.............too bad big boy, it is Obama's problem.
Thet are all so damn smart aren't they...........
So misplaced, what could the White House, which has no expertise in deep-sea drilling, or the Armed Forces, which operate no deep-sea oil rig, do to plug up a leak that is 5,000 feet deep in the ocean?
misplaced... this is not the biggest spill ever.
Sean might be a meathead about UVA and Casteen, but he's exactly right about Dear Leader, the TOTUS (Teleprompter of the United States). The feds already had an approved plan for such events as what's happening in the Gulf now, which involved burning off the oil, but the environmentalists objected. Not that Dear Leader is responsible for this disaster, but his total inaction for 9 or 10 days added to the problem. Because I'm criticizing him, I guess that makes me a racist.
Hey Terry, you should write for Glenn Beck, and Hannity
Just as it was very nice and conveniant to blame Bush for Katrina.
Whoever is in office becomes the target of blame, whether rightfully or not.
Misplaced, are you suggesting we nationalize oil companies? In the sense of capitalism, why should other oil companies help out BP? Although they already have provided technical support along with other deep sea drilling companies.
And no, no other countries have the equipments or people to deal with a 5,000 feet spill as oil companies like BP.
Yes, it is very nice to blame Obama and everyone in the government in the spill, but there was absolutely nothing they could have done in terms of stopping that spill physically.
I don't think I would boycott BP over this. Better to boycott the whole oil industry. Better to not insist on cheap gas and driving gas hogs. Better to start developing communities where we can do a lot of our daily needs on a more pedestrian basis, and use our vehicles less.
Look at Albemarle County - one commuter development after another, with giant developments like the silly stuff on 29North.
Yeah! Let's screw over that local gas station owner, then BP will totally change its ways!
I don't see how this helps the situation. No doubt many people are boycotting BP anyway due to anger at the situation. Best just to let BP get on with fixing the situation. Punishment can come later. Also, BP is going to be paying out so much money to fix this disaster and to people affected by this, that they will need all the money they can get. If BP survives after this fiasco I will be surprised.
If one is really concerned, the best action right now is to get involved in efforts to help clean up the mess and if one cannot do that then seriously pray to God that the flow of oil can be stopped as soon as possible. That's what I'm doing. Complaining does not help at all.
They should be protesting at the capital. It is Congresses fault for allowing these agencies to run amok with no accountability.
Just wait until they implement health care.
The sad part is the people fired will appeal through the Government employees union and retire early with full benefits. Guaranteed.
Don't blame the dog for stealing the steak if you leave it unattended on the ground.
five years from now:
1) lawyers will be rich
2) people affected will get diddly
3) BP stock will be back at 80 bucks a share
4) the beaches will be 90% fixed by other nature but the government will have spent 50 billion trying to get another 2%.
5) There will be congressional hearings on where the 50 billion went.
6)The people at mineral services will be working for the oil company and vice versa.
7) We will have some new rules but only sporadic enforcement.
8) There will still be people who think that protesting at BP instead of the Congress is a smarted way to effect change.
Boycotting the local BP stations is exactly the right thing to do. Bring BP to their knees and while it won't have much bearing on this disaster, it MAY help prevent the next one. If Exxon/Mobile, Shell, and the others realize that trashing our environment might result in ginormous economic penalties, they MIGHT actually have a disaster plan in place with personnel trained to implement it.
They also might not, but if there is no economic threat they definitely won't.
Bummer for Virginia Oil, but they signed on with the wrong driller.
Sean nobody wanted this to happen, but you are right that if this were a Rep, they would have been linched by now, but Unbelievable is correct. The problem that this highlights is that "huggers" have have pushed the oil drilling to far offshore. If this were in 1,000 feet of water it whould have been capped in a few days.
Also all of the people busting on the SUV drivers and gas stations.....you guys stop driving first, don't buy ANYTHING make with oil.....cell phone, shoes, computers, water bottles, wiper blades, tires, pens, hair clips, X box, CDs, DVD, the ink on your signs, the sunglasses on your head. Get the picture..... oil is not SUVs.... oil is everything.... let drill in safer places
Obama and his liberal cronies created the oil spill just to make themselves look good while they destroy another great American business! The only solution to save the gulf is to vote to lower taxes!
Do you people write jokes for late night talk show hosts??
Sean: you forgot to add that Presidents Obama and Casteen were on the rig when it blew up. They were running things. Also Harry Reid was with them - his agenda is to turn the Gulf into a giant cesspool that can be used to store nuclear waste instead of using a big hole in Nevada. It's true because I made it up.
What are they protesting? Gas? How did they get there? Walk?
Perhaps trying to be part fo the solution is better than being part of the problem...........get creative "protesters".
They bought into Obamaland, but how will they get there?
sean, you are a fool. obama has no ability to stop the well. if some magic fix was available, it would have been done by now. only foolish people believe an easy solution exists and obama is not deploying it for some strange unknown devious reason.
Clearly Sean has as much expertise in petroleum engineering as he does in medical sciences (read: none).
BP is trying to empty this well and sell the oil? Are you joking me? Only the short-term insertion tube actually managed to take out some oil, and a meager amount at that. All of the other short-term and eventual long-term solution in relief well involve shutting down the well forever.
Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen himself has said that only oil companies such as BP has the expertise to work at this level of depth of an oil spill (not the Corps of Engineers). But of course, just as how you have shown your ignorance regarding OC pills, you are doing the same thing here.
Good to see young people still have issues that will get them actively protesting. Thought that was long gone. Hope they all rode their bikes or took public transportation to pantops. It would be a shame if they bellowed toxic fumes in the atmosphere to protest toxic oil bellowing in the sea.
Go see the NBC29 page to read the usual low-brow comments that abound. (It's important to see what the yokels think even if only to make one run screaming back to Portland.)
But this time I mostly agree with them. To summarize:
--Target of a local businessperson without connection to the mishap
--Let he who is without oil usage cast the first stone
--Go do something truly useful if you've got that much time &
energy on your hands
Now excuse me as I get in my SUV and drive .75 miles to the store as it's too hot to walk."
Doesn't matter that we are now enduring the worst environmental disaster in our history.
Doesn't matter who got the most BP campaign cash.
Doesn't matter that THIS administration granted BP environmental waivers and vastly expanded offshore drilling licenses.
Doesn't matter that the CURRENT president was on a campaign swing a week after the rig blew up, and still is doing nothing but standing by and making speeches at photos ops (all he really knows how to do..)
Nothing will dissuade the Obama Bots from defending the guy they worship. In their crazy world, republicans are to blame no matter what - even if they control NOTHING in Washington at present. Bush didn't cause Katrina, but he made it worse afterward for a few DAYS. Obama didn't cause the explosion, but he's is up to 5 weeks and counting as Bystander in Chief.
Partisanship can become a mental illness in its final stages. The democrats may not have cared about most of the gulf states, but Florida is one of them. Kiss it goodbye..
You'd think that at the very least, sales of any oil that might ever come from the relief wells would be mandated by law to go towards the cleanup. I'm thinking that a control detonation around the leak could plug it up. BP cannot do this. They've failed at everything. Send in the Navy and the Corps. Problem is, they need a leader - and all we have is a public speaker.
With the total failure of our Harvard educated, BP financed "leaders" - it's time for some Redneck Engineering to the rescue!
Why didn't they drill a hole in the side of the pipe ande push a rod thru.. then go back 5 feet drill another hole and start feeding steelcable thru until it hits the rod and gets tangled on itself. Then start pushing more in until the pipe is filled with steel cable. Once the pipe has slowed to a manageable pressure, cut it and cap it.
I guess you can't teach injunuity at Harvard, Yale, MIT (or UVA for that matter)
Accidents happen. There is no punishment to be given here. Who knows, years of Tropical Depressions and hurricanes could have weakened the pipeline. Hello, anyone ever heard of Hurricane Katrina? If you stop purchasing BP gas, then the governmental payment of the clean up will just come out of your pockets through taxes. I live three hours away from the Mississippi coast. It was just getting back on its feet good from Hurricane Katrina. I feel the enormous amount of urgency here. Instead of holding up picket signs to encourage people not to buy gas which will only hinder the clean up...encourage others to find ways they can volunteer to help.
Actually, it was U. of California that was tops. Stanford was the other college in that hopelessly indebted state to support their guy.. But they were still in the top ten - along with Harvard, 3 banks, some lawyers, and a media company. No wonder he was the first candidate ever to turn down the public money (after promising he would never do such a thing, of course..)
University of California $1,591,395
Goldman Sachs $994,795
Harvard University $854,747
Microsoft Corp $833,617
Google Inc $803,436
Citigroup Inc $701,290
JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132
Time Warner $590,084
Sidley Austin LLP $588,598
Stanford University $586,557
"misplaced"Š this is not the biggest spill ever."
Ok. In US history.
Sean misrepresents things yet again. UC didn't give money to Obama - its employees did.
"This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers."
Given that the University of California consists of 10 universities and has over 100,000 employees, it's not very surprising it made the list.
Why would they boycott BP and not the Whitehouse? Indecision for 30 some days is what has caused this to be the largest oil spill ever. Lack of leadership skills has come back to haunt the President and his round table of Czars.
It was 100% correct to criticize Bush for his "response" to Katrina. As it was to do the same to the democratic mayor of NO and governor of LA at that time. But even Mr. Bush got his act together after a few days and got on the ball.
Obama, in stark contrast, has been asleep at the wheel for 5 weeks. And the waters are federal waters. He is responsible. Katrina didn't give out generous campaign contributions or get an environmental waiver, but BP did. All he knows how to do is give speeches, make photo ops, and sue people. Meanwhile, the sea bed belches, and the preparation along the shores has been a study in ineptitude. You could have vast expanses of the shoreline sandbagged and protected by now. This guy has no executive experience, and boy does it show.
Smokers should never call themselves environmentalists.
No mention of nationalizing any company. This is a major accident that affects the whole country not just New Orleans. BP has a permit to drill and the responsibility to cleanup. The Government has the responsibility to make sure BP is doing everything it can within reason and also pull resources together to limit the contamination of other states. There are very smart people in the world and someone has the answer. The WH needs to find them.
I may have missed the news but I do not recall any groups being sent to the coasts of Fla or premptive measures being taken to try and protect South/North Carolina.
As for Bobby J. I doubt he even understood what measures were in place to begin with. Dollars signs rule the world my friend.
JJ, you are spot on with the 1000' comment.
"Also all of the people busting on the SUV drivers and gas stations"Š..you guys stop driving first, don't buy ANYTHING make with oil"Š..cell phone, shoes, computers, water bottles, wiper blades, tires, pens, hair clips, X box, CDs, DVD, the ink on your signs, the sunglasses on your head. Get the picture"Š.. oil is not SUVs"Š. oil is everything"Š. let drill in safer places"
We can make all of that stuff out of hemp. LEt's grow hemp on 10% of the land here in the US and we would have all that stuff from hemp. WHy do you all insist plastic can not be made from hemp? It can, and it is biodegradable!
the point of the demonstration was to raise awareness. lots of people stick their heads in the oily sand to avoid taking any kind of stand. i applaud brandon and company for their efforts - beats sitting around on the computer all day!
true huggers did not push oil drilling into deep water. the lack of oil pushed it there. almost all the oil today is in deepwater. thats why they are there
Individuals in Halliburton, BP, and the corrupt Interior Dept. should be identified and out-ed.
On April 21st, COLLECTION of as much oil as possible should have been the priority, instead of preserving the possibility of developing this oil/gas reserve.
It's like these greedy bastards are from another planet.
Only now are they planning the free-standing riser to near the sea surface, for long-term collection, to be improved incrementally.
A "relief well" might not be successful for a long, long time.
Boycotting the local outlets is the least we can do.
These places make a ton of money by fostering drunk driving and disgusting fat ugly people.
To hell with the local managers of these places.
This blowout was no accident. They practically made sure it happened.
The point of the demonstration was not "to raise awareness", it was to boycott a small business. See, in the picture? "Boycott BP"? In front of the BP? That's not raising awareness, it's a lack of understanding of franchising.
"These places make a ton of money by fostering drunk driving and disgusting fat ugly people.
To hell with the local managers of these places."
boycott Facebook!
I bet all 20 of those protestors hang out at The Mudhouse, smoke pot, have no money, own smelly dogs, and wear big mountain boots!
Most of the time you leave me scratching my head....but this time I think you are spot on!! I like the way you speak your mind regardless of the retorts as well...I think you make this forum interesting and the way you absolutely refuse to back down shows great strength and passion in your cause. Kudos to ya!
Much more modern solution, Hillbilly: a secretary in our office building put a feminine sanitary device in the toilet. It went down a few feet and then expanded as is its wont, and plugged the pipe for the whole ten story building creating a gusher of sewage out of the toilet making our office uninhabitable. So I say, using a robot with a delicate touch on the applicator, put a huge feminine sanitary device in that hole in the seabed, and it'll swell up and shut the pipe and the leak is solved.
All these solutions sound so practical... on land. At 5,000 feet it is 2000 pounds per inch of pressure. Add that to the pressure that is causing the oil to spew out, along with the fact that BP hasn't fully mapped out this well... voila.
You just don't get it, do you, Sean? Oh NOES, OBAMA GOT 36,000 MORE THAN MCCAIN. THAT IS ENOUGH TO BUY 2 ADS. OBAMA IS NOW FOREVER GRATEFUL TO BP. No, Sean, this is not how the world works.
The categorical exclusion policy was adopted under President Bush in 2004. So sorry Obama didn't force a change in the policy 2 months into the presidency. Then again, the entire MMS is all screwed up anyways. And the Republicans do control something. For instance, they are blocking the liability increase of BP in Congress.
Are you suggesting we should nuke the leak? Perhaps you can ask the residents of the Gulf Coast first.
I would take MIT off that list, Hillbilly - but agreed with regard to the Ivy League. Even among the "just missed the Ivy League" schools, Stanford was Obama's largest private contributor in 2008 (followed closely by Goldman Sachs), and UVA is doing back flips to make their climate change science conducted with public money a closely guarded secret - from the public. These are POLITICAL institutions of indoctrination.
Thanks Just.
Another thought: Who would like to wager that most of these kids has smoked something in the last few days (hours)? A cigarette of ANY kind? Hmm? Smokers - Obama included - should not call themselves environmentalists. They pollute the air and themselves simply to feed their addiction(s). The guy with the marijuana sign should write some text on it"
"I love to get high and finance rape, torture, and mass killings in Mexico - because less Mexicans is better for the environment, but I'm special."
I think PlugUgly has a good technique. Sean let's jam your cotton-filled noggin down in there and let it swell up and plug things.
Seriously now Sean, what the %$@%!$ do you know about plugging an oil well? ("I'm thinking that a control detonation around the leak could plug it up.")
Yeah, I was all about the burning off of the spill. Its probably better than using additional fuel to drive boats around collecting the oil in those cotton sponges only to be incinerated eventually. Same goes with all the plastic bags being used to collect the crap washing up on shore. Sometimes environmentalists fail to see the big picture.
However, this ISN'T the biggest oil spill ever. We'll be fine.
"The problem that this highlights is that ââ?¬Å?huggers" have have pushed the oil drilling to far offshore. If this were in 1,000 feet of water it whould have been capped in a few days."
No one seems to understand this....the same type of people that you see in the pic above were the same ones who protested and campaigned to get drilling moved offshore.
Leaders of businesses often do not have experience directly related to the product or services the company provides. This is where leadership skills come into play.
Why not call in other oil companies? Do other countries have equipment or people that could benefit the situation?
The Pres. has at his disposal every single resource available in the country and can get access to resources in other countries. Take charge for goodness sake.
Other oil companies have been helping BP. The problem is, they really have no more experience than BP does at this particular type of problem. That's one reason why I am not specifically down on BP in this. They are all guilty of not having backup plans and solutions.
It's time people take responsibility for making sure that our agencies do their jobs, and force companies to have backup plans. Where was drill baby drill Bobby Jindal who is crying about response time when he was signing onto the bill to drill? Did he demand that stronger back up regs should be in place.
you cant so so crazy to believe BP wanted the spill to happen? you cant be that delirious, can you?
how exactly does it benefit them to lose $10B and get tied up in lawsuits for 20 years?
If you want to do something useful about this spill: Join the "Boycott BP" Facebook page. Git er done...
@Gascon, so I boycott BP and their revenues go down and then they don't have the money to fix the spill...yeah, that'll "git er done"....
The Bystander in Chief suddenly thinks sand barriers are a good idea - on June 3rd!
As if they weren't already going to get trounced in November as it was..
BP declaring bankruptcy should be interesting..
Collection of the oil was the biggest priority. That's why they made the big box, which got clogged up with methane crystals. Top kill was a later action, and it seems the integrity of the well wasn't quite enough for it to work.
What they are doing again now is also about oil collection. The less it leaks, the less there is to clean up.
I rarely defend big oil, but this is one case where I think BP is unfairly becoming the whipping boy for a lot of weaknesses in the industry, and our own society in regards to use of resources.
If we don't drill it someone else will. Better us than the Chinese. Now get off your butts and start encouraging better resource uses.
Sean = an angry (and boring to boot) white feller unable to accept an African-American in the Oval. Get over it. And prepare for a second term.
It's moreover a desperate attempt to keep the spotlight off their new god Mr. Obama, our Bystander in Chief, who has fallen flat on his face the last 5 weeks and is still totally clueless as to how to deal with a crisis like this. He was BP's premier recipient of campaign cash in 2008, and his administration likewise gave BP an environmental review waiver just a few months ago - just before he OK'd a vast expansion of offshore drilling just days before the rig exploded. All of BP's "solutions" have involved being able to empty this well and sell the oil, not close it down forever. The Navy and the Army Corps of Engineers would have done that weeks ago.
This guy's never run so much as a candy store, and boy does it show! Imagine the difference in media coverage if a republican had dropped the ball this bad with something this serious. Bush dropped the ball for a few days after Katrina, as did the dem mayor and governor. But this is well over a month now, and continues as we speak. Maybe it's time for Biden to step up and get something - anything! - done, and for Mr. Obama to admit he's in way over his head.


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Will Taco Bell's breakfast program be a success? Well, yes, if the standard it uses is Woody Allen's quip that "80% of success is showing up."
"We're not in it to be in breakfast; we're in to win at breakfast," Yum Brands Chairman- CEO David Novak told analysts last week. But what does Taco Bell mean by "winning"? Not much, apparently. The chain has set the bar low enough to guarantee success. But there's a difference between "success" and "winning." Taco Bell may well succeed, but is it going to be winning anything?
Breakfast represents about 25% of the average McDonald's sales and 45% for Hardee's. What is Yum Brands' target for Taco Bell's breakfast? About 7%. Novak told analysts this week that Taco Bell stores could see about $100,000 in incremental business as a result of breakfast. There's nothing wrong with incremental business, to be sure. But given that the average Taco Bell does annual sales of about $1.4 million, $100,000 represents about 7%. That's a terrific gain for Taco Bell operators in a slow-growth market, but it hardly adds up to "winning." Not when the average McDonald's is taking in $650,000 from morning business.
Said Yum CFO Pat Grismer: "With respect to our expectations around breakfast and what we're seeing today, we've been targeting mid to high single-digit mix for breakfast that's generally what we saw in the test."
Mid-to-high-single digit? Yes, about 7%, which is what it says it needs "in order to make the economics work for us." But even Carl's Jr., which didn't even push hard on breakfast until it adopted sibling Hardee's Made From Scratch Biscuits platform a few years ago, can muster better than double Taco Bell's breakfast sales target.
Wendy's decided to suspend its efforts to launch a breakfast program because it couldn't make mornings work profitably and its target was $140,000 to $150,000 in breakfast sales per store. Taco Bell ought to be able hit $100,000, or $274 a day, from breakfast.
When Subway added a breakfast menu in 2010, it didn't make any grandstanding claims about "winning." It just built itself a solid breakfast business—estimated to be about 9% of sales—and everyone else in the category survived just fine.
A few questions remain unasked. One is how well Taco Bell's breakfast will do—once the initial novelty of Waffle Tacos wears off—against chains such as Jack in the Box (very strong in California, where Taco Bell is weighted) that make breakfast available all day?
Another question is why nutrition watchdogs aren't scrutinizing Taco Bell as closely as they do the burger chains. Taco Bell's A.M. Crunchwrap with sausage's 710 calories are about equal to McDonald's Bacon Clubhouse burger. And where are Taco Bell's "healthy foods," the fruit slices and oatmeal and egg-white sandwiches that other QSRs have been prodded into menuing?
Taco Bell is likely to get the 7% bump it expects. Maybe even 8% so management can crow that breakfast "has exceeded our expectations." Breakfast will be a success. It will get a good bit of "buzz" on social media. But a winner? Of what? Will it become the No. 1 QSR breakfast choice? Not a chance. Another of Woody Allen's great lines is, "Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem."


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Bosnian court: 18 years for US embassy attacker
A Bosnian court on Thursday convicted a man who opened fire on the U.S. embassy of terrorism and sentenced him to 18 years in prison.
Mevlid Jasarevic shot at the embassy in Sarajevo for 50 minutes with an automatic rifle, injuring a local policeman before authorities shot him in the leg and arrested him. He said in a video made before the Oct. 28, 2011, shooting that he wanted to force NATO to pull out of Afghanistan and for Bosnia to stop harassing his Islamic sect.
Alleged accomplices Emrah Fojnica and Munib Ahmetspahic were acquitted. The court said the prosecution did not prove the three were an organized terrorist group. The prosecutor's office said it will appeal the acquittal.
All three are followers of the Wahhabi sect - an austere brand of Sunni Islam that authorities in Bosnia see as a threat. The sect members claim not to recognize state authorities and have settled in Gornja Maoca, a village in north Bosnia which police have raided several times and found illegal stacks of weapons.
None of the three appeared in the courtroom for the verdict - they previously said they do not recognize the court. Jasarevic has been in custody since the attack.
Judge Branko Peric said Jasarevic's sentence was the harshest the court has ever handed down for terrorism and should serve as a warning.
"Never before has Bosnia-Herzegovina faced people who do not recognize its authority," Peric said, adding that residents of Gornja Maoca neither vote during elections nor do they agree to be buried in communal cemeteries. They also teach their children according to their own curriculum.
"It doesn't mean that such communities are terrorist camps, but they do have such potential," Peric said. "If there was no Gornja Maoca out of full state control, there probably would have not been Mevlid Jasarevic."
During the trial, Jasarevic often had to be removed from the courtroom because of his comments. During closing statements he declared that the judges can punish him but they won't stop future attacks.
"That was not just a message for this court, it was a message for Bosnia-Herzegovina," Peric said. The court sent a message back to the Gornja Maoca community by opting for almost the maximum sentence for Jasarevic.
"The only way for the judicial authorities to respond to his message was to embrace a harsher penalty policy," Peric said.
Jasarevic's lawyer, Senad Dupovac said later that "obviously the sentence was supposed to represent some kind of a general prevention, but it came at the expense of my client."
Dupovac said he will appeal.
The U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia, Patrick Moon, welcomed the ruling and said his government recognizes the good work of Bosnia's prosecutors.
"We have been very pleased with the strong cooperation between the U.S. and the Bosnia-Herzegovina authorities," Moon said. The U.S. indicted Jasarevic for attacking U.S. government property and its officials but has never asked for his extradition.
"We have full confidence in Bosnia-Herzegovina's legal and judicial authorities," Moon said.


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A's not to be overlooked come postseason time
Oakland playing like it's the best team in the Major Leagues down the stretch
Is there a better baseball team on earth than the Oakland A's right now? Let's go to the numbers.
The A's are playing their best ball at the right time. First, they're 16-5 this month. Second, they're beating the good teams.
Since Aug. 26, they're 11-2 against the Rangers, Tigers and Rays. In the two series that probably decided the American League West, they mashed the Rangers, winning five of six.
They're leading the Majors in runs this month and have hit 68 home runs in the last 43 games. As for their pitching, only one AL team has a better ERA in September. That one club is Cleveland, which is doing its own sprint toward October, but that's another story.
Unlike last season when the A's won the AL West with a late rush, they surprised almost no one by winning again this season. In the end, they were pretty much what we thought they'd be.
I swore I'd get through this entire column without mentioning the A's have the fourth-lowest payroll in baseball. But it's too important to pass over. To do more with less is a tribute to the genius of A's general manager Billy Beane.
The A's simply aren't capable of doing business the way some other teams do it. Beane is proof that roster construction is an art.
His gift is giving his manager platoon options throughout the lineup and trusting him to come up with combinations that work. Only four A's started more than 109 games. Some of that was because of injuries, but a lot of it was manager Bob Melvin's platoon system.
The A's also have stars. Third baseman Josh Donaldson ought to be on every AL Most Valuable Player ballot. That he was left off the AL All-Star team was so silly that it was almost bizarre.
And to think that two years ago he was a catcher. In this, his first full season as an everyday third baseman, he has 24 homers, 37 doubles and a .388 on-base percentage. His defense at third has been terrific.
If things work out just so, the entire country may find out how good he is as the A's wind through this postseason.
Coco Crisp, Brandon Moss and Yoenis Cespedes all have at least 22 home runs. Overall, the A's are third in the AL in runs, third in home runs, second in doubles and fourth on OPS.
To sum up, this lineup is as good as any in baseball except perhaps that of the Red Sox. But pitching is the A's strength. Beane has done a fabulous job collecting arms, and the A's starters have the second-best ERA in the AL. Meanwhile, their bullpen has the third-best ERA.
Their rotation begins with 40-year-old Bartolo Colon, but there's depth and quality -- A.J. Griffin, Jarrod Parker and rookies Dan Straily and Sonny Gray -- behind him.
There's something else about these A's that's special. It's something that's hard to define for those of us on the outside, but it's one of the strengths of the club. That is, players love playing for the A's. That has been true for most of the last 20 years and remains so today.
There's a looseness in the clubhouse, a group of players who have fun and enjoy and respect one another. Some of that is having people like closer Grant Balfour and Donaldson, who are smart and funny and seem to be having the time of their lives.
Some of it is Melvin. He's one of those rare people who is so decent and so likable that players want to play for him. He's got a tough side and is not to be crossed. Just ask some of the umpires who have been on the wrong side of his temper.
But Melvin's magic -- and Beane is part of this -- is getting players to buy in. To play for the A's is to understand that your playing time is not guaranteed. In the end, though, Melvin is going to do what he believes is best for the team, and every player seems to quickly understand.
And maybe because so many players are used, maybe because there's still plenty of youth on the club, the A's are all in. The Red Sox probably begin these playoffs as the consensus pick to win the AL pennant, but the A's would surprise almost no one by winning a championship.
This division championship lacked the drama of last season when they spent exactly one day in first place. That one day happened to be the only one that mattered -- after the 162nd game -- but still. These A's have a week to gather themselves and to refocus. Don't overlook them.


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Form, meet function. The 42-story Strata Building—also known by its much cooler nickname, "The Razor"—will get 8% of its energy from three wind turbines built into its façade. Hope no one builds a 43-story building next door.
Fortunately, the Strata looms over its current neighbors with enough clearance to take full advantage of the 35mph winds that will churn its turbines.
They're expected to generate up to 50MWh of electricity annually. That's not enough to power a whole building, but it's a significant savings in the long run. Other precautions have been taken to mitigate potential built-in turbine trouble, including outfitting each turbine with five blades instead of three (to reduce noise) and five-ton vibration dampers to prevent wobbling. The Strata should be completed by this April.[Inhabitat]


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Nissan Pathfinder Concept Offers Premium Interior With Family-Focused Versatility, Thoughtful Technology (Press Release)
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Nissan Pathfinder Concept Offers Premium Interior With Family-Focused Versatility, Thoughtful Technology
– Preview of Innovative 4th Generation Pathfinder Design Features Innovative Child Seat Solution, Tri-Zone Entertainment System, Around View™ Monitor –
When the Nissan Pathfinder was originally introduced more than a quarter century ago, it became known as the perfect family adventure vehicle. With each successive generation, Pathfinder has remained true to that original premise, while evolving to meet the changing needs of its owners. Now, Pathfinder adds an unprecedented level of premium style, comfort and thoughtful technology – including a dramatic new aerodynamic exterior design and innovative, flexible interior – as it gets ready to debut this fall in an all-new 4th generation Pathfinder design. A special preview of the new 2013 model, the Pathfinder Concept, showcases what is nothing less than Pathfinder re-imagined.
"As Nissan has expanded its range of adventure-ready SUVs to include Armada, Xterra, Murano, Rogue and JUKE, Pathfinder maintains its very important position in the heart of the lineup and the market – as a right-size, 3-row/7-passenger SUV with the seating and cargo capacity that growing families need,"
– said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division, Nissan North America, Inc.
"As families spend more time in their SUVs everyday as well as on weekends, the next-gen Pathfinder is stepping up with enhanced comfort, innovative technology, increased fuel efficiency, and most importantly, more flexibility for the family."
A Mid-Size SUV with Full-Size Comfort
As previewed in the Pathfinder Concept, one of the biggest changes to the upcoming Pathfinder design is the return to a unibody platform (also utilized on the second generation Pathfinder), which offers numerous benefits including a flat floor for enhanced interior packaging flexibility.
"The Pathfinder Concept demonstrates that when it comes to modern interior design, you can have it all – premium features, versatility and user-friendly technology,"
– said Castignetti.
"By giving equal priority to both the driver and each and every passenger – including those in the 3rd row – we've created a premium driving experience and environment for all."
Starting with a look at its premium features, the Pathfinder Concept's quiet, comfortable interior includes rich leather-appointed seating surfaces, heated and cooled front seats, heated 2nd row seats, heated steering wheel, power tilt and telescoping steering wheel, Nissan Intelligent Key™ with Push Button Start and multiple user memory settings, and an advanced Bose® Audio System with 13 speakers.
The Pathfinder Concept's unique versatility comes to life in the design of the 2nd and 3rd rows. In addition to what is expected to be among the roomiest 2nd rows in its class, it also features exceptional 3rd row access – thanks to large rear door openings, 5.5 inches of 2nd row seat travel, and forward folding seat design for ease of entry and exit to the 3rd row. The 60/40-split 2nd row features an innovative "child seat mode" allowing forward movement and access to the 3rdrow with a child safety seat remaining securely in place (on the 40 percent split-fold side).
"One of the dilemmas facing families with both young children and infants/toddlers is getting the older kids in the 3rd row without having to remove a child seat mounted in the 2nd row. This innovative design solves that issue,"
– explained Castignetti.
"Plus, with the extensive 2nd row seat travel, it's easy to adjust legroom or accommodate cargo spontaneously as needed."
The 3rd row seat is a 50/50 split folding design, offering added cargo flexibility, and it also reclines for greater passenger comfort. Both the 2nd row and 3rd row seats fold flat for optimal cargo capacity and there is additional under floor storage in the rear cargo area.
Thoughtful technology is also found throughout the Pathfinder Concept interior, starting with the instrument panel, which includes an advanced drive-assist display directly in front of the driver – along with a large multifunction IT display in the center of the dash, Nissan Navigation System with real-time traffic and weather information and Zagat Survey® restaurant guide, Bluetooth® Streaming Audio and RearView Monitor.
The Pathfinder Concept also features Nissan's advanced Around View™ Monitor, which shows the driver a virtual 360-degree image of the area around the vehicle. Other technology includes a tri-zone climate control system, Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System, power rear liftgate, iPod® integration, and tri-zone entertainment system with 2nd row headrest-mounted DVD display screens. The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) includes an individual tire pressure display and EasyFill Tire Assist – similar to that introduced on the Nissan Quest –that provides both visual and audible signals to help owners conveniently maintain correct tire pressures without the use of a gauge. A remote engine start function allows the climate control system to warm up or cool down the interior prior to driving.
Stunning New Exterior Design, Enhanced Fuel Efficiency
Along with the enhanced interior flexibility, the new unibody platform provided the designers an opportunity to create a more aerodynamic exterior without compromising headroom or cargo capacity. Moving upscale in look, the new exterior styling presents a smart fusion of signature Nissan styling cues and dynamic strength.
The look is adventure-ready with wheel-oriented muscular fenders and a strong, stable stance. The upper body features an open cabin with a low beltline and thin A- and D-pillars, which flow smoothly into the rugged, durable-looking lower body. The Pathfinder Concept utilizes front and rear spoilers, rear tire deflectors and rear suspension fairings to help achieve what is expected to be among the best aerodynamic performance in the segment. In one other important measurement, the next-gen Pathfinder is expected to weigh substantially less than the previous body-on-frame design, which helps contribute to the enhanced fuel economy performance.
Other exterior details include a wide chrome grille and large aerodynamic headlights, recessed front windshield wipers, chrome door handles and large rear combination lights. A panoramic dual-panel moonroof, with sliding opening front panel and fixed rear glass panel which extends over the 2nd and 3rd rows, combines with the large windows to create an open, airy interior environment.
"With its new aerodynamically optimized shape, the styling is a major step forward in the evolution of the SUV – retaining its people and cargo hauling utility without looking quite so utilitarian,"
– said Castignetti.
"It's fitting that a vehicle that tackles adventures in a whole new way also now completely looks the part."
Addressing buyers' desire for more efficiency in every aspect of their lives, the Pathfinder powertrain utilizes a refined V6 engine mated to a next-generation Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) to provide an expected 25 percent increase in combined City/Highway fuel economy (over the previous V6-equipped model). The Pathfinder Concept also features an intuitive four-wheel drive system and a towing capacity comparable to the leaders in the segment.
The new engine and CVT combination offers improved efficiency, while maintaining nearly the same horsepower as the previous generation's larger displacement V6, and delivers responsive acceleration in a variety of conditions. It also retains its ability to tow boats, jet skis, trailers and a variety of other recreational gear, and its role as an excellent vehicle for unfavorable driving conditions with four-wheel drive.
"The new Pathfinder carries on the tradition of the previous generations of adventure-ready Pathfinders that have come before – offering a new level of family enjoyment and engagement that is just right for today's real-world, everyday uses,"
– concluded Castignetti.
"After more than 25 years, Pathfinder is ready to tackle new terrain and the new challenges of modern family lives."


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The Valintino Collection by Rizzy Home is hand-tufted by master craftsmen who have learned this skill through their entire lifetime. This collection is globally inspired with regards to its designs with soft touches of color throughout the entire collection. Exquisite abash striations reminiscent of antique rugs can be seen running through the patterns to give it a distinctive look. Made of 100% wool creating the ultimate experience of depth and texture that feels luxurious against your skin. Finished with a cotton canvas backing that ensures a resilience and durable rug that will last for many years to come. Committed to excellence, the Rizzy Home team brings together talent, knowledge and passion to create an unparalleled reputation within the home furnishings industry. With a wide assortment of product choice and combinations, Rizzy Home is making it easier than ever for clients to create homes and interior spaces that are honest expressions of their true personalities. Clean spills immediately by blotting with a clean sponge or cloth. Professional cleaning is recommended as necessary. Do not use beater bar when vacuuming. A quality rug pad is recommended. This rug has a 1 year limited manufacturer warranty.
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All prints are printed on beautiful 350grs photography paper with a matte finish and a slight pretty shine. The colour comes out just great on all materials - Including canvas printing. The quality of the colour on the images are just fantastic!
Most of the canvases come with plain coloured edges to match each individual art piece. E.g If the background of an art piece is white then so will be the edges to give it that flowing beautiful look.
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These prints work best in any frame of your choice. In the gallery we use nice, simple magnetic frames. You can even get lovely simple frames from Ikea with a nice boarder to make the print stand out even more. The Canvases already come with a 4-5cm boarder so you can just hang them on the wall but if you choose to frame them in a shop after purchasing that's totally possible!
Please don't bend the prints too violently. They're best when rolled up (not too tightly) in a tube or in newspaper if you need to transport them.
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