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British Columbians concerned about wild salmon have been nervously awaiting the final report from Bruce Cohen's $25-million inquiry into the declines of Fraser River sockeye stocks.
Would it finally produce the smoking gun — fish farms; federal mismanagement; the aboriginal fishery; commercial overfishing; habitat degradation; pollution; changing ocean regimes — that various factions are convinced is largely to blame for the declines? Or would it be a whitewash?
As it turns out, it was neither.
First, on the evidence provided by 179 witnesses over 138 days of hearings, it concluded there is no smoking gun – no single simple cause that can be blamed for the consistent dwindling over two decades of a resource into which both Americans and Canadians have poured many millions in management and infrastructure.
"Appealing but improbable," the report said in dismissing simple-minded explanations that are habitually presented to rationalize prejudices. In other words, it's complicated, like the ecosystem itself, which surprised everyone with a historic return of 35 million salmon in 2010 then collapsed to 2.3 million in 2012. Singling out one factor for blame is just a way of evading the devilish reality with which we must deal.
Second, the report is no whitewash. It's a bracingly direct commentary on the cascading effects of policy dictated by politics rather than science. Cohen pulls no punches regarding the successive governments that first politicized and then undermined the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which, in turn, lost sight of its science-based mandate and then mismanaged a crucial sustainable resource into its current state of crisis.
Yet even here, Cohen is even-handed, expressing satisfaction "that DFO's front-line staff in the Pacific Region have done a creditable job in challenging circumstances." The challenges arise from the federal department's ability to recognize the problem at the top but its inability, for reasons political and bureaucratic, to implement in the field the policies it developed to address it.
"I call for action on two pivotal DFO policies that have yet to be fully implemented – the 1986 Habitat Policy and the 2005 Wild Salmon Policy," Cohen said. It's worth pointing out here that some of the key, front-line scientists responsible for that habitat policy were, in effect, hounded out of government because their advocacy for its principles fell afoul of politicians and top mandarins in Ottawa.
The Wild Salmon Policy was a major initiative that simply never achieved more than the lip service afforded a mission statement. Cohen calls on DFO to have a detailed plan for implementing the policy by the time the next generation of salmon emerges from the spawning gravel at the end of March 2013. The federal government should budget dedicated funding sufficient to carry out the plan and cover ongoing operational costs. And there should be annual progress reports.
One thinks this would be standard operating procedure in a well-run federal department but Cohen, at least, has put it squarely in the floodlights. Let's hope the squabbling factions outside government can come together to ensure that it stays there.
The role of fish farms in the salmon controversy also earned his unblinking gaze — and deservedly so.
Critics have long argued that DFO's mandate to both promote development of marine aquaculture while protecting wild salmon stocks puts its senior management in a grotesque structural conflict of interest – something like making the parks department responsible for promoting clearcut logging.
But the department's mandate is clear, Cohen points out – conservation of wild salmon stocks – hence, the government should remove from DFO's mandate the promotion of salmon farming as an industry and farmed salmon as a product. The department's role should be as scientifically informed regulator, not commercial marketing shill.
Cohen urges a renewed effort to gather and analyze fish health data from farms on wild salmon migratory routes and says that data should be far more open than it has been, including being made available to non-government scientific researchers.
More importantly, he advocates for a strict precautionary principle in addressing the location of fish farms, something that has long been a cause celebre for environmental organizations.
For example, net-pen salmon farms in the Discovery Islands, which lie between Vancouver Island and the mainland at the north end of the Strait of Georgia, and are right on the outbound route of migrating Fraser River sockeye smolts should be rigorously evaluated.
Oft-vilified marine biologist and wild salmon campaigner Alexandra Morton seems vindicated here. She has argued that these farms are an epicentre for stressors that can adversely affect immature wild salmon as they pass.
Cohen says that unless these farms can be shown to pose no more than a minimal risk to migrating sockeye, they should be ordered by the federal government to cease operations.
Finally, Cohen offers one of those crucial reminders that seems self-evident but is often overlooked — the buck for all this stops on the federal minister's desk.
Those concerned with the fate and future of wild fish will be mining the exhaustive report — three volumes and more than 1,000 pages — and the commissioner's 75 pointed recommendations to Ottawa for months to come.
In the meantime, this is a democracy. In democracies, citizens have the final say. So those who care about B.C.'s sockeye salmon know where to take their concerns.


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Humbling year comes to a close
ARLINGTON – This is where the long season ends, today, much too soon for us. It's been a trying year. I've been humbled, and we've been humbled as a team. Nobody saw this coming, and we're not going to let it happen again. When we get together for Spring Training, I want us all to remember how bad this felt. That will make us that much hungrier.
Looking back, we got beat down, starting in Spring Training. There was a lot of turnover, a lot of change. Four core guys left: Vladimir Guerrero, Chone Figgins, John Lackey and Darren Oliver. That's a good piece of the club. And Gary Matthews Jr., too. He was an important role player for us.
It never really came together for us, other than that one stretch we put together in June where we played like us. The rest of the year, that wasn't us at all. It was somebody else. We weren't letting our talents flow. We were pressing, trying to do too much, trying to win games by ourselves.
When I signed here, I expected us to be dominant every year. We have to get that feeling back. One thing you can't expect is injuries, and we had some big ones: Kendry Morales, Maicer Izturis, Jeff Mathis, Joel Pineiro, Jason Bulger. We lost key guys, and I think it kind of knocked us off balance because we didn't have as much depth as in the past.
This is the first time in my career since 2000, when I was 24 years old, that I played on a team that didn't have a winning record. With the Twins, we were always in contention. In 2005 I broke my ankle and we didn't make the postseason, and we didn't make it in 2007 even though we were fighting for it and got close. Then we made it my first two years here and were two wins away from the World Series last season.
This is a humbling season for me. Sometimes you have to be humbled. You get spoiled sometimes with winning. I have been slapped in the face and the team's been slapped in the face. I've been winning my whole career, and I'm not used to this feeling.
Things don't always work out the way you plan. I had sports hernia surgery on Nov. 27, and it took me time to get to where I could do my rehab. When I got to Spring Training, it was like I had to learn to run the bases with it again. I had a lot of catching up to do, and the truth is, I didn't feel the same, like myself, until recently, in August and September.
It all went back to May of 2009 at Dodger Stadium when I crashed into the wall making a catch on Matt Kemp. Then I hit the wall hard in San Francisco a few weeks later, and my groin got really bad. I always try to play through injuries – that's just who I am – but this was bad. I had to sit a long time, and when I came back I wasn't right but I gave it my best shot.
Playing center field requires a lot of running, and it seems like I was doing even more than normal this season. My old explosion wasn't there. I didn't feel like myself going after balls. I could still make plays, but it wasn't me. That was something that really hurt me. I always told myself I would retire if I couldn't play center field, but life is about revising things. It's like when I said I wasn't going to get married until I was 25, and I got married when I was 21. Life happens, as they say.
Anyway, I always thought I loved center field more than the game itself. When the decision was made to move me to right field and play Peter Bourjos in center, I found out I loved the game more than center field. That was big. It was hard for me to give up center field, but I knew I had to do it. It improved our defense. Peter is showing what he can do out there. He's not a finished product, and that's what's scary – seeing how good he is already and knowing that he can get so much better.
When Pete got here, I liked that he asked me questions. That let me know he really wanted it. He's into the game and understands the game offensively and defensively. I wouldn't put too much on him too soon – let him play and learn and grow. This is just the beginning for him, and I know what that's like. When I started out in Minnesota, I had guys like Kirby Puckett and Shane Mack to show me things. Now I can do that with Peter, like I did with Denard Span while I was still with the Twins. Now he's playing some good center field.
It's funny, it wasn't until the end of August, the beginning of September, that my legs started feeling a lot better. I felt like I had some burst again, and I was getting down the line better. I think that moving to right actually did help me save wear on my legs. In the long run, that can be a really good thing. Next Spring Training, I'm going to be primed.
We learned a lot this season through the humbling we took. Now we have to turn it back around and be the Angels. That's all. Just be the Angels, who we are. That will be enough. I'm excited about coming back and getting back to the top, where we belong.
You can catch me on MLB Network with some commentary during the postseason, and I'll try to be enthusiastic and upbeat. But you know me: I'd rather be on that field, helping drive the Angels toward our ultimate goal. Wait'll next year.
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I've been an Angels fan since I was 3 years old and I can't remember ever wanting a season to end more than this one. I'll be looking forward to Spring. I know you've still got it!
Torii is a class act. This was a rough year, but I have no doubts that next year, with Torii leading the team the Angels will again be one of the top teams. KEEP IT UP TORII! GO HALOS!
You're a great leader Torii ! and an wonderful inspiration to us all… thanks for playing hard – next year will be our year for sure!
Torii, you've been one of my favorite players for a long time. I loved watching you play since you were in Minnesota- it's just fun to watch the way you go out after a ball in the outfield. Your energy is electric and infectious. I hoped the Angels would sign you when you became a free agent, and in my opinion, you've been worth every penny.
Tough year, but way to battle it out until the end. I'm looking forward to seeing you guys come out strong in the spring next season!
Torii…thanks for caring about your team and your fans. You are a fantastic player and role model. Love your enthusiasm for the sport and your candid comments on this blog. Your Angel fans know that this will be a season to learn and grow from and we will all be ready to cheer you on when you return in the spring. I already have next season's calendar posted at my desk at work, counting the days.
World Champions LAA Angels of Anaheim 2011—-mark my words!
Go Angels !!!!
To tell you the truth, the Angels are a solid power hitter and bullpen guy away from being back in the playoffs and competing for a title. As a die hard Angels fan, it was a tough and frustrating season to go through this past season. But I do see the potential of some of the young guys, so I'm optimistic. To tell you the truth, I don't see the Angels going after Dunn, as 1st is Morales' and Scos will probably use one of his current starters to fill the DH role. The way I see it, the Angels are (should) going to go after Carl Crawford the most. Carl will be the ultimate table setter for this team, and will provide some power from time to time which is a bonus (15-20 homers). They traded for Callaspo, and that move was for next season (same with Haren). So Callaspo is going to be the third baseman with Izzy backing him up, which I'm fine with. Even if they only acquire Crawford on the offensive side it would go a long way. The line up: Crawford (LF), Callaspo (3b), Napoli (yes, napoli, C), Morales (1B), Hunter (RF), Abreu (DH), Kendrick (2B), Bourjious (C), Aybar (SS). If Napoli has Morales and Hunter in back of him (which he needs to be more consistent with runners in scoring position), he's definitely going to get more hitter's pitches and fastballs to smash, which is what he is, a power hitter that will get you at least 30 hrs if he plays everyday. Couple that with Crawford at the top of the lineup and our solid starting pitching and we have something special next year.
thanks for the post torii, we're lucky to have someone with as much class as you here in anaheim.
just remember, having to feel all this disappointment will only make any future success taste that much sweeter… contrast is good in life, and learning from missteps is what makes us better in the long run 🙂
I cant wait for you to be on Mlb Network Your going to make everyone laugh.
Mr Hunter,
2010 was rough for us. Losing Kendry like that really brought down our morale but I appreciate the fight. Especially when it was the hardest. Whether we're in postseason or not I have to say that I appreciate you as a player and as a person. I am incredibly lucky to watch you play everyday. Not many have the luxury. Thank you for your class and for your genuine passion for the game. Have an incredible offseason and see you next year!
Hunter, congrats on the MVP award. You really deserved it. I have been an Angels fan since i was about 6 years old. They were called the California Angels back then. So, I have seen every division win, the AL championiship, and the World Series. I cried when they won that. I have seen some bad seasons like this one a few times. This seasons actually came out better than I thought it might with everything that happened. I don't mean to criticize but that bullpen was not even close to how it has been in the previous seasons. I can't remember seeing that many blown games in one season. We would have had at least 2 20+ winners if they got the support that was needed. Well, anyway, I'm already counting the days until next season. I can't wait to see your smiling face and positive attitude as the Angels come back with a vengence and bring the World Series to Anaheim in 2011.
It was very professional of you to help the team by agreeing to play RF and thus giving Peter Bourjos a chance to play.
Now there is talk amongst some fans that you have lost a step or two. Some even believe that in 2012 you'll agree to DH in order to make way for Mike Trout.
I say 'hell will freeze over' before you let this happen. What are your feelings?
Losing out on Crawford is devistating. He should be an Angel, but I don't believe Reagins has what it takes to land a big name FA via free agency (Beltre would not count…). Reagins should be on the phone to Torii Hunter and give him an appology. Crawford should have got 7yrs $147M, with all of Arte's and Reagins talk about letting fans know they are in it to win and plan on spending could not have been further from the truth… how do you let Crawford go (your main target) for that amount?? Reagins owes Hunter an appology.

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Originally written by Wayne Shanklin and performed by Frankie Laine in the early 50's, "Jezebel" was famously covered in French by the chanteuse, Edith Piaf. Anna Calvi's reworking of the classic is full of passion, emotion and startling beauty. Anna succeeds in thoroughly making "Jezebel" her own.
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"I lift up my eyes to the mountains — where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." (Psalm 121:1-2)
Life is full of twists and turns but, like a nature hike, the view around the curve can leave us breathless.
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The three lines are major arteries in the CapX2020 project, a joint initiative by 11 Minnesota utilities. When complete, the upgrade will include four lines totalling more than 1,000 kilometres at a cost of $1.7 billion.
"We expect that three route permits will be granted by the Minnesota Public Utility Commission over the course of the summer," says Terry Grove, transmission services manager at Great River Energy and a co-director of CapX2020. "That's not to say there aren't concerns among landowners and valid concerns about the way people perceive they could be impacted."
Like most major transmission upgrades, the CapX plan has invited significant public scrutiny, landowner concerns, cost concerns and critical newspaper accounts. But close inspection and opposition are inevitable for such a project, which is among the most progressed of several big wires upgrades planned across the US in coming years. CapX is slated for build-out between 2012 and 2015.
"CapX suffers from being the first one out of the gate for a large project like this so it's going to get a lot of attention," says Beth Soholt, director of Wind on the Wires, an advocacy group that promotes transmission expansion in the wind-rich Upper Midwest.
The four new lines will help accommodate Minnesota's robust renewable energy standard (RES) that requires Xcel Energy, the biggest regional utility, to deliver 30% of its energy from green sources by 2020, while other state utilities must reach 25% - a total of around 5GW of new capacity required from all utilities.
The three lines expecting approval this summer will carry renewable and non-renewable electricity and so are considered "reliability projects" by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO), giving them a structured cost-allocation treatment.
The fourth project, the Brookings line, would cut roughly a dozen miles into South Dakota, primarily carry renewable electricity and not receive reliability-project status. It is still expected to receive MISO cost-allocation treatment through a different mechanism that requires Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) approval.
Brookings and two of the other lines involve 345kV wires in southern and central Minnesota, including one that cuts across the Mississippi River through a national wildlife refuge and into Wisconsin. The shortest leg, a 230kV line, will traverse 110 kilometres of northern Minnesota.
As many as 150 Minnesota wind projects are currently waiting in the MISO queue because of inadequacies in a regional system that has little wires upgrades in 30 years as the state's electricity consumption has doubled.
Minnesota added only 56MW of new wind power last year and, with 1.8GW online, dropped from third to fifth among cumulative state wind power rankings.
Soholt blames the economy for the lack of urgency regarding new transmission among the public and utilities alike. Because overall demand for electricity has waned since the downturn, she says, utilities can add nothing to their renewables totals and still edge closer to reaching target RES percentages.
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Bronx Eats: Okra Soup at Ebe Ye Yie, Fordham
We've written about Ebe Ye Yie before: it's the stalwart Ghanaian restaurant that has been slinging fufu and banku under the 4 train since the 1990s. Home to a particularly tasty version of the pumpkin seed soup egusi, replete with lamb face meat, the restaurant looks like the quintessential West African steamtable shack. There is the eccentric touch of the lifeless fish tank, as empty as it was the first time I walked in four years ago, and a stillness to the air that—together with the shield of the drawn shades—removes you from the surrounding world. The food will do the same.
In that initial post, we covered a number of the restaurant's principal dishes, soups and stews that are common in West African restaurants throughout the city. These days, though, we're seeking out less common dishes than your workaday peanut soup. With that mission in mind, I returned last weekend in pursuit of a weekend special of tuo zafi, a Hausa dish made with fermented corn. By the time I arrived, however, there was none left. I was offered okra as consolation, and it didn't disappoint.
Writers will often point to the West African origins of okra in Southern cooking, as a thickener for example, and in Ghana it's often made into soup or stew. At Ebe Ye Yie you'll get a bowl of okra soup that looks like an abstract impressionist's interpretation of a forest on fire: the lighter and darker bits of the okra, a tug of war between shades of green, swirling with the red of the palm oil and tomatoes. It is beautiful in a way Ghanaian food seldom is. Chunks of cartilaginous bone-in lamb rest above the surface, but offer little meat; direct your attention instead to the sweet and tender fish, much more generously allotted.
Those with texture issues be warned: this okra soup is seriously slimey. This is not a soup featuring okra; it's okra as soup. It has a light and humming heat, one that will make your lips tingle, and a slightly earthy and funky flavor that is so characteristic of the cuisine. Not as heavy as the restaurant's other offerings, this okra soup is also surprisingly rich and unusually bright. It reminded me why, when I sweated through my first peanut soup at Papaye, I first felt intrigued by West African food. And while we failed in our initial mission to find something less common, we succeeded in our ultimate goal of discovering the tasty.
I've been combing the Bronx in search of a noteworthy suya, a type of kebab rubbed with tankora (a spice blend that includes peanut), and my eager eyes lit up when I noticed the delicacy listed on the brief specials menu. But if there is greatsuya in the Bronx, I did not find it at Ebe Ye Yie.
Served with fried yucca, onions and plantains and garnished with a pile of generic tankora blend, the beef is bland, overcooked, and chewy enough to be only a notch short of leathery. There's no evidence of a spice rub being applied, and it's all served at room temperature. If the okra soup offered me solace for missing out on the tuo zafi, I couldn't help but wish for it again after nibbling on a few bites of this lackluster beef.
It wouldn't be right to end on such a negative note, not only because of the appeal of Ebe Ye Yie's okra soup, but because of the otherwise tasty meals I've had here. There is a lesson, though, and it is to focus on the soups and stews. That, however, is common knowledge among serious eaters who haunt the steam tables of New York's West African restaurants. And it's not like you have much choice, anyways.
Ebe Ye Yie
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'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius commits suicide at 75 (video)
LOS ANGELES -- Don Cornelius, who with the creation of "Soul Train" helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75.
Los Angeles Police Department officers responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Mulholland Drive home at around 4 a.m. He was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound about an hour later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.
A police cruiser sat parked in the entryway of Cornelius' home on a two-lane stretch of Mulholland Drive in the hills above Los Angeles. News cameras camped outside as drivers on their morning commute drove by.
Aretha Franklin, an early "Soul Train" performer, called the producer "an American treasure."
"God bless him for the solid good and wholesome foundation he provided for young adults worldwide," she said Wednesday, "and the unity and brotherhood he singlehandedly brought about with his most memorable creation of 'Soul Train.'"
The Rev. Jesse Jackson told KNX-Los Angeles Cornelius "was a transformer."
"'Soul Train' became the outlet for African-Americans," Jackson said, adding that he talked to Cornelius a few days ago and there were no signs Cornelius was upset.
Others also expressed their grief.
"I am shocked and deeply saddened at the sudden passing of my friend, colleague, and business partner Don Cornelius," said Quincy Jones. "Don was a visionary pioneer and a giant in our business. Before MTV there was 'Soul Train,' that will be the great legacy of Don Cornelius. His contributions to television, music and our culture as a whole will never be matched. My heart goes out to Don's family and loved ones."
"I have known him since I was19-years-old and James Brown had me speak on Soul Train," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement from New York. "He brought soul music and dance to the world in a way that it had never been shown and he was a cultural game changer on a global level."
"Don Cornelius' legacy to music, especially black music, will be forever cemented in history," said Clarence Avant, former chairman of Motown Records. "'Soul Train' was the first and only television show to showcase and put a spotlight on black artists at a time when there were few African-Americans on television at all, and that was the great vision of Don."
"Soul Train" began in 1970 in Chicago on WCIU-TV as a local program and aired nationally from 1971 to 2006.
It showcased such legendary artists as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Barry White and brought the best R&B, soul and later hip-hop acts to TV and had teenagers dance to them. It was one of the first shows to showcase African-Americans prominently, although the dance group was racially mixed. Cornelius was the first host and executive producer.
"There was not programming that targeted any particular ethnicity," he said in 2006, then added: "I'm trying to use euphemisms here, trying to avoid saying there was no television for black folks, which they knew was for them."
Entertainers and music fans shared their thoughts about the show and its creator on Twitter, where both Cornelius and Soul Train were top topics Wednesday.
Singer-actor Genuwine remembered the smooth-voiced producer as "someone who paved the way for black music."
"I still remember my first time on soul train," he wrote, "what an experience."
Music mogul Russell Simmons posted a blog about Cornelius, calling him "one of the greatest music legends there was."
"Don Cornelius gave artists who had been segregated from most mainstream vehicles of expression a chance to perform in front of a huge national audience," Simmons wrote. "It was a tremendous opportunity that changed their careers and the whole music industry. To win a Soul Train Music Award meant that the most sophisticated tastemakers in the world loved your work."
"Soul Train," with its trademark opening of an animated chugging train, was not, however, an immediate success for Cornelius, an ex-disc jockey with a baritone rumble and cool manner.
Only a handful of stations initially were receptive.
"When we rolled it out, there were only eight takers," he recalled in a 2006 interview with The Associated Press. "Which was somewhere between a little disappointing and a whole lot disappointing."
The reasons he heard? "There was just, 'We don't want it. We pass,'" he said, with race going unmentioned. "No one was blatant enough to say that."
"Soul Train" had arrived on the scene at a time when the country was still reeling from the civil rights movement, political upheaval and cultural swings. It also arrived when black faces on TV were an event, not a regular occurrence.
"Soul Train" was seen by some at first as the black "American Bandstand," the mainstay TV music show hosted by Dick Clark. While "American Bandstand" featured black artists, it was more of a showcase for white artists and very mainstream black performers.
"Soul Train" followed some of the "Bandstand" format, as it had an audience and young dancers, and Cornelius was its host.
But that's where the comparisons stopped. Cornelius, the suave, ultra-cool emcee, made "Soul Train" appointment viewing by creating a show that showed another side of black music and culture.
When it started, glistening Afros dominated the set, as young blacks boogied and shimmied to the music of the likes of Earth Wind & Fire and other acts perhaps less likely to get on "American Bandstand."
"May u rest in peace and thank u 4 ur platform," rapper Q-Tip wrote on Twitter. "U will always be remembered."
People tuned into to see the musical acts, but the dancers soon became as much of a main attraction. They introduced Americans to new dances and fashion styles, and made the "Soul Train" dance line -- where people stand line up on each side while others sashay down to show their moves -- a cultural flashpoint.
Though "Soul Train" became the longest-running syndicated show in TV history, its power began to wane in the 1980s and '90s as the American pop culture began folding in black culture instead of keeping it segregated. By that time, there were more options for black artists to appear on mainstream shows, and on shows like "American Bandstand," blacks could be seen dancing along with whites.
But even when Michael Jackson became the King of Pop, there was still a need to highlight the achievements of African-Americans, whose achievements were still marginalized at mainstream events. So Cornelius created the "Soul Train Awards," which would become a key honor for musicians. The series also spawned the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards and the Soul Train Christmas Starfes
Cornelius, who was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 1995 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, said in 2006 he remained grateful to the musicians who made "Soul Train" the destination for the best and latest in black music.
"I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train,'" Cornelius said.
Cornelius stepped down as "Soul Train" host in 1993. The awards returned to the air in 2009 after two-year hiatus. Last year's awards were held on Nov. 27 in Atlanta, with Earth Wind & Fire receiving the "Legend Award."
In his later years, Cornelius had a troubled marriage. In 2009, he was sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery. In his divorce case that year, he also mentioned having significant health issues.


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Gawker was told about the flaw in the method it used to store user passwords to its commenting system more than two years before it was hacked, the Guardian's Charles Arthur reports.
A Gawker user posted a message on Get Satisfaction and received a promise to "improve it," though no such improvement ever took place.
Well, we know how that turned out. A hacker group called Gnosis gained entry not only to the commenting system, but also to pretty much everything the Gawker team used to run its collection of sites.
Gawker was hacked. Gawker founder Nick Denton apologized. But the damage wasn't limited to Gawker and its users.
Soon Twitter and LinkedIn were dealing with hacking attacks on their sites. Then Yahoo and World of Warcraft developer Blizzard forced users to change their passwords. And finally the collateral damage reached all the way to the New York Times.
We also learned that many of the people whose passwords were disclosed used simple ones. Topping the list: "123456." And we all learned a little about the dangers of using the same password everywhere.
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I love Carly's story. It was so inspirational. I have autism, except I have HFA. I didn't talk until I was four and have two remarkable savant skills: art and calendar memory.
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dylanPosted on May 1, 2012
Hi Carly. Your story astounds me, and may change our society's perspective on people unable to speak. My name is Jacob, and I have "Asperger's" (form of autism). I'm verbal, but I struggle with many similar things as you. I stimm, yell, bite my fingers, hit my head, have sensory overload, and avoid eye-contact. I think if you didn't have apraxia, you'd also be labled "Asperger's" (milder autism). Many kids with nonverbal autism don't have apraxia, and suffer more with cognitive skills as simple as up and down, or night and day. Don't think you're at rock botton because you're most certainly not! I've seen far more severe cases of autism than yours.
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I saw Carly yesterday on the TV show the Doctor's I was just simply blown away by Carly. God Bless her and stay strong you have paved the way for the entire world to better understand autistic children. Dori
maviPosted on September 28, 2012
My mom died this September. I have ASD. My father, auntie, brothers, uncle and grandfather are asking me to resume school. I am in 4th year hi school in the Philippines. I refuse to go back. Please help me.
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My brother is autistic . I never understood why he did the things he did but I always knew he could communicate by written word .he could write letters just like Carly types words her story touched me because she is helping the world see there is a person inside that wants to get out . I often feared what I couldn't understand in some ways it's hard being a family member just as much as the disabled person in some ways because of the lack of communication and out bursts . I'm thrilled for Carly and I'm buying the book she wrote in hopes of understanding what my brother maybe experienceing so I can help him more.
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Medal of Honor: Warfighter attempted to show the very real side of war, and the burden placed on every day men and women in combat. Perhaps the depiction was a little too real however, as seven US Navy SEALs have been disciplined for giving away military secrets to Danger Close and EA.
Polygon reports – by way of CBS – seven Navy SEALS have been punished and await further penalties from the military for acting as paid consultants to Danger Close, and for giving away classified information in the process, undermining the SEAL's so-called unwritten code that they be 'silent warriors'.
The accused are still working in active duty, and one of them has been confirmed as a member of the team that captured and killed Osama Bin Laden. SEAL Team Six has appeared in other media since the Bin Laden raid, including movies and of course Medal of Honor, and this wave of publicity has been approved by their commander Adm. William McRaven. So its unclear where the blame truly lies.
The reprimanded parties have had their chances of promotion revoked and lost half of their most recent pay, CBS adds.
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PHOTOS: The 12 Best Hollywood-Related Books of 2012 Barnett does more than just negotiate deals; he guides many through the tricky transition from public service to private life. He also represents journalists including Ann Curry, Brian Williams and Lesley Stahl. (He's been married for 41 years to CBS correspondent Rita Braver, his college sweetheart, with whom he has a daughter.) And he's possibly Washington's biggest bargain, eschewing the book agent's standard 15 percent commission for an hourly rate, which, though pricey at about $1,000, ultimately saves his clients hundreds of thousands of dollars. Barnett, whose only flash is a collection of 500 cuff links (today's pair: French vintage ruby-red glass and diamonds), sat down in mid-March with THR at his low-key corner office in D.C. that, like the man, evokes its power discreetly. The Hollywood Reporter: With the book business struggling, are the big event titles you handle more important than ever? Robert Barnett: My category is much like the big movies: You can sell tickets, but publishing in general is hurting. Seven hundred Borders are gone, 1,000 mall stores are gone, the ebook has destroyed the paperback. There are only about 150 major independents left. Still, Khaled Hosseini, who hasn't written a book in several years, will, I believe, have a huge sale with And the Mountains Echoed, but it's not a news-cycle book. Obviously, publishers look for ones that will make a splash, but they also crave ones with backlist. It's more challenging in publishing with what they call the midlist books or first-time writers. THR: What's the advantage of billing by the hour instead of taking a traditional commission? Barnett: I don't make sense for a first-time novelist from Vermont who's getting a $10,000 advance. I admire them, but I would make no sense to them. Let me answer it this way: I recently had a deal where the advance was $2 million. That would've cost $300,000 with a 15 percent agent. My bill was, I think, $35,000. That's a big difference. THR: You're known for being hands-on in helping plan book publicity -- what you call the "rollout." Barnett: There are many elements to a book rollout: First cable, first network, first radio, first serialization, post-publication excerpting, online and point-of-purchase opportunities. What I do is call a meeting early in the process with the people in the publishing house, with the client and the people who advise the client. I have a master list of virtually every opportunity that has ever been used. We go through that and decide which are most attractive for the particular project. Sometimes the clients do weeks of publicity. For Amanda Knox, we will do very little, but it'll be very impactful things. STORY: Diane Sawyer Lands First Interview With Amanda Knox THR: How do clients choose which TV show to do? Barnett: I've done several with Diane Sawyer, I've done Matt Lauer, I've done Barbara Walters. The loss of The Oprah Winfrey Show was a major loss. When George W. Bush or Bill Clinton does a rollout, they know every person who's competing to feature them. For people who have not been in the public eye, it's often important to meet, but it's equally if not more important to go back into the wonders of the Internet and watch prior interviews. That can be very informative. THR: What was compelling about Knox that made you want to represent her? Barnett: People will see when Amanda Knox goes public with her interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC [on April 30] that she is mature beyond her years. She is extremely smart. She has taken a set of experiences that are almost impossible to imagine and learned from them and marched through them with incredible dignity and respect. What she went through is in some ways every parent's nightmare, if not every person's nightmare. She was caught up in a set of terrible circumstances that were not her doing and lost 4½ years of her young life to an inappropriate and improper conviction. While people know the story of the trial, they don't know the personal story, the family's story, the prison story and, believe it or not, the legal story. Aspects of that revealed in the book will shock you to the core. [Barnett declined to comment on the March 26 Italian court ruling, but HarperCollins says publication plans will not change. An ABC spokesman added that the network still plans to air its interview on April 30.] THR: Have your personal views ever gotten in the way of working with a client? Barnett: The people on the Republican side don't come to me for political advice; they come to me for business advice. When you go to a dentist you don't ask the dentist if they're Republican or Democratic. You say, "Can you pull teeth?" The people on the Democratic side are often seeking both my business advice and my political advice, but they usually are separate. There's another point to make: I always turn down the purveyors of hate whether they're on one side or the other. I don't want when my daughter looks back on her father and my grandson Teddy looks back on his grandfather to be anything but proud of the work I've done. STORY: Inside the 'Today' Show Drama: 12 Revelations About the Matt Lauer-Ann Curry Debacle THR: PublicAffairs Books founder Peter Osnos has been critical of the big advances former officials get, saying, "Public service is supposed to be its own reward, not a payday." What's your take? Barnett: The advances are determined by the marketplace. I'm happy to say that with all the big-advance books I've done, only two have not made money for the publisher. THR: Moneymaking books by former public officials have a long history. Ulysses S. Grant wrote his memoirs to get out of debt. 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U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan wrote a personal letter to the head of Remington Arms inviting him to move his New York plant to South Carolina.
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"Knowing the business climate and second amendment climate in New York is not that positive, we'd love to see Remington Arms come to South Carolina," Duncan said.
Former state Rep. Fletcher Smith says he too would support Remington moving its New York Plant to South Carolina. He does however take issue with how some of the letter from Duncan to the head of Remington is worded, specifically this portion: "The enemies of freedom are raging an all-out assault on the Second Amendment to the Constitution which we have sworn to protect and defend."
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Smith says tougher gun laws and the right to bear arms can co-exist. Duncan does not support firearm restriction. He believes a company like Remington would appreciate his views.
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MILWAUKEE -- MLB on FOX reporter Ken Rosenthal tweeted Saturday that Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez may miss 10-14 more days due to a left knee injury that placed him on the 15-day disabled list on July 8, retroactive to July 7.
Ramirez is eligible to return from the DL on Monday but Rosenthal, who is close to Brewers general manager Doug Melvin, suggested it could take longer in his tweet.
#Brewers' Aramis Ramirez likely out 10 to 14 more days due to knee. Perhaps an August trade possibility, but will not be moved in July.- Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 20, 2013
Ramirez first sprained his left knee in Spring Training and missed 23 games on the disabled list with the same injury in April. He played at less than 100 percent in May and June before he was put back on the DL before the All-Star break.
Ramirez would be a nice trade piece for the Brewers before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, but a trade is unlikely until he proves he can hit for power again. He has just five home runs this year.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said it is impossible to put any timeframe on his third baseman's injury.
"I don't know how you could know that," said Roenicke of Rosenthal's tweet. "Whether it's a week or whether it's ... I don't think it's going to be Monday. I would have no idea when it's going to be. It's up to Ramie and how he feels. To put days on it, you can't put days on it. It could be any time."
Ramirez hit in the indoor batting cage Friday, but has not run yet.
"You just don't know until he's out there swinging in the cage and running around," Roenicke said. "When he doesn't feel the pain anymore, then he's ready to go."


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DEAR ABBY: I have been married 30 years and have raised four children to adulthood. I recently found out my husband has been having an affair with a prostitute from a strip club. He paid all her living expenses and promised to marry her. She was 26 when it started; he is 56. He told her his wife had run away with another man and that he was divorced. When I confronted him, he lied, lied, lied.
He wants to continue living together and pretend nothing happened. He went to counseling and quit. Then he went to a psychiatrist, who diagnosed him with a "mixed personality disorder." He says he wants to make up for his mistake with me, but all the while he was having unprotected sex.
I doubt he'll ever stop lying to me because he always has. I can't spend the rest of my life looking over my shoulder because this has happened before, although not to this extent. He said he just "led a double life" and he doesn't want to do it anymore. He admitted he did it because he never thought he would get caught.
During this long affair, he was brazen, arrogant and abusive to me. Now he wants to be attentive, but he makes me sick. What do I do? -- CAN'T TRUST HIM IN NEW JERSEY
DEAR CAN'T TRUST HIM: Only you can decide that, but in order to do it rationally, without anger or vengefulness, I'm advising you to make up your mind AFTER some sessions with a psychologist on your own. What your husband wants at this point is far less important than what YOU want. And why you would want to continue in a marriage to an abusive philanderer is something only you can answer.
DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who has been single for seven years. I met this guy, "Mark," about 10 months ago and we hit it off immediately. We have almost everything in common except that I'm a Democrat and he's a Republican. We both know how we feel about our political differences and decided to continue dating anyway.
My problem concerns my other gay friends, mostly Democrats, who don't like Mark because he's a Republican. I have tried explaining to them that we overlook our differences and concentrate on the many things we have in common, and they should try to do the same. But they no longer invite me to gatherings and their phone calls have ceased.
I feel hurt and rejected by my closest friends, some of whom I have known my whole life. I feel torn between them and Mark, who is someone I really care for. Is it wrong to continue my relationship with my boyfriend at the expense of my friends? -- POLITICALLY INCORRECT
DEAR POLITICALLY INCORRECT: Twenty-twelve was a particularly heated election year, with important issues at stake and negative campaigning bringing out the worst in many people. Now that the election has been decided, one would hope that inflamed emotions will settle down and life can return to normal.
I know several couples who have strong and happy "mixed" marriages in which the spouses do not always agree politically. It is a shame that you would be required to choose between the man you care for and your longtime friends, who want to ignore that there are also gay Republicans.
I see nothing wrong with continuing your relationship with Mark; however, I think it may be time for you to expand your circle of friends if this is how your old ones behave. You'll all be happier if you do. Trust me on that.
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Hi Everyone! How have you been? I've been really great the last few weeks! I've been enjoying my little angel, Hanz! He just makes me so happy! I think about him all day while I'm @ work - and I play little videos or photos of him I have on my phone! I'm so happy with my little family! You know what bliss is? Getting into my comfy king size bed @ the end of the day, knowing my wonderful husband and very special puppy will be in it! That's the most fun part of our day - getting into bed, Mark has the remote and I have a Twilight book and Hanz is snoring between us!
Ok, so I have a little bit of bad news. Don't know how bad it will get, but yesterday after we got home from running some errands, I was sitting @ the computer eating my favorite snack - candy corn! - when I had a funny taste in my mouth. I ran to the bathroom mirror and opened my mouth to see blood! Awww man! I had been doing SO well w/out any incidents! Right away, the blood coagulated, so it wasn't as if I had blood flowing freely in my mouth as I have had before. So I rinsed out my mouth, and since I can't open my mouth wide right now, it was hard to see where the bleeding was coming from! It was in the area of my upper left back molars! So! The question is - is it the AVM, trying to push through? Is the avm loosening my back molars? Or are my teeth scraping the inside of my cheek back there and causing a bleed? It happened again a couple hours later, 'bout the same thing. I got in my jammies w/my book and Hanz joined me relaxing in bed. A few hours later, it happened again - this time it was a little more blood. I called my sister Celia, to give her a heads up on what was happening.
Celia and her husband Greg asked a couple of very good questions, like: why wasn't I able to open my mouth wider? My ENT, Dr. Zane always said this was caused by the inflamation from past procedures. Celia suggested I ask to have a CT scan done of the area and find out if there is anything that can be done! Course I wonder if maybe doing the Therabite might have triggered this off as well?! No telling!
I also called up to CO, to ask about what I should do @ this point! Got a call back from Eric, the P.A. on call. He suggested I call the receptionist on Monday, Sadie - and get her to start working on getting me an appt. up there w/another ENT that they refer their patients to. I had told Eric how Dr. Reed felt the trache was pretty risky, so Eric wants me to get this second opinion. We really can't move forward on a procedure any time soon, because Dr. Yakes is out of the country until like October 5th!
No telling what is in store for me next - a trache? If so, how long will I have to wait for a procedure? Dr. Reed says 5 weeks for the area to heal. Don't know what this other ENT in CO will say. I just want this nightmare of an AVM to be overwith so I can enjoy my wonderful family! Celia and her husband Greg are so generous! Celia promises that whatever I need, I will have it! They are very supportive, and I hope to have Celia with me if we go to CO soon! I want Mark to stay home w/our baby Hanz - he misses us sooo much when we are gone! My sister-in-law Shelley tells us that Hanz just stares @ the door and sighs when we are gone. Poor baby! I miss him so much when I have to leave! I'm willing to sacrifice taking Mark with me, because I feel Hanz needs him too!
Oh! I almost forgot! We were already in the HEB grocery parking lot near our home today,I looked in the mirror and noticed that a little bump on my lower wound side was just not looking good. I had been looking @ it in the mirror the past day or so, and I had not brought my wound care bag with me, feeling I didn't need it. Well, now I just knew that bump was gonna give me a hard time. Mark asked if I felt we should go home, and I said yes! Soon as we did, I went into the bathroom, looked in the mirror and touched some tissue to that bump, and sure enough! The blood really flowed! It was thick and it didn't look like it would be stopping any time soon! We knew this would happen and Mark got me a folded up, wet paper towel to put pressure on my face with. An hour and a half later ... the bleeding finally stopped!
Well folks, as always all your prayers are very much appreciated by all of us! I couldn't do this without you! I will keep you posted as we all travel this journey together! Thank you all!
Here we go again!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Hi Everyone! How have you been? I've been really great the last few weeks! I've been enjoying my little angel, Hanz! He just makes me so happy! I think about him all day while I'm @ work - and I play little videos or photos of him I have on my phone! I'm so happy with my little family! You know what bliss is? Getting into my comfy king size bed @ the end of the day, knowing my wonderful husband and very special puppy will be in it! That's the most fun part of our day - getting into bed, Mark has the remote and I have a Twilight book and Hanz is snoring between us!
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Here I am!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Hi Everyone! How have y'all been? Well, I had gotten away from blogging because I wasn't making any trips to CO and I didn't want to write about just some piddly stuff - but if you insist! Here goes! No, I'm very happy to know that I am so blessed in having a lot of friends that worried and asked for me because I had not written! I did go through a little bit of a slump after I had been in the hospital w/that ear infection and had gotten a transfusion. That set me back on working w/my Therabite system (so I can get my mouth open wider and the anesthesiologist in Denver can intubate me)! For a while it seemed like I just had one set back after the other! My ear had a lot of drainage, so I had been wearing a cotton ball in my ear to absorbe that. One day after work, came home, removed the cotton ball and stuck a q-tip in there to get any remaining drainage. I soon noticed I was bleeding from inside my ear! Ugh! I kept teling Mark to hurry and help and he kept handing me q-tips to catch the blood with and tried to hold the flashlight close so I could see in my ear - frustrating! Then one day @ work right after lunch, I was trying to scrape some dried drainage from my ear canal and accidentally hit a scab that really got the blood flowing! I was in the breakroom @ work, but managed to grab my wound care bag and head to the bathroom, all the while trying to stuff a paper towel in my ear to catch all the blood! (Some of the above was sounding familiar - but it is different than the incident July 15!) Luckily one of the female officers came in the bathroom as I was trying desperately to make sure I didn't get blood on my phone because I was trying to call Mark! Grace really helped and got Mark on the phone and he came to help redress the wound once we got the bleeding stopped. Sigh ... so tired of it all. Then, one of my co-workers/friend Carolina, had invited us to go to a healing Mass @ ST. Phillips! Carolina had really been supportive and I was very impressed @ how much she went out of her way to talk to me about God and prayer, so I felt I wanted to go to that healing Mass! Since that Mass - I have not had any bleeds! If I have had any, I don't remember and if I did, it was because I picked an area trying to get some scab off! Meanwhile, I had pretty much just given in and decided to get that darned trache! I felt that if Dr. Yakes in Denver wanted me to have that done - then my fate was in Gods hands and I would not be fearful anymore!
So I started trying to get things ready to set up getting the trache surgery. Didn't know where to start, so I called Dr. Yakes office. Was told to call Dr. Reed - since he is the Head of Voice and Swallow in CO! I bugged them a couple of times and it took him a week to get back to me. Dr. Reed really discouraged me to have the trache saying it was definitely risky! First, I would have to have it in TX, as my insurance wouldn't pay for a trache in CO. Then of course, it would take a team of doctors in a specialized hospital to do this. My worry was always that big vein in front of my neck. At one time I had asked Dr. Yakes nurse, Julie LaBadie whether that area was avm - and she had replied with, "I don't think it is". I remember thinking, "WHAT? How could it NOT be"? So I mentioned this to Dr. Reed and he said something to the effect of sometimes "secretions" from the avm affect vessels nearby and enlarging them - so I'm guessing that once that area is embolized, those vessels affected should diminish in size, right? Dr. Reeds worry for me was not only getting the trache in, but mostly maintaining it w/out having problems! He felt that I would possibly have problems and then of course no one nearby that really knew what to do to help! So! His suggestion was to discourage me from the trache - to keep working with the Therabite! Said he was going to be @ a workshop w/a doctor in a week that worked w/the Therabite extensively, and would talk to him about giving me some tips and pointers! Dr. Reed went on to say that we would touch base in a month and see how I felt @ that point about flying in to CO and having a procedure, according to how well the Therabite was working out! Meanwhile of course, we worry about not letting the avm getting ahead of us, we want to keep ahead of it! My last embolization was in early May!
That's where I'm @ folks! Mark has been doing an awesome job on my wound care! That area has been healing finally! We kinda needed to get a break from embos to give my face a chance to heal! Speaking of Mark - he's riding the celebrity wave right now! He works for the City of Corpus Christi and has been in charge of giving tours of the coliseum for businessmen interested, or the insurance adjustor(s). Mark was on TV and in the newspaper - then we recently got some much needed rain and the News crews were out interviewing people whose job was affected by the rain. Guess who they interviewed? So, Mark was on TV again!
I've been keeping busy planning my baby Hanz's birthday party! He should be a year old soon, so we want to make it a big, fun event! Stay tuned to my blog for details and photos! I must close now, as I am drifting off to sleep! Thank you all so much for caring enough to check up on me and for your continued prayer! As always, you are on this journey with me and I couldn't do this on my own!
Oh! I'm including a couple of photos of myself with my little angel Hanz!
Take Care!
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BEIRUT, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Syria's armed forces said on Friday they had captured a strategic northern town at the eastern gates of Aleppo, the former commercial hub long the scene of fierce fighting between government and rebel fighters.
The town of Safira lies on a road the army said would be used to send in medicine and supplies to government-controlled areas of Aleppo, mired in a bloody stalemate for over a year. It is also the site of a chemical weapons installation under government control and cleared of equipment.
The capture of Safira is significant in that it marks a rare victory for Assad's forces near the mostly rebel-held north. Opposition groups confirmed the army's seizure of the city, southeast of Aleppo.
"Our heroic armed forces gained full control over the town of Safira after a series of strategic operations... The importance of this new success for our armed forces is due to its strategic importance at the eastern gates of Aleppo," a spokesman for the Syrian army said in a televised statement.
The conflict in Syria, now more than 2-1/2-years old, has long been in stalemate but Assad's forces have been making slow advances in the centre of the country and near the capital since they captured a strategic border town near Lebanon with the help of the Lebanese Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the government had seized the town on Friday morning after more than three weeks of fighting.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which has teams in Syria to eliminate the country's chemical weapons arsenal, has said its teams were unable to reach two sites for inspection because they were too dangerous.
A source briefed on their operations said one of those sites was at Safira.
The chemical weapons site itself has been under government control but emptied of equipment because of fighting nearby, according to the OPCW.
Further south, fighting took place in and around the capital Damascus where the government has launched an offensive in recent months to retake rebel-held suburbs.
The Observatory said the rural town of Sbeneh, 6 km (4 miles) south of Damascus, faced shelling and clashes between rebels and government forces supported by pro-Assad militias, Hezbollah fighters and other foreign fighters.
The attack is part of government attempt to retake rural towns outside Damascus by heavy shelling from afar in conjunction with a slow but creeping blockade that has prevented food or supplies from entering the area.
Rebel-held districts on the edge of the capital, some under siege for nearly a year, have been at the forefront of the uprising against Assad, whose family has ruled Syria for four decades.
The next front in the war is expected to centre on the mountainous Qalamoun area, roughly 50 km (30 miles) north of Damascus, less than 10 km (6 miles) from the Lebanese border.
One of Syria's most heavily militarised districts, Qalamoun is vital to Assad's control of the route from Damascus to the Latakia coast, a stronghold of his minority Alawite sect.
Syria's majority Sunni Muslim population has largely supported the uprising, while Alawites have generally stood with Assad.
Diplomats said a hospital in Qalamoun was evacuated on Friday while the University of Qalamoun closed on Thursday. A message on the university's website cited maintenance to the water system for the 10-day closure.
Fighting has sometimes damaged water and sanitation infrastructure, but activists in Damascus suspected the government is preparing to use the campus as a military base.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The housing crisis is still weighing down Bank of America.
The bank said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings and revenue shrank as it continued to work through legal and regulatory problems related to mortgages. It's become a familiar story for the bank, whose problem loans have tarnished its results and its reputation.
This time, though, there was a difference. After years of shedding undesirable parts of its mortgage business, Bank of America wants to regain some of the ground it lost in home lending. The bank doesn't want to miss out on a lucrative boom in mortgage refinancing and an emerging recovery in housing.
To do that, it's moving workers from the unit that works through troubled mortgages to the business that makes new home loans. It's trying to close loans more quickly and get employees throughout the bank to work together more.
The bank also said it will focus its mortgage drive mostly on people who are already bank customers, afraid that pushing loans indiscriminately would send it right back to the high losses wrought by risky loans made before the housing bubble.
"We need to really focus on people that we are very comfortable with," CEO Brian Moynihan said in a call with analysts.
The bank's U-turn on mortgage strategy is a signal that the housing market, in some respects, is improving. Its caution signals that the lessons of the financial crisis are still fresh.
Housing prices are rising in many parts of the country, and foreclosures are easing. Low interest rates and government programs are encouraging people to refinance, which helped drive stronger results at Bank of America as well as rivals like Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase. On Thursday the government reported that home builders broke ground on homes last month at the fastest pace since 2008.
Bank of America funded more than $22 billion in mortgage loans in the fourth quarter, up 41 percent from the year before. Mortgage loans grew faster than at Wells Fargo or JPMorgan, but that's partly because Bank of America controls a much smaller share of the market. Wells Fargo funded $125 billion in mortgages for the fourth quarter, up 4 percent. JPMorgan funded $51 billion, up 33 percent.
Bank of America used to be a much bigger player in mortgages. It now makes about 4 percent of the mortgage loans in the U.S. That's down from nearly 22 percent in 2009, after it bought mortgage lender Countrywide, according to the trade publication Inside Mortgage Finance. The No. 1 lender, Wells Fargo, has 30 percent.
Bank of America catapulted to a top spot in mortgage banking when it gobbled up Countrywide in the summer of 2008, a few months before the financial crisis imploded. The bank initially hailed the purchase as a coup. Instead, it turned into a debacle after defaults mounted and the riskiness of Countrywide's lending practices became clear. Bank of America has endured a string of quarterly losses, government investigations and other regulatory headaches.
The experience has driven Moynihan, who became CEO a year and a half after the Countrywide purchase, to scale back certain mortgage businesses. Earlier this month, the bank sold off the rights to service a portfolio of loans, many of which were delinquent and expensive to service.
Bank officials emphasized areas of growth over the year, saying the bank is much better positioned than it was a year ago. Bank of America brought in more deposits, booked more fees in investment banking and more than doubled its profits from wealth management.
But reminders of the mortgage mess were impossible to miss.
Earnings and revenue slipped as the bank took big charges related to two settlements relating to mortgages. Earlier this month, Bank of America and other banks agreed to pay a combined $8.5 billion to settle government accusations that they had wrongfully foreclosed on struggling homeowners. It also settled mortgage-repurchase disputes with Fannie Mae, the government-backed mortgage agency. Before the financial crisis, Fannie Mae bought mortgages from Bank of America and others that have since plunged in value after borrowers defaulted, and the agency had been demanding that Bank of America buy back many of the loans.
The mortgage litigation has made the bank's earnings unpredictable, and no one is sure how long that will continue. There are other fights, including repurchase demands from private investors, that could hammer future financial results.
Chief Financial Officer Bruce Thompson said he couldn't be sure what litigation might come, but he cited the recent settlements as proof that the bank is working through the problems.
"I can't tell you exactly what else could be out there," he said, "but what I can tell you is that we put a lot of risk behind us in 2012."
Bank of America had already disclosed that the mortgage settlements would hurt its earnings. The bank took a charge of $2.7 billion because of the Fannie Mae settlement and a $1.1 billion charge for the foreclosure settlement, among other charges.
The bank made $367 million in the last three months of 2012 after paying preferred dividends, down sharply from $1.6 billion in the same period a year ago. Those earnings amounted to 3 cents per share. Bank of America's stock fell 45 cents to $11.33 in midday trading.
Revenue was also dragged down by the Fannie Mae settlement. Revenue dropped to $19.6 billion after stripping out an accounting charge, down from $26.4 billion in the same period a year ago.
The bank has been cutting jobs and other expenses. The number of employees fell to 267,190, down about 14,600 jobs since a year ago.
Analysts called it another quarter of earnings sacrificed to working through the mortgage problems. "Making expensive progress" is how Nomura analyst Glenn Schorr characterized the quarter.
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I can't believe I'm creating this thread.
First 100 days
(Please do what you can to push the term limits and block the environment scrapping - this includes voting out your Congress reps in 2018)
Will Join JFK & Hoover in denying a paycheck
Cabinet May Be The Same Old Party Who Fought Him
"Question the world man... I know the meaning of everything right now... it's like I can touch god." - bbobb the ggreatt
That cabinet sure doesn't feel like sticking it to the man.
This is going to be a clown show. Ex-oil executives, lobbiests are licking their chops. The first 100 days is some amazing pie in the sky stuff. Good luck getting 1/4 of that done in 4 years. Congressional term limits isn't going to happen. Mitch Mcconnell already dodged that one. "We already have term limits. Their called elections."
The hearsay is that his transition team is more or less a nest of pit vipers. Factions have solidified (his kids/son in law, his die hard campaign staff/supporters and the Washington crew that has swept in) and they fight about everything, everyone fighting for the coveted jobs. That's why Chris Christie (Trump's son in law hates him because he put his dad in jail for being a colossal crook years ago) got demoted in favor of Mike Pence as the leader of the transition team. Corey Lewandowski is still slinking around and everyone hates him. Trump is in so over his head he doesn't know which way is up.
My favorite leading theory: The moment the GOP establishment gets the chance, they'll impeach him. He does something stupid (gets caught doing back door conflict of interest deals for the Trump Organization) or gets busted in the looming Trump U fraud cases, they'll move on it. They don't like him, they don't trust him, he's not social conservative enough. Mike Pence is a poster child for what they really want.
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If Sarah Palin gets a cabinet position, the righteous, angry tears of those suffering Palin Derangement Syndrome are gonna be delicious.
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Fewer tape devices are needed.
There is no need for coordination between the non-global zones.
There is no need to assign devices directly to zones, which improves security.
Generally, this method keeps system management in the global zone, which is preferred.