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European Commission
Press Memo
Brussels, 6 November 2012
Innovation performance of 190 European regions compared
Innovation is a key driver of economic growth and jobs. The Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2012, published today, provides a comparative assessment of how European regions perform with regard to innovation. The report covers 190 regions across the European Union, Croatia, Norway and Switzerland. The Regional Innovation Scoreboard is based on the methodology of the Innovation Union Scoreboard (IP/12/102).
The Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2012 classifies European regions into four innovation performance groups, similarly to the Innovation Union Scoreboard: there are 41 regions in the first group of "innovation leaders", 58 regions belong to the second group of "innovation followers", 39 regions are "moderate innovators" and 52 regions are in the fourth group of "modest innovators".
The innovation performance varies more at the regional than at the national level
The results show that there is considerable diversity in regional innovation performance not only across Europe but also within the Member States. Most of the European countries have regions at different levels of innovation performance. The most pronounced examples are France and Portugal: in both countries the performance of regions (including overseas territories) ranges from innovation leaders to modest innovators. Other countries with wide variations in performance are Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom: all have at least one region in 3 different innovation performance groups. The most homogenous countries are the moderate innovators Greece, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, where all regions except one each are also moderate innovators. The situation is similar in Romania and Bulgaria where most or even all regions are modest innovators.
The most innovative regions
The most innovative regions in the EU are typically in the most innovative countries: Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Finland. In Germany, 12 out of 16 regions are innovation leaders. In Finland 3 out of 5 regions and in Sweden 5 out of 8 regions are innovation leaders. Only in Denmark, the majority of the regions are innovation followers, and 2 out of 5 regions are innovation leaders, including the capital region of Copenhagen and Midtjylland. The regional innovation diversity is very low in non-EU Switzerland, which according to the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011 outperforms all EU Member States: all Swiss regions except one are innovation leaders.
Innovation strengths and weaknesses
The analysed regions show diverse strengths and weaknesses in their innovation performance. Similarly to the national innovation leaders and followers, the majority of regional innovation leaders and followers have a balanced innovation system, which means that they score high across a number of various indicators such as public and private R&D expenditures, innovative activity of SMEs, public-private collaboration in research and innovation, development of technological and non-technological innovations, number of patents, as well as commercialisation of innovative products and employment in high-tech manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services. The moderate and modest innovation regions have a less balanced innovation structure. In particular, they suffer from a relatively low innovation activity of SMEs and very low business R&D expenditures. Moreover, in these regions the innovation collaboration between enterprises as well as between enterprises and public organisations is much below the European average. The result is a relatively low number of patents and technological and non-technological innovative products and solutions that are developed in moderate and modest innovator regions.
Capital regions are often national leaders, notably in less performing countries
In almost all analysed European countries capital regions are the national innovation leaders. In some Member States the capital regions play a particularly outstanding role so that the capitals outperform the national average innovation performance by two broad performance groups. This is the case in Czech Republic and Portugal, both of them being moderate innovators, where their capital regions Praha and Lisboa belong to the European regional innovation leaders.
In the countries that are identified as moderate innovators by the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011, the most innovative regions are typically the capital regions as well: Praha in Czech Republic, Attiki in Greece, Bratislavský kraj in Slovakia, Közép-Magyarország (capital region) in Hungary, Mazowieckie (Warsaw) in Poland and Lisboa in Portugal. Similarly, in modest innovator Romania the Bucuresti-Ilfov region is much more innovative than any other Romanian region. This is not the case in the innovation leader countries where the innovation excellence is distributed more equally throughout the countries.
Innovation performance in regions relatively stable but some leaders emerge
Since 2007, the regional performance has been relatively stable. Most European regions seem to maintain their innovation potential and activity. However, there are clear upward movements. The number of innovation leaders increased by 7 regions between 2007 and 2011. Four regions improved from moderate or modest innovators to the category of innovation followers. 8 regions are continuously improving their innovation performance scoring higher in each of the three Scoreboards (2007, 2009, 2012): the German Niedersachsen, French Bassin Parisien and Ouest, Italian Calabria and Sardegna, Polish Mazowieckie, Portuguese Lisboa and the Swiss region of Ticino.
Leading regions with good access to EU R&D grants
Most of the moderate and modest innovation regions barely use Framework Programme funds but they are usually high users of Structural Funds for business innovation. Several innovation leaders, on the other hand, are very successful in attracting grants under the Research & Development Framework Programme (FP): More than 90% of leading FP absorbers are the regional innovation leaders. The Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2012 shows that at this stage there is a lack of common pattern linking innovation performance and the use of EU funds in regions across time. For example, some of the most dynamic upward movers like Bassin Parisien and Ouest were low users of EU funds. At the same time, in the case of Calabria, Sardegna and Mazowieckie the steady increase in innovation performance happened during a period of increased use of EU funds.
Figure 1: Innovation performance by regions
To better visualise the large variety in innovation performance levels in Europe at regional level, each of the performance group is divided into 3 further subgroups in figure 2, leading to a total of 12 regional innovation performance groups.
Figure 2: RIS 2012 innovation performance sub-groups
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Ansari blasts off in Russia rocket
First Iranian in space
Russia's Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan this Monday morning (04:09 GMT), notching up three "firsts" in the process. The pod atop the rocket carried Anousheh Ansari, and when the rocket entered orbit, she became the first female space tourist, as well as the first female Muslim and the first Iranian in space.
Ansari, a telecommunications engineer by day, space nut the rest of the time, was instrumental in securing funding for the Ansari-X Prize, the competition to build a commercial sub-orbital spacecraft.
She won her seat on the flight to the International Space Station when Japanese businessman Daisuke Enomoto was told he was medically unfit for the journey. A seat on a Soyuz rocket bound for the ISS is reported to cost approxiately $20m. Training for the mission then takes six months.
Also aboard the rocket were American Michael Lopez-Alegria and Russian Mikhail Tyurin. They will stay on board the ISS for six months. Ansari will stay for just ten days, returning with the current crew.
For all that she is technically a space tourist, Ansari will not be idle while aboard the ISS. While on board the space station, she has agreed to take part in several experiments for the European Space Agency ESA, and will speak to students back on Earth. She has said that she hopes her trip will inspire Iranian girls to study science.
Bizarrely, she was asked to remove an Iranian flag from her spacesuit, according to Reuters. She was also asked, by Russian and US governments, not to make any political statements while on board the ISS.
The Ansari family left Iran for America when Anousheh was still very young, and she has not been back since. She has said she is looking forward to seeing her native country from space, and told reporters she would pack another Iranian flag in her bag. ®

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The Punjab – Famous North Indian Restaurant in Covent Garden
Today, the Punjab is the oldest North Indian restaurant in the UK, serving generations of diners in the heart of London's theatre land. The restaurant boasts customers from all over the world and from all walks of life, including the local residents of Covent Garden, visitors & tourists, students as well as a host of doctors, lawyers and politicians. But back in 1946 when Sital's grandfather was just starting out in the City of London, things were very different.


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Rev. Daniel Scott wrote:In a few weeks, a renewal of a certain identification of mine will be made. While it isn't a DMV photo, it is still official identification. I have thus prepared my argument for the wearing of a colander in official photos. While wearing daily would be ideal, wearing during official photos is key.
The Loose Canon
The Book of Penelope
Chapter 2
Verse 7
"But as T.V. hadn't been invented yet Penelope put the Holy Colander on her head and grabbed a handy pair of salad tongs"
And from The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
As written by the Prophet Bobby Henderson, pasta be upon him,
"the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster invites you to learn a little more about us...His chosen garb: full Pirate regalia."
In ancient, mediaeval and renaissance times, some pirates would have worn helmets. Since the helmet is basically a piece of headwear composed of a bowl of metal, we hold that colanders are helmets with holes in them. The act of wearing a colander links a kitchen symbol of the divine Flying Spaghetti Monster with the pirates, the original prophets of the Church.
Any official pictures are key to the wearing of a colander (a pirate hat is also acceptable). The reason they are key is that His Noodliness wavers in and out of drunken states. When in a drunken frenzy, He doesn't have the attention span to watch everything that is happening everywhere. However, on the rare occasion that He is sober (His Noodliness forbid), He looks at the official records upon the earth, examining, especially, the pictures of His followers. I fear the wrath that He may bestow upon us should He catch us in anything less than at least partial pirate regalia.
You know I've never really came back to this one. At first I thought I'll just post this and nobody will really give two hoots about it. And for about a week nobody did and so finally after several people have given their thoughts about it.(Even though the story isn't about me unit was about somebody else.) as for me I don't care if you wear a pasta strainer as a hat or not. for me what I have on my state ID is that my hair is blonde while I am a natural dark brown. I have my hair blonde because that is the color of his most noodliest, is it not. I hope this is a good explanation for everybody from my point of view of this issue.
May the pasta be with you.


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Years ago, I never would dream to spend over $50 on a hot hair tool, but I can definitely see a difference with certain brands, and sometimes it's just worth the investment of knowing you are not damaging your hair and you have something that will last you a really long time. I had the Conair Wet/Dry flat iron, Revlon Curling Irons, etc. and they never super straightened my hair or give me the long lasting curl I was looking for, and there were times I had curling irons that just broke after awhile. It took my fiance having to get me an Enzo Clipless Curling Iron to realize that with certain things- you get what you paid for. And if you love your hair, you definitely want the best for it.
So I am glad I was able to try this out because finally, I only need to take ONE hair tool when I travel, since it straightens and curls. My sister has to plug in a curling iron AND a hair straightener when she does her hair, and you just need one- this one.
The best part? It comes with a 3 year warranty and my hair was still just as curly even the day after I curled it!
- Negative Ion Technology reduces static and frizz for shinier, more manageable hair Rounded Barrels create curls or flips your hair
- Heats up with in seconds
- Built-in converter handles dual voltage from 110v to 240v (you must purchase the country's proper plug adapter separately) Temperature: 410 degrees F
- Ergonomic design is easy to hold, handle and manipulate
- It does heat up pretty fast, the red light turns green when it's ready
- The cord swivels at the base, so you don't need to worry about it falling, or getting tangled in things
- The rounded edges helps give you a nice, long-lasting (and shiny!) curl
- It's a little over an inch in barrel size, to give the perfect sized curl, and it's easy to hold
- Can use it when traveling in other countries
- Can use it to flip your hair (like if you have layers), make loose beachy waves, or tighter curls
- Straightens fast and easy
- My curls lasted even the day after I curled it
- Does not come with a heat protection glove, pouch or a stand like some hair appliances do
- Can get really hot (like all hair applicances) so be careful
- This particular color is Limited Edition
Overall: This is a pretty good flat iron for me; I hardly do anything with my hair during the week other than straightening it, so I like that this does the job really fast, it straightens my hair in one pass, and I like that I can curl with it too, make flips to my hair, etc. The rounded edges are a major plus, it helps avoid that 'L'-shaped curl and give you nice soft, bouncy curls. You can make beachy waves or round ringlets. I recommend if you straighten and/or curl all the time, and you are looking for a high-end quality flat iron that will last you a very long time. If you wanna see how I used it, and see the kind of curl it made, watch the video below. :)
Disclaimer: All product reviews and honest opinions on this site are solely that of my own and I am not endorsed, affiliated, or paid for this review unless otherwise specified. This product was given for review consideration by www.numestyle.com.
*wearing OCC Lip Tar in "Anime"*


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Portugal is one of Europe's genuine hidden gems, known more to Port wine lovers then to general tourists-at-large. But there is so much to see and do in this beautiful country!
Let us share some tips on ten things you must not miss on your trip to Portugal:
1. Port Wine Lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia– history, romance and stunning wines on offer just across the river in Oporto. While in Oporto don't miss the Lello bookshop, Foz Velha restaurant and amazing Arabic room at the Stock Exchange.
2. The magnificent Douro Valley– one of Europe's most untouched and achingly beautiful vineyard landscapes. The region is also home to world class estates such as Quinta do Crasto. Stay at the trendy and luxurious Aquapura and pamper yourself with Zen style spa treatments between the wine tasting tours.
3. Pena Palace in Sintra– a touristy town, but like Venice it is still DEFINITELY well worth the visit as just delightful. This palace is outrageous and beautiful. And the town is a true delight. Stay at the Penha Longa where stylish Catalan chef Sergi Arola is the consulting chef in charge. And go gourmet shopping at the Loja do Vinho.
4. The creepy Bones Chapel (Capela dos Ossos) in Unesco heritage town of Évora– wonderful town and strange but fascinating visit. This picturesque town is a must and if you had the time, we would stay at least 2 days to see it. Stay at the gorgeous Convento Espinheiro (a luxury Starwood property in a renovated convent).
5. A Fado performance in Lisbon– Portugal's version of the blues. Singers Mariza and Misia have brought Fado to international audiences and Lisbon is full of intimate Fado venues (Cafe Luso, Clube do Fado, etc) where you can see charming live concerts over dinner and/or drinks. Interested in learning more about this unique musical style? Check out the Fado museum, also in Lisbon.
6. Whale watching in the atmospheric Azores Islands- one of those "must do in a lifetime" experiences- captivating and exhilarating.
7. Alentejo wine country- personally, our favorite region in Portugal, if not Iberia. Expansive views reminiscent of the Sahara, punctuated by Arabic castles, cork forests and perfectly preserved characterful villages- oh, and some GORGEOUS wines. The Alentejo is a very special place.
8. Pork and Clams (Porco com amêijoas)– sounds awful but it is a delicious regional dish to seek out, originating in the Alentejo. Recipe here.
9. Nazaré- authentic fishing village surprisingly unspoiled, and home to some of the simplest and freshest fish in the country. The best way to enjoy it is a simple lunch at one of the unpretentious beach shacks with ice cold vinho verde or even a chilled rosé. A nice break too, from the ubiquitous Salt Cod.
10. Batalha Monastery– Henry the Navigator is entombed in this spectacular, unfinished monastery, one of the loveliest in Europe. Nice place to stop while driving between Lisbon and Oporto, too.


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This year is the fourteenth year that Club Soccer will exist as a fully recognized official club sport on campus. Official recognition allows us to receive funding from the Athletics Department, use college vehicles, etc. However, we remain for the most part a student-led team.
We play in the North Division of the Region One Collegiate Club Soccer League in the fall where we play 7-10 games against our division opponents to earn a spot in a regional playoff tournament in late October. We will have scheduled games for essentially every weekend of fall term (weather permitting), and we practice three days a week. Conditioning on off days is highly encouraged. We also have a B team that competes in the same league and has a similar schedule.
If interested in joining the team, we will be holding tryouts for incoming freshmen and any upperclassmen during either Freshmen orientation or the first few days of classes. Tryouts are scheduled for Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 at 3:30pm at Sachem Field and will continue on Thursday, September 13th at 4:30 pm. More information will be sent out by Blitz during orientation. Until then, stay in shape and play soccer as often as possible!
If you have any questions, please contact us at the emails provided in the "Contact Us" page.


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Contrary to Internet myth, "ICANN" is not derived from the ancient Norse word for "asshat," though you might be forgiven for believing that. It stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and it is the source of both great scorn and great amusement, depending on which side of the table you're on. (Me, I'm under the table, laughing my asshat off.)
For the last few years ICANN has been cooking up a plan to blow the lid off the supply of top-level domains, adding hundreds of new TLDs to the current roster of 22, which already includes domains like .aero, .music, .coop, and a dozen others nobody ever uses. Because of that brainchild, ICANN is in the news again today, thanks to high-profile folks who are balking at Amazon's attempts to own the yet-to-be-approved .book domain.
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For those of you who haven't been following the twists and turns of this saga, here's some background. Last April, ICANN received more than 1,900 applications -- and in excess of $350 million in application fees -- from 1,100 companies seeking to buy their own little corners of the InterWebs. There were so many applications that ICANN was flummoxed on how to deal with them, so it came up with a variety of increasingly ludicrous schemes. Last December, ICANN settled on a bingo drawing (yes, bingo) to determine the order in which each application was considered. Even if ICANN sticks to its schedule of processing 20 applications a week, it will still take nearly two years to get through all of them.
Among the most aggressive bidders were Google and Amazon, which seek to control dozens of proposed new domains like .app, .cloud, .author, .play, and .book.
Amazon vs. the literary world
Not surprisingly, much of the book-loving public -- including competitors like Barnes & Noble, publishers, and book authors -- doesn't relish a world where Amazon owns every domain that ends in .book or .author. Authors Guild president and perennial best-seller Scott Turow wrote a letter to ICANN last week claiming that Amazon's virtual land grab offers a limitless potential for abuse.
For Turow, at least, Amazon is not presumed innocent (ba dum bum).
In ICANN's defense, there are a few reasonable arguments for expanding the current pool of domains. First, the Net has long needed TLDs for international organizations where English is not the primary language. This is why the first 100 or so domains in consideration are in Kanji, Cyrillic, Arabic, and other non-Latin alphabets.
Second, it's getting increasingly hard to find a dot-com address that hasn't been registered yet by someone -- usually a domain squatter, though addresses in the other 21 current TLDs are still relatively plentiful. In theory, at least, the new TLDs would create a virtually infinite new pool of common Internet addresses.


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Importing SQL Server Database Objects
When importing a SQL Server database from an existing hosting account to your Windows shared hosting account, you can script out the existing database objects. By running the resulting scripts in your Windows shared hosting account SQL Server Web Admin Query Analyzer, you avoid manually setting up database tables.
Note: This article assumes that you have access to SQL Server Enterprise Manager for the scripting out of existing database objects and that a SQL Server database has been created in your Windows shared hosting account. For more information, see Setting up a SQL Server Database on Your Hosting Account.
To Script Database Objects Using SQL Server Enterprise Manager
- Open SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
- In the left navigation, expand Microsoft SQL Servers and SQL Server Group.
- Expand the appropriate server and its Databases folder.
- Click the appropriate database.
- Under the Tasks menu, select Generate Script.
- Click Show All and in the Object to script panel, select All tables.
- Click Preview to see the script and click Copy to save it to the clipboard.
To Import Database Objects Through the SQL Server Admin Tool
- Log in to your SQL Server database's admin tool. For more information, see MS SQL Server admin tool login information.
- Expand the Tools folder, and then click Query Analyser.
- Paste the contents from the last step of To Script Database Objects Using SQL Server Enterprise Manager into the Query Analyser, and then click Execute.
For information about SQL Server data import, see Importing Data Into a SQL Server Database.


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Gruppo Marcucci necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
Gruppo Marcucci is a Benefit Administration Outsourcing Consultancy
specialized solely on the benefit administration outsourcing market covering employer groups from 1->25,000.
Our target audience consists of the following:
• Benefit Broker/Consultants
• Employers seeking HR admin technology outsourcing and business solutions
• M&A/Investors with interest in the HR admin technology/outsourcing arena
• Insurance Carriers
• Suppliers/Service Providers (TBD) – May be simple statement regarding GPM's role in vendor liaison, relationship mgmt., etc.
Marketing tagline will be Service, Solutions, Success which should be incorporated into web design template in conjunction with GruppoMarcucci name (note GruppoMarcucci should be presented as one word).
• Prefer clean look and light look; more fun than serious;
• Incorporate current company logo and color
• GPM logo color is R-35, G-162, B-164
•No general photos with people; use graphics or photos of non-people images
• Full company contact information should appear on every page, including name, address, phone and email.
• Company name/logo may be presented with incorporation of short tagline.
Main Navigation Home - About Us - Our Services/Solutions - Industry Resources - Market Information - Contact Us.
Please include example of how drop down will appear (see attached full brief for examples for drop-down menu items).
Homepage Elements to include
• Core message (general in nature) that strives to communicate what GPM does and its philosophical approach to business.
• Navigational/display sections for targeted audiences: Brokers/Consultants, Employers, Supplier, Investors, Insurance Carriers
• "Help Me Rhonda" Q&A feature (include photo of Rhonda Marcucci). Question to appear and first few lines of response with link to full Q&A. Include email link to pose questions.
• Navigational elements (repeated at bottom of each page).


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APOSTLE ISLANDS, Wisconsin (AP) — Just as people dress differently when temperatures plunge below zero, so does nature.
The arctic siege gripping the Upper Midwest has turned most of the Great Lakes into vast frozen plains blanketed in white. At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin, caves formed over centuries along the Lake Superior shoreline by crashing waves, freezing and thawing have been transformed into showplaces for dazzling natural ice sculptures. Waterfalls frozen into towering pillars extend from cliffs to the lakeshore. Icicles by the millions dangle from the cave ceilings like giant chandeliers, many as delicate and sharp as needles, others so intricate they appear to have been carved by a master craftsman.
Cold winters are nothing new here, but this year's temperatures have been so consistently low that park officials say they've made the ice formations particularly beautiful by preventing freeze-and-thaw cycles that cause blurring. Another benefit: The caves usually are accessible only by water, but Superior's rock-solid surface is letting people walk to them for the first time since 2009. About 35,000 have made the trek.
Here is a gallery of photos by Brian Peterson of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis.


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Even then, Caldera was more interested in how the league was organized than the game itself, as evidenced by his batting average. That interest took Caldera to St. John's University where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in athletic administration.
"I always paid more attention to what the coach was doing, what the referee or umpires were doing," Caldera said. "I always was very observant to what was going on behind the scenes."
Now Caldera runs the show. He was appointed director of CYO in July and already has plans for expanding the organization to parishes that are not involved.
"We have about 90 to 100 active parishes in CYO, and we're looking to increase that to where every parish is at CYO over the next few years," he said.
Caldera also hopes to expand the opportunities the kids have through both athletic and non-athletic activities such as a band and music and cheerleading programs.
"The focus is on the kids, the athletes," he said.
Prior to getting the director job, Caldera taught English, physical education, social studies, and religion while coaching basketball and baseball at several Catholic schools.
He also served as the athletic director at St. Joseph's for baseball and later basketball before becoming the parish athletic representative, which he did for 17 years.
However, he decided he could not give up the opportunity to move up in the organization.
"I've always been part of it," he said. "I couldn't imagine myself not being a part of it. When this opportunity came to be, I thought this is absolutely where I want to be and need to be."


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RFawal necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 32 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
CandidAide is a non-partisan consulting firm dedicated to helping candidates navigate the political process and chart political careers. We help our clients overcome the hurdles to becoming a candidate, to meet the challenges of being a candidate, and to capitalize on every opportunity to win elections.
Our advisors are seasoned political professionals who have a comprehensive understanding of politics, who help candidates answer the hard questions about how to run for office. Our knowledge and experience ensures our clients are the best politicians and public officials they can be.
We have a unique and highly specialized market: individuals considering or seeking election to public office.
Our target audience consists of these individuals themselves, political parties and organizations that work with the individuals, and other political professionals who specialize in politics.
Generally, these people are highly confident and very focused, and they are often very successful in another realm (business, academia, bureaucracy). They appreciate these qualities in other people and companies.
Our logo will represent the company's knowledge and experience. It should combine classical richness with modern know-how, and reflect wisdom and energy.
We direct our clients through challenging endeavors and help them maintain focus through intense experiences. We'd like the imagery in our logo to show it. We envision a classical compass rose (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_rose or the image attached to this brief), but we're open to better ideas.
Our clients also need to feel confident that we understand the complex challenges campaigns face in the information age, so our logo must reflect a modern strength. We envision the use of blues, grays and silvers within the company name or other elements to show this (see http://www.billbolling.com), but again we're open to better ideas.
We are not afraid of complexity, but don't want anything that's just busy. The design should combine classical and modern elements without being cliche.
Colors should be simple and strong. Pastels and neons do not work for our audience.
Please use the correct presentation of the company name: CandidAide.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
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Who is the FreedomBox Foundation?
The FreedomBox Foundation was started by Eben Moglen as an
organizational home for the various community development efforts
that are already out there building freedom box systems.
Learn more about our project.
Are you a non-profit?
We are a Delaware nonprofit corporation in the process of applying for 501(c)(3) federal nonprofit recognition from the IRS. This means that some contributions will be tax-deductible in the USA, if and when our application with the IRS is approved.
Where is FreedomBox?
All over the globe. We have participants in dozens of countries and speaking many languages!
What is the Foundation's role in the freedom box community?
The FreedomBox Foundation was created to serve three main purposes in the community:
- coordination
- support
- advocacy
When will I be able to buy a FreedomBox?
You don't need to. We are going to provide the software for free to run on existing hardware platforms.
What is to be done with the Kickstarter funding?
The biggest part of the work is getting a team together with solid integration and technical and user experience design skills so that we can start coming together on general design ideas and road maps. Getting the team in place is our biggest challenge right now. But as we've all seen, there are so many different places to start and so many different angles, it is easy to get stymied and lose momentum. So the Kickstarter goal is to get the foundation enough resources to enable it to start filling that role.
Basically, we need some dedicated time from people and some support activity to help them out; so there is that technical team, the legal work overhead for doing things like building the foundation, organizing local hack days and mini-conferences, some design and press, the usual.
How will the funds help the FreedomBox project get started?
There are a lot of people who have expressed interest in the project, and even more firm commitments of time and effort, but it is too easy for all of that to keep in a holding pattern with everyone thinking that they will move after person X has moved or milestone X has been reached. Raising this money enable us to get some full time support and will shake up a lot of people who have been interested, but who are not yet convinced that now is the right time.
What is your development road map?
We will publish an initial general outline when we announce the Foundation's technical leadership, which we intend to do very soon. This outline will present a list of development priorities we feel are most important for encouraging real-world hardware and software uptake and for laying the infrastructure groundwork necessary to build additional functionality as the project matures.
We expect that the initial outline will be amended and refined in consultation with the community.
Why Debian?
Debian is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free GNU/Linux operating system.
Debian is a completely open volunteer organization, with an intense focus on freedom.
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Eventually, almost all Free Software gets packaged for Debian.
Why Free Software?
Publishing our efforts as Free Software allows people to have greater trust in the security of their software because they know that anybody can inspect it for errors and vulnerabilities. Moreover, it allows us to widely share our advances with more people by allowing our work to be incorporated into other projects. And finally, this project is about enabling people to control the technology they use in their daily lives. To the extent that technology isn't free, then neither are they.
Will technology a, b, or c be used to do x, y, or z?
The specific software components used to achieve our shared goals will be hammered out over the coming months. Once we release the initial outline, we will refine and amend it in consultation with the public. We will also solicit proposals asking the community how different technologies and architectures can be used to achieve the road map goals.
What are your immediate plans?
As mentioned above, our first steps are to provide for the project's technical leadership, and release a road map of development priorities, which we hope to do very soon. From there, we will launch a series of local hack days and mini conferences to help organize and support all the developers interested in working on the project.
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Please do! A lot of great ideas and viable technologies will not make it into an early release of the FreedomBox. We expect much valuable work to mature in development branches across the net. That work will end up in later releases or will help other projects pursuing goals similar to ours.
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The centralized systems of surveillance and control underlying current social networking tools have a firm grip on millions of people around the world. Even with the best software and the best hardware, shifting how people communicate is a large task and will take time. The Foundation was started because the longer that we do nothing, that harder it becomes.
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Since writing my blog "Katydid…Did She?" I have been overwhelmed by the amount of feedback I've gotten. Apparently, katydids are a very popular insect and I have heard stories and answered questions from readers as far away as Bangladesh and London. I am so happy to share my love of insects with people around the world! Katydids have given mothers a way to bond with their children, been a companion for people seeking an easy pet to care for, and inspired curiosity and wonder in so many.
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One great story came to me from a gentleman named James from London. He had acquired a male and female pair of katydids from an entomology show. After having them for several months, the male passed away. The female seemed, he said, to be very sad. She was making an awful lot of noise and quickly laid several eggs, then died shortly after, dragging her weakened body to lay next to her mate. It seemed romantic that she had died of a broken heart.
I gave him some suggestions on how to properly care for his new eggs. A short 5 weeks later, the first little hatchlings started to emerge. I was so happy to hear this news! He sent me a few photos of his new babies for identification and they were adorable. I was surprised to find out that they were a species from Florida, Stilpnochlora couloniana. A beautiful and large species native to our own country! This is just one of so many great stories that readers have shared with me.
So to all of my readers out there that are crazy about katydids, I have wonderful news! The inspiration for my very first post about katydids, giant Malaysian Katydid ( Macrolyristes corporalis) eggs, have finally hatched! This was a newer batch that was laid in mid- November. For months I have been doting over them and hoping that they would hatch. On Thursday, March 5, I found my first brand new little nymph. I was absolutely overjoyed! I now have 11 nymphs with 20 more eggs to go.
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one of my babies!
These tiny little katydids have to shed their skin 6 times and in about 6 months they will have grown into the largest and loudest species of katydid. Right now they are very goofy looking. A tiny little body with extremely long skinny legs and antennae that are several times the length of their bodies. Once they reach adulthood, they will be put on display for visitors to see and travel to schools all around Houston to amaze children and teach them the wonders of the amazing world of insects! I would like to thank all of the readers who sent in their comments and stories and would love to hear more! If you have anything to say at all about katydids or insects in general, feel free to leave a comment, they are always appreciated! To all of you insect enthusiasts out there, happy bug watching!
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One of our majestic Giants


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Timeline of Breitbart's Sherrod smear
Research ››› ››› CHRISTINE SCHWEN, BROOKE OBIE, ERIC SCHROECK & FAE JENCKS
Media Matters has documented a timeline of Andrew Breitbart's smear of Shirley Sherrod, from Breitbart's initial posting of his deceptively edited clip of Sherrod -- which was amplified by Fox News and other right-wing media -- through the release of the full video of Sherrod's comments, which made clear the context of her remarks.
11:18 a.m.*: Breitbart posts Sherrod video, calls her "racist," claims "Context is everything." Breitbart posted the heavily edited video of Sherrod and falsely suggested that Sherrod discriminated against a white farmer in her capacity as the Agriculture Department's Georgia Director of Rural Development:
We are in possession of a video from in which Shirley Sherrod, USDA Georgia Director of Rural Development, speaks at the NAACP Freedom Fund dinner in Georgia. In her meandering speech to what appears to be an all-black audience, this federally appointed executive bureaucrat lays out in stark detail, that her federal duties are managed through the prism of race and class distinctions.
In the first video, Sherrod describes how she racially discriminates against a white farmer. She describes how she is torn over how much she will choose to help him. And, she admits that she doesn't do everything she can for him, because he is white. Eventually, her basic humanity informs that this white man is poor and needs help. But she decides that he should get help from "one of his own kind". She refers him to a white lawyer.
Sherrod's racist tale is received by the NAACP audience with nodding approval and murmurs of recognition and agreement. Hardly the behavior of the group now holding itself up as the supreme judge of another groups' racial tolerance.
Fox News amplifies Breitbart's deceptively edited video. On July 19, FoxNews.com reported: "Days after the NAACP clashed with Tea Party members over allegations of racism, a video has surfaced showing an Agriculture Department official regaling an NAACP audience with a story about how she withheld help to a white farmer facing bankruptcy." The FoxNews.com article further reported that "[t]he video clip was first posted by BigGovernment.com" and that "FoxNews.com is seeking a response from both the NAACP and the USDA." The article is no longer available on FoxNews.com but was republished on another website:
12:13 p.m.: Hoft runs with Breitbart video. In a Gateway Pundit post titled, "More Racism at NAACP: Radical Obama Official Admits That She Openly Discriminates Against Whites," Jim Hoft posted Breitbart's video clip and wrote: "The former civil rights group known as the NAACP does not just invite anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan and radical America-hating Marxist Jeremiah Wright to speak at their events ...They also invite government officials who hate whitey, too." Hoft further wrote that "Sherrod admits in a speech at the NAACP that she discriminated against farmers because they were white."
12:55 p.m.: HotAir's Morrissey: "Breitbart hits NAACP with promised video of racism." HotAir's Ed Morrissey wrote in a post titled, "Breitbart hits NAACP with promised video of racism," that the video "show[s] USDA official Shirley Sherrod explain to an appreciative NAACP audience in July 2009 how she deliberately withheld information from a white farmer in Georgia trying to save his land and his business." Morrissey later noted: "Actually, if Sherrod had a different ending for this story, it could have been a good tale of redemption. She almost grasps this by initially noting that poverty is the real issue, which should be the moral of the anecdote. Instead of having acted on this realization -- and perhaps mindful of the audience -- Sherrod then backtracks and says that it's really an issue of race after all."
1:40 p.m. (approximately): Fox Nation accuses Sherrod of "discrimination caught on tape" before she resigned. Fox Nation linked to Breitbart's Big Government piece and posted the deceptively cropped clips of Sherrod's speech at the NAACP in a post titled, "Caught on Tape: Obama Official Discriminates Against White Farmer":
The first reader to comment on the post is from July 19 at 1:41 p.m.:
After news broke that Sherrod resigned, the post's headline was changed to read "Obama Official Resigns After Discrimination Caught on Tape":
1:49 p.m.: Ace of Spades picks up Sherrod story, calls it an example of "your government, working for you." In an Ace of Spades post, blogger "Ace" posted Breitbart's video and wrote that "[f]aced with a white farmer whose farm was in Chapter 12," Sherrod "decided she wouldn't do 'the full force' of what she could do to help him, because she was concerned about black folks losing their farms."
3:31 p.m.: Elizabeth Scalia of the blog The Anchoress raises questions about the editing of Breitbart's video. In her post, Scalia wrote, "I am uncomfortable with this 'get' by Breitbart." Scalia further questioned Breitbart's selectively edited video of Sherrod's comments (emphasis in the original):
Nevertheless I am uncomfortable with this "get" by Breitbart.
But the video ends so abruptly!
Sherrod, who is not an impressive public speaker, says she did not do all she could for the "poor white farmer" who she perceived to be somehow both asking for her help and simultaneously "trying to show me he was superior to me; I knew what he was doing ..." She admits that she did just "enough" for the farmer so as to cover her own sense of accountability and then: "I took him to a white lawyer ... I figured if I took him to one of them, then his own kind would take care of him."
Yes, there is a bit of paranoid projection, there, and some shocking language -- language that has been rightly rejected by society -- that seems to play well to the audience. But then Sherrod apparently has a revelation. She begins to understand that "it's about poor versus those who have, and not so much about white -- it is about white and black -- but you know it opened my eyes, because I took him to one of his own."
Yes? AND?
Doesn't it seem like, after all of that sort of winking, "you and I know how they really are" racist crap wherein Sherrod -- intentionally or not -- indicts her own narrow focus, she was heading to a more edifying message? What did it open her eyes about? Was she about to say "I took him to one of his own, but it shouldn't have mattered about that; my job was to serve all the farmers who needed help."
Was she about to say, "I learned about myself and about how far we still have to go?"
Was she about to say "it's not poor vs those who have, because we are not at war, we are just in the same human reality that ever was?"
Was she about to say, "poor is poor, hungry is hungry and the past is the past when a family can't eat?"
I want to know. Because it seemed like Sherrod was heading somewhere with that story, and the edit does not let us get there. I want the rest of the story before I start passing judgment on it.
I want to see the rest of the tape. I cannot believe Sherrod ended on "I took him to one of his own." Either she said something much worse after that (which we would have seen) or she said something much better.
If it was something "better" then we should have seen that, too.
4:01 p.m. Ace of Spades reports that CBS' NYC affiliate picked up Sherrod story, declares, "Breitbart gets results." "Ace" wrote that a "CBS Affiliate Picks Up Breitbart's Vid of Sherrod's Racist Attitude" and that "Breitbart gets results."
4:28 p.m. (approximately): Sherrod story hits Drudge. The Drudge Report linked to CBS' New York City affiliate's story on Sherrod with the headline, SHOCK: Video Suggests Racism At NAACP Event." From the Drudge Report:
4:50 p.m.: Breitbart tweets to Media Matters: "Tomorrow's gonna be a long day." In a Twitter post to Media Matters for America, Breitbart wrote: "Get some rest. Tomorrow's gonna be long day & first of many in a row."
7:51 p.m.*: Big Government links to a FoxNews.com article reporting that Sherrod had resigned and USDA repudiated her remarks. Big Government stated: "This morning, we broke video of a USDA official, Shirley Sherrod, recounting for attendees at an NAACP awards dinner how she withheld help from a white farmer seeking the agency's help in saving his farm. Fox News is reporting that Ms. Sherrod has resigned." The FoxNews.com article reported that "[t]he Agriculture Department announced Monday, shortly after FoxNews.com published its initial report on the video, that Sherrod had resigned."
8:21 p.m.: Allahpundit questions the video's editing, but says he will "assume Breitbart's edit is fair to the spirit of her remarks." In a HotAir post, blogger Allahpundit echoed Scalia's concerns about the video's editing of Sherrod's statement, despite his "assum[ption]" that "Breitbart's edit is fair to the spirit of her remarks":
Here's Ed's post on the vid in case you missed it this morning. It's a great write-up, but The Anchoress adds an important wrinkle: Doesn't it sound like Sherrod was building to a "but" before the clip cut out?
8:50 p.m.: O'Reilly airs Breitbart's Sherrod video. On his Fox News program, Bill O'Reilly stated that "Sherrod was caught on tape saying something very disturbing. Seems a white farmer in Georgia had requested government assistance from Ms. Sherrod." After airing Breitbart's video, O'Reilly stated: "That is simply unacceptable. And Ms. Sherrod must resign immediately." (accessed via Nexis)
9:04 p.m.: "Fox News Alert": Hannity reports that Sherrod has resigned and discusses the incident with Gingrich. On his Fox News program, Sean Hannity reported that Sherrod "resigned just a short time ago after she was caught on tape appearing to tell an audience that she had used her position to racially discriminate against white farmers." Hannity then aired Breitbart's "shocking video." In a later segment, Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich stated: "Secretary Vilsack did exactly the right thing. I mean I often disagree with this administration. But firing her after that kind of viciously racist attitude was exactly the right thing to do." Hannity later stated: "My only thing is they weren't the ones that caught it. It was on Breitbart.com and it happened some time ago. So it's interesting that it took the new media to expose this." (accessed via Nexis)
9:10 p.m.: NAACP's Jealous tweets that "NAACP is appalled" by Sherrod's comments. In a Twitter post that has since been deleted, NAACP president Ben Jealous wrote: "Racism is about abuse of power. Sherrod had it at USDA. She abused a white farmer because of his race. NAACP is appalled. Go to naacp.org." The NAACP's initial statement regarding Sherrod's comments has been removed from its website, but as Talking Points Memo reported, Jealous said in the statement: "Racism is about the abuse of power. Sherrod had it in her position at USDA. According to her remarks, she mistreated a white farmer in need of assistance because of his race. We are appalled by her actions, just as we are with abuses of power against farmers of color and female farmers."
9:33 p.m.: On CNN, Tea Party organizer Loesch references Sherrod story. During a segment on CNN's Larry King Live about racism in the tea party, Dana Loesch, a conservative radio host and an organizer with the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, mentioned "Shirley Sherrod speaking at an NCAAP banquet, going off about a member of the government, by the way, state director of the USDA of rural development for Georgia -- saying that she actually was basing whether or not she was going to help somebody on the color of their skin."
9:44 p.m.: Hannity's Great American Panel discusses Sherrod video. During the "Great American Panel" segment of Fox News' Hannity, Republican strategist Kate Obenshain stated, "It's just a shame that it takes an expose, it takes Breitbart having to put it on his website, for her resignation to be forced." The Wall Street Journal's John Fund stated: "Obviously no one complained at the Georgia NAACP. No one complained. It would have passed unless they had this video which came out now." Hannity further stated that Sherrod's comments were "racist." (accessed via Nexis)
9:49 p.m.: Doug Powers: "USDA Official Resigns After 'White Farmer' Video." In a post on Michelle Malkin's website, Doug Powers wrote, "We interrupt this 'Tea Partiers are so incredibly racially biased' broadcast for the following update" and linked to FoxNews.com's article on Sherrod's resignation. Powers further linked to Breitbart's video, writing, "The video posted at BigGovernment that started it all is here if you haven't seen/heard it yet."
10:20 p.m.: Perino discusses Sherrod on Fox's On the Record. On Fox News' On the Record, guest host Dana Perino reported on Sherrod's resignation and aire Breitbart's video. Perino stated that "the video adds fuel to a growing controversy after the NAACP approved a resolution condemning the tea party movement for not denouncing racist members." (accessed via Nexis)
10:39 p.m.: On CNN, Johns reports on Sherrod's resignation. In the network's first report on the matter, Joe Johns said that Sherrod "has resigned after a YouTube video surfaced showing her describing to an NAACP audience how she withheld help to a white farmer," then aired a portion of her comments from the Breitbart clip.
12:03 a.m.: Sweetness & Light picks up the Sherrod story. The conservative blog Sweetness & Light picked up the Sherrod story in a post titled, "USDA Official Out Over Racist Comments." The post also linked to Breitbart's video.
1:12 a.m.: NewsBusters criticizes broadcast networks for ignoring "racist comments" at NAACP meeting. NewsBusters' Noel Sheppard wrote that "the three broadcast evening news programs completely ignored the story," which he said started "[a]t 8:18 AM Monday" when Big Government first posted the Sherrod video.
4:09 a.m.*: Big Government republishes NAACP statement denouncing Sherrod. A Big Government post republished a statement by the NAACP's Jealous in which Jealous said, "We concur with US Agriculture Secretary Vilsack in accepting the resignation of Shirley Sherrod for her remarks at a local NAACP Freedom Fund banquet." Jealous further stated that "[w]e are appalled by [Sherrod's] actions."
6:08 a.m. Sherrod story hits Fox & Friends: "Exhibit A" in "what racism looks like." On Fox News' Fox & Friends, Steve Doocy said Sherrod had been caught "making a speech to the NAACP that sure sounded racist." Co-host Alisyn Camerota then accused Sherrod of "touting this in this anecdote as though this is, you know, a feather in her cap, somehow, for her to be congratulated." Then Camerota and Doocy agreed that the comments were "Exhibit A" as far as "what racism looks like." On-screen text during the segment read, "Racism caught on camera" and "USDA official admits racism on tape; Forced to resign after dicey video leaks."
6:43 a.m.: Morning Joe airs Sherrod clip. MSNBC's Morning Joe aired the edited Sherrod clip and reported that Vilsack accepted Sherrod's resignation. Co-host Joe Scarborough then said that "a narrative is going to emerge ... certainly on the right with this tape that's just come out -- and you'll be hearing this the next couple of days. I think its relevance relates back to the New Black Panthers tapes that have been out there."
6:53 a.m.: In CNN interview, Sherrod claims that she told the administration that her comments were taken out of context, but that they're afraid of "Fox and the Tea Party." In an interview on CNN's American Morning, Sherrod stated that the story she was recounting in the edited video clip took place in 1986 and that she was not working for the Department of Agriculture at the time. Co-host John Roberts later stated: "Miss Sherrod, let's make it clear though, that this happened 24 years ago. You eventually worked with this white farmer. You eventually became friends, you say, with the farmer and his wife." Sherrod replied, "Yes." Roberts then asked, "So, the question I have is, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture came to you and said you have to step down, why didn't you just say, wait a minute, you don't know the full story. Here's the full story, why should I step down?" Sherrod replied, "I did say that, but they, for some reason, the stuff that Fox and the Tea Party does is scaring the administration. I told them get the whole tape and look at the whole tape and look at how I tell people we have to get beyond race and start working together."
Sherrod to AJC: Encounter happened 24 years ago and was "completely misconstrued" by Breitbart because she was discussing "getting beyond the issue of race." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on July 20 morning that Sherrod said her comments were "misconstrued" and that the event she was discussing took place 24 years ago. In a phone interview with the Journal-Constitution, Sherrod said the video was "completely misconstrued" and "excluded the breadth of the story about how she eventually worked with the man over a two-year period to help ward off foreclosure of his farm, and how she eventually became friends with him and his wife." From the AJC:
But in a phone interview from her home in Albany early Tuesday morning, Shirley Sherrod told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution that the video posted online Monday by biggovernment.com and reported on by FoxNews.com and the AJC completely misconstrued the message she was trying to convey.
But Tuesday morning, Sherrod said what online viewers weren't told in reports posted throughout the day Monday was that the tale she told at the banquet happened 24 years ago -- before she got the USDA job -- when she worked with the Georgia field office for the Federation of Southern Cooperative/Land Assistance Fund.
Sherrod said the short video clip excluded the breadth of the story about how she eventually worked with the man over a two-year period to help ward off foreclosure of his farm, and how she eventually became friends with him and his wife.
"And I went on to work with many more white farmers," she said. "The story helped me realize that race is not the issue, it's about the people who have and the people who don't. When I speak to groups, I try to speak about getting beyond the issue of race."
8:05 a.m.: Ingraham: "Andrew Breitbart ... did a great piece on this whole thing." On Fox & Friends, Laura Ingraham praised Breitbart's video and his coverage of the story, stating "Andrew Breitbart, by the way, did a great piece on this whole thing. Fantastic." Ingraham went on to ask "where was the media on this" and claimed that it took "Breitbart to come forward with this story."
9:22 a.m.: Fox News reports on Sherrod's AJC comments. On America's Newsroom, after airing the edited video of Sherrod's comments, co-host Martha MacCallum stated: "Sherrod says that that story is about something that happened 24 years ago ... and that she uses the story when speaking to groups to point out how racism can and needs to be overcome." MacCallum then cited Sherrod's quote in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution article. MacCallum's guest, Byron York of The Washington Examiner, said: "I think in fairness to her, we need to see the whole story. We need to see the whole tape, and how she delivered the story."
9:52 a.m.: Beck asks, "Have we transformed into 1956?" On his radio show, Glenn Beck discussed the Sherrod story and asked, "Excuse me, have we transformed into 1956, only the other way around?" Beck also aired Breitbart's edited Sherrod clip.
11:06 a.m.: On CNN Newsroom, Sherrod claims she was told to resign because she would "be on Glenn Beck tonight." In an interview on CNN Newsroom, Sherrod recounted that Cheryl Cook, the deputy undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture, asked her to resign. Sherrod said that Cook told her, "Well, Shirley, they want you to pull over to the side of the road and do it because you're going to be on Glenn Beck tonight."
SHERROD: Oh, I can tell you, that was Cheryl Cook, the deputy undersecretary. She called me and said -- because she called me, and I said, "Cheryl, I've got a three and a half hour ride to get into Athens." She called me a second time, "Where are you now?" I said, "I'm just going through Atlanta."
She called me again and I said, "I'm at least 45 minutes to an hour from Athens." She said, "Well, Shirley, they want you to pull over to the side of the road and do it because you're going to be on Glenn Beck tonight."
TONY HARRIS (host): Wow. So the administration pressured you out?
SHERROD: Yes.
HARRIS: How do you feel about that?
SHERROD: I don't feel good about it, because I know I didn't do anything wrong. And I know during my time at USDA, I gave it all I had.
I worked when I didn't feel like it. I pushed the staff to get out there in places they had not been into before.
11:20 a.m.: On CNN Newsroom, farmer's wife calls Sherrod a "friend" who "helped us save our farm." On CNN Newsroom, during his interview with Sherrod, host Tony Harris also interviewed Eloise Spooner -- the wife of the farmer who Sherrod helped -- who came to the defense of Sherrod, calling her a "friend" who "helped us save our farm." The Atlanta-Constitution Journal similarly reported that Spooner considered Sherrod a "friend for life" and said that Sherrod "worked tirelessly to help the Iron City couple hold onto their land as they faced bankruptcy back in 1986." From the Atlanta-Constitution Journal:
But Spooner, who considers Sherrod a "friend for life," said the federal official worked tirelessly to help the Iron City couple hold onto their land as they faced bankruptcy back in 1986.
"Her husband told her, 'You're spending more time with the Spooners than you are with me,' " Spooner told the AJC."She took probably two or three trips with us to Albany just to help us out."
12:05 p.m.: NewsBusters' Sheppard reports that Sherrod "blamed Fox News and the Tea Party" for her dismissal. Despite noting that Sherrod said on American Morning that Breitbart's edited video "didn't accurately depict what really happened," Noel Sheppard wrote in a NewsBusters post that Sherrod "was forced to resign Monday as a result of racist comments she made at an NAACP gathering in March has blamed Fox News and the Tea Party for her inability to convince her employers of her innocence."
12:10 p.m.: Limbaugh calls Breitbart's heavily edited video of Sherrod "great work." On his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh called Breitbart's heavily edited video of Sherrod "great work," saying that it depicted Sherrod's "supposed racism." He later stated that "[t]he NAACP is as racist an organization as there has been and is in this country."
1:03 p.m.: Video producer confirmed that "the full speech is exactly as Sherrod described ... she goes on to explain learning the error of her initial impression." Talking Points Memo reported that "[t]he Douglas, Ga., company which filmed the banquet for the local NAACP has refused to release" the video until the national NAACP gives him "permission" to post it. However, Johnny Wilkerson, the owner of the video company, told TPM "that the full speech is exactly as Sherrod described, and that she goes on to explain learning the error of her initial impression and helping the farmer keep his farm."
1:36 p.m.: HotAir's Morrissey reports that edited video was "the entirety of the speech [Breitbart] had in his possession." Morrissey reported that Breitbart posted his heavily edited video without having seen the entirety of Sherrod's speech. Morrissey stated: "Sherrod and others can complain about Fox News and the editing of the tape, but two points should be remembered. First, Andrew Breitbart made it clear to me last night that this was the entirety of the speech he had in his possession. He also wants to find the whole speech and is trying to get it."
2:08 p.m.: TPM reports that NAACP is conducting an investigation into Sherrod's case, after initially condemning her remarks. Talking Points Memo reported that the NAACP, after initially condemning Sherrod's remarks, "is now saying it is conducting an investigation of her story and will issue a new statement."
2:15 p.m. (approximately): Erickson tweets that "it seems like the right just got the scalp of a penitent lady." In a Twitter post, RedState.com editor-in-chief Erick Erickson wrote: "I'm hoping there is more to the video of Shirley Sherrod, because otherwise it seems like the right just got the scalp of a penitent lady."
2:34 p.m.: After promoting her interview with Sherrod throughout the 1 p.m. hour, Kelly announces that Sherrod "changed her mind" about appearing on Fox. On America Live, host Megyn Kelly announced that her interview with Sherrod -- which Kelly had touted throughout the show -- was off. Kelly said that Sherrod had "changed her mind," even after Fox had "offered her a considerable amount of time" to "clear the air" and "tell her story."
3:01 p.m.: Brent Bozell slams media for not covering Sherrod's "racist remarks." Despite CNN's interviews with Sherrod and Eloise Spooner, Media Research Council president Brent Bozell said in a statement posted on NewsBusters that "[t]he liberal media are deliberately spiking the shocking video that reveals an NAACP banquet speaker admitting her racist views and actions. We've waited a full 24 hours to see if any coverage of this exposé would surface. So far, nothing but crickets."
3:58 p.m.: Breitbart confirms in a TPMMuckracker interview that he never had the full video of Sherrod's remarks. In an interview with Talking Points Memo, Breitbart confirmed that he never had the full video of Sherrod's remarks. From Talking Points Memo:
The crux of the Shirley Sherrod controversy is what she said outside of the two-minute video clip posted by Big Government -- whether she was, as she claims, telling a story about how she overcame racial prejudice while helping poor farmers in Georgia, or whether the clip is a good encapsulation of her views. So we asked Andrew Breitbart, the founder of Big Government, why he hasn't posted the full video.
"I don't have it," Breitbart told TPMmuckraker in an interview. Breitbart said his source sent him just the edited clips at first, but is in the process of sending the full video.
4 p.m. (approximately): Jake Tapper tweets: "WH says it was 100% Secy Vilsack's call" to ask for Sherrod's resignation. In a Twitter post, ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper wrote: "WH says it was 100% Secy Vilsack's call" to ask for Sherrod's resignation.
4 p.m.: Rick Sanchez devotes an entire hour of his show to the accusations against Sherrod. On CNN's Rick's List, host Rick Sanchez devoted an entire hour to Sherrod, and noted that his show did not run the story when it broke because he did not have "complete perspective for the sake of context":
SANCHEZ: We, by the way, chose not to do the story yesterday, even though we had the story, reason being we thought it was important to try and contact her first, double-down on sources, and try and get a complete perspective for the sake of context.
4:01 p.m.: Hoft continues to assert Sherrod is "racist." In a Gateway Pundit post titled, "Vilsack Stands Behind His Decision to Fire Racist NAACP Speaker Shirley Sherrod," Hoft linked to Sherrod's CNN interview and wrote: "Today, Sherrod told reporters that 'she' was the real victim ... Not the white farmer she neglected to assist." He continued, "Sherrod claims she was harassed by the Obama Administration and forced to resign." Hoft further wrote: "Vilsack stood by his decision to fire Shirley Sherrod for her racists comments caught on tape."
4:03 p.m.*: Big Government highlights Sherrod's statement that Obama admin "made [her] quit because [she] was going to be on Glenn Beck." In a Big Government post, Jeff Dunetz wrote that "Sherrod was forced to resign almost immediately after the video was posted. Incredibly, it seems however that her firing was less about what she said in the speech, and more about the story being broadcast on Fox News."
4:25 p.m.: "White farmer" Spooner appears on Rick's List, says of those smearing Sherrod as racist: They "don't know what they're talking about." On CNN's Rick's List, Roger and Eloise Spooner -- the "white farmer" and his wife whom Sherrod was discussing in the video -- defended Sherrod, saying that those who were smearing her as racist "don't know what they're talking about," and that Sherrod did "her level best" to help them save their farm, which she was ultimately successful in helping them do.
5 p.m.: Beck devotes first 20 minutes of show to Sherrod story. On his Fox News program, Beck aired a clip of Sherrod's CNN interview and asked if this "was a political assassination from the White House or from the NAACP." Beck then said: "Context matters, but we don't have the full video. Andrew Breitbart is trying to get the full video."
5:13 p.m. (approximately): Fox Nation reposts Big Government's Sherrod article about WH pressure to resign. In a post titled, "Sherrod: White House Made Me Quit 'Because I Was Going to Be on Glenn Beck," Fox Nation linked to Big Government's post of the same title. The link has since been updated and redirects to a different Fox Nation post titled "USDA Reconsidering Sherrod's Ouster Over Racial Comments." The first comments on this post are time-stamped 5:13 p.m., suggesting that Fox Nation originally posted the link to Big Government around that same time:
5:29 p.m.: Brazile: I "listen[ed] to the entire tape," Sherrod was "taken out of context." On CNN's Situation Room, Donna Brazile said, "I listened to the tape. I took time-out today to listen to the entire tape, unedited, in context. And I can tell you that her statement was taken out of context." She explained that Sherrod "went on to say that her life was about -- not about black and the white but the haves and the havenots" and that "when you listen to her speech and listen to the Spooners, she went out of her way to help this man save his farm just like she helped many black farmer save their land as well."
6:10 p.m.: NAACP releases statement on its investigation into Sherrod case, claims it was "snookered by Fox News and Tea Party Activist Andrew Breitbart." The NAACP released a statement on its investigation into the Sherrod case and concluded that it was "snookered by Fox News and Tea Party Activist Andrew Breitbart":
With regard to the initial media coverage of the resignation of USDA Official Shirley Sherrod, we have come to the conclusion we were snookered by Fox News and Tea Party Activist Andrew Breitbart into believing she had harmed white farmers because of racial bias.
6:41 p.m.: Bret Baier falsely claims, "Fox News didn't even do the story" on Sherrod. On Fox News' Special Report, host Bret Baier absurdly claimed that Fox News "didn't even do" the Sherrod story.
7:01 p.m.: America's Nightly Scoreboard: "The triumph of Andrew Breitbart over the establishment." On Fox Business' America's Nightly Scoreboard, host David Asman began the show declaring the "triumph of Andrew Breitbart over the establishment." The on-screen text repeated this claim. Asman also referred to Breitbart as "our friend Andrew Breitbart" and stated that the video "shows how inept government bureaucrats can be."
7:15 p.m.: Breitbart refuses to accept Sherrod's "word that the farmer's wife is the farmer's wife." On CNN's John King USA, Breitbart said to host John King: "If the other video is so important to you in order to push this story, why aren't you doing your reporting?" Breitbart then said: "You're going off of [Sherrod's] word that the farmer's wife is the farmer's wife. What type of extra reporting have you done on this?"
7:45 p.m. (approximately): NAACP releases full video of Sherrod's remarks. The NAACP released the full video of Sherrod's remarks at the NAACP banquet, noting that Breitbart's deceptively edited video "didn't tell the full story" and was "selectively edited to cast her in a negative light."
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Arpaio: Feds have not told him of any violations
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PHOENIX -- Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Thursday that federal officials who have been investigating racial profiling allegations against his office for more than two years have not informed him of any constitutional violations by his deputies.
The sheriff of Maricopa County, known for his immigration patrols and tough jail policies, said the Justice Department would have to take action to stop racial profiling if investigators had found violations.
"I am tired of this situation in the media, around the country and the world, talking about I'm under investigation for alleged racial profiling," the frustrated Arpaio said about the length of the investigation and the bad publicity.
"Let's get it over with and be fair and go public and say the sheriff is doing a good job on this matter," he said.
The Justice Department probe began in March 2009 amid allegations of discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and for having an English-only policy in his jails that discriminates against people with limited English skills.
Federal lawyers have provided few details of the probe, but Arpaio has said it is focused on his immigration sweeps.
During the patrols, deputies flood an area of a city - in some cases, heavily Latino areas - over several days to seek traffic violators and arrest others.
Critics say Arpaio's deputies target people for minor infractions based on their skin color so they can ask for proof of citizenship. Arpaio has repeatedly denied racial profiling allegations and said his officers handled the traffic stops properly.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Arpaio last year in a bid to get records and access to sheriff's employees and jail inmates as part of the civil rights investigation.
The lawsuit was dismissed Monday after Arpaio's office and the Justice Department reached an earlier settlement. The Department of Justice said the sheriff's office had cooperated since the lawsuit was filed by handing over records and giving access to employees and jails.
The federal agency released a written statement Thursday saying its investigation is continuing and Arpaio's office is cooperating.
Lydia Guzman, a board member of the Phoenix-based Hispanic civil rights group Somos America, said Arpaio is to blame for the length of the investigation because his earlier refusal to cooperate with investigators slowed the examination.
"If it was true that there was nothing on him, then why would he be afraid to turn over information?" Guzman said.
Arpaio doesn't expect the civil rights investigation to be resolved until after his 2012 re-election campaign.
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Adele Talks Vocal Surgery on Upcoming '60 Minutes'
Adele has been quiet lately because she had to be. After having vocal cord surgery to remove polyps that caused her to table several planned tours, the women behind the best-selling album since 2004, '21,' was ordered to pipe down and keep quiet until she healed. So she had no choice.
However, she's made progress and is opening up to Anderson Cooper on '60 Minutes,' which airs this Sunday (Feb. 12) before the Grammys.
She tells Cooper, "I had laser surgery. [They] put lasers down your throat, cut off the polyp, and kind of laser your hemorrhage back together and fix it."
After her team of docs "fixed it," Adele was relegated to using a notepad to communicate. Then she quickly upgraded to an app on her phone where swearing – one of her favorite things — was permitted.
"I had an application on my phone that you type the words into it and then it speaks it," admits Adele. "But the great thing is I love to swear. Most [apps] you can't swear on, but I found this one app where you can swear, so I'm still really getting my point across." Who knew Adele was such a potty mouth? We love it.
Adele is speaking again and guess what? She's singing again. Adele will return to the stage at the Grammys on Sunday in what is sure to be the night's most anticipated performance. She expressed a little apprehension about having a relapse down the road, saying, "If I decide to go on a 200-date world tour, it would happen again."
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Tomorrow is a lot of things: Its my mom's birthday, the end of the NASCAR 2008 season, it's the day we will find out if the Cup Champion will be Jimmie Johnson or Carl Edwards. Tomorrow will be Tony Stewart's last race with Joe Gibbs Racing, with sponsor Home Depot and with crew chief Greg Zipadelli.
Usually by this point in the season I am chomping at the bit for it to be over. I love my NASCAR but its a LONG season and even I am ready for a little teensy break. A couple weeks will pass and I will be bored and ready for Speedweeks in Daytona in February even before Christmas has arrived. I will find myself searching for something NASCAR related on SPEED just to have something to watch. My visits to Nascar.com and other racing sites I frequent will go way up as I scour for information on the season to come.
This season is a little different though- if possible I would have grabbed onto the ankles of this season and slowed it down and maybe made it last just a little longer. I don't like change and I don't like goodbyes. And this season's finale has both for me. So I wanted to prolong the season- so that I didn't have to think about it and could live in my blissful state of denial. Tony not being in home depot orange? Tony not being told "Wheels straight, put on the brakes" by Greg Zipadelli at the beginning of every pitstop? That was just something I couldn't or didn't want to wrap my brain around.
After tomorrows race here will be no more of that. And it makes me a little melancholy. What's funny is I spent most of my week packing up my office- which I have decorated with a lot of Stewart memorabilia….it's almost ironic. What's even more ironic? My new office number is 14 just like Tony's new car number.
I may be a tad melancholy, however a bigger part of me is excited too. It's sad and exciting both (I think I am stealing something Trixie said in my comments not too long ago). While I will be the first to admit that initially the whole "stewart-haas thing" as I called it horrified me…after hearing Tony talk about it- I got excited for him. Its something that he is excited about and that excitment shows and is contagious to an extent. I am excited for next season and for Stewart-Haas racing in general. It will be fun to watch it grow into a cohesive and successful team. So it is something I am looking forward to already for next season.
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While Republicans in Texas are embracing reparative therapy as official plank language in the party's platform, matters are played out differently in New Jersey last week when a superior court judge ruled that a conversion therapy organization could be liable for damages inflicted on four young people whose sexuality it claimed they could change.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Peter F. Bariso Jr. ruled Friday that Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH) and its co-defendants may be liable for three times the amounts the four men paid for psychological counseling to repair the damage caused by JONAH's conversion therapy program.
"JONAH's conversion therapy damaged the individuals it was meant 'to cure,'" Bariso stated. "any subsequent costs of repairing Plaintiff's mental or emotional health are the direct and proximate result of JONAH's actions and, hence, should be borne by JONAH."
In the first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed in 2012, the SPLC stated that:
Customers of JONAH's services typically paid a minimum of $100 for weekly individual counseling sessions and another $60 for group therapy sessions. The lawsuit describes sessions that involved clients undressing in front of a mirror and even a group session where young men were instructed to remove their clothing and stand naked in a circle with the counselor, Downing, who was also undressed. Another session involved a subject attempting to wrestle away two oranges -- used to represent testicles -- from another individual.
The court rejected a motion by JONAH seeking to limit it's liability. Citing New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act (CFA), the court held that costs incurred for legitimate therapy to repair damage caused by JONAH constituted an "ascertainable loss." Under the CFA, the clients represented by the SPLC could potentially recoup up to three time costs incurred.
Reparative or conversion therapy for minors has been banned in the Garden State since August 2013 when Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill forbidding the practice.
According to the Associated Press, a southern New Jersey couple filed papers to sue Governor Christie for signing the bill, claiming the law violates their rights to free speech and free exercise of religion because it prevents them from seeking treatment for their 15-year-old son.
The practice of conversion therapy has been condemned by the American Psychiatric Association.
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GOP seizes Obama 'optimal' moment
Republicans on Friday pounced on President Barack Obama for saying that the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi were not "optimal" -the latest instance of a candidate's choice of words becoming an issue in the race - while Paul Ryan used the opportunity to rip the administration's handling of the attack, saying "their story continues to shift."
"Even from someone like the president, who has never known what these kinds of tragedies are about and the service and sacrifice that people make, it's still just — I can't even get angry," Sen. John McCain, the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Thursday night on Fox News's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren."
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In an appearance on Fox News's "Fox and Friends" on Friday, McCain added that Obama's use of the word "optimal" was "very regrettable and makes me a little sad."
McCain's comments came after Obama, who appeared on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Thursday, was asked by Stewart about the administration's handling of the attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi that left U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead. Stewart said to Obama that in the aftermath, "even you would admit, it was not the optimal response, at least to the American people, as far as all of us being on the same page."
"Here's what I'll say. If four Americans get killed, that's not optimal," Obama responded. "We're going to fix it. All of it."
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The instant outrage from conservatives was the latest moment of rapid response in a campaign characterized by both sides turning off-hand comments into major messaging opportunities. Obama's "optimal" remark came after Democrats had a field day this week with Romney's "binders full of women" comment, made at the second debate, as they tried to shred the Republican nominee's standing with women voters.
Now, Obama's "optimal" opening for the GOP comes just ahead of the third and final debate in Boca Raton, Fla., on Monday - where the focus is entirely on foreign affairs and where Obama's handling of the attack in Libya is sure to be a major topic.
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Ryan told Charlie Sykes, a Wisconsin-based conservative radio host, he read the transcript of Obama's "Daily Show" appearance, and argued that the crisis in Benghazi is emblematic of broader problems with the Obama administration's foreign policy, according to audio of the interview posted at Time.com.


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