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President's Nominee Acknowledges Need for New Iraq Solution
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GWEN IFILL: For more on the Iraq debate consuming Congress, we turn to Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois and to Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas, a member of the Armed Services Committee.
Welcome, gentlemen.
SEN. DICK DURBIN (D), Illinois: Thank you.
GWEN IFILL: Senator Durbin, it's clear that there is a war of a debate going on now on Capitol Hill. We heard today James Baker say give the president's plan a chance. We heard Arlen Specter say the president is not the sole decider. And we heard Admiral Fallon say that perhaps Americans and members of Congress should temper their expectations about what happens next in Iraq.
Who's right?
SEN. DICK DURBIN: Well, I think, quite honestly, to put it in context, we are now engaged in the national debate that's long overdue about the war in Iraq.
There are many different views and many different opinions. They'll come forward on the floor of the Senate in just a few days. We'll have a chance to debate resolutions, one offered by Senator John Warner of Virginia.
And I think, honestly, it says that the current policy in Iraq and the president's proposal to increase the number of troops are not the best course of action. And I think that you're going to find a bipartisan group of senators voting in that direction.
GWEN IFILL: Senator Cornyn, is this a long-overdue debate?
SEN. JOHN CORNYN (R), Texas: Well, I've been here in Congress in the Senate the last four years, and we've had a lot of debate about Iraq. But clearly, as we all know, what we have been doing has not been working, particularly with the rise of insurgent violence, but I don't think these resolutions, nonbinding resolutions are going to accomplish anything.
As a matter of fact, I think the only thing they are going to accomplish has already been accomplished, and that is to send a negative message to the folks who are out there on the front line, on the mission that we've asked them to do, in Iraq and in Afghanistan. And I think it's demoralizing.
And I wish we would — if we really had the courage of our convictions, if people said, "You know what? This is an immoral task we've asked our troops to do, because we don't believe in the mission. We think they're going to fail," they ought to cut off funds.
But to have this sort of — this debate without any real consequence, I just don't think is the best use of our time.
Sending a mixed message?
GWEN IFILL: Would you go as far as Secretary Gates did last week, when he said that this kind of debate is emboldening the enemy?
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Well, that's what General Petraeus, of course, the new commander who was confirmed unanimously on Friday, has said during his confirmation hearing, as well. And it's ironic, Gwen, to say we're going to confirm the commander who's the architect of this plan, and we're going to send him over there, you know, but we're going to undercut them, in terms of their ability to accomplish the mission.
I just think it's a mixed message, a bad message. And I wish we'd reconsider.
GWEN IFILL: Senator Durbin, is this a mixed message that you're sending, not only to the new general on the ground, but also to the troops on the ground?
SEN. DICK DURBIN: Not at all. First, let's make it clear: We stand behind these troops. They've done everything we've asked them to do. They've risked their lives and continue to do it, while we debate this in the safety of the Capitol.
But the simple fact of the matter is that the policy of this country needs to be decided. That decision is made by the government, by the Congress and by the president.
This kind of deliberation and debate is what America and democracy are all about. And those who want to quiet this debate and want us all to march in silent lock-step don't understand the noise of democracy as something that we shouldn't either ignore or criticize. For our troops in the field, we'll stand by them.
And I might add, this administration wants to send 21,000 more soldiers into harm's way in Iraq. And this morning's newspaper says the Pentagon has reported we don't have the equipment that they need to be safe once they're sent to Iraq.
But when we're talking about standing behind the soldiers, I believe this debate for democracy's sake is an effort to say that what the soldiers are all about is for real. And, secondly, if we're going to send them into battle, we should make sure that they're well-equipped.
Attempting a bipartisan solution
GWEN IFILL: Senator Cornyn, it's clear where you two and others disagree on this issue. But let's talk about an area of -- great potential area of agreement.
Today, Secretary Baker said an interesting thing at the hearing. He said that maybe there should be a grand negotiation between the executive and the legislative branch. Wouldn't that be better than what we have now?
So let's assume that you agree just on what should happen with training the Iraqis. How do you get to that?
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Well, I think the president, during his State of the Union message, did call for a bipartisan commission or committee of the legislature to try to work out a solution that we could all agree to, without regard to partisanship. My understanding is that his offer was turned down.
And, you know, I really wonder the wisdom -- I don't think our founding fathers really believed that 535 members of Congress could micromanage a war. That's why we have a single commander-in-chief.
Obviously, Congress has a role, primarily the power of the purse. We can cut off funds if we disagree. But what I'm hearing now is a lot of criticism and, frankly, no alternatives.
You know, if there was a constructive alternative being offered by the critics, I would welcome it, because then I'd at least believe that we're trying to find a solution to the problem and not just trying to score some points.
GWEN IFILL: Senators Warner and Specter, both in your own party, have said -- in fact, Senator Warner has sponsored one of these resolutions -- they've said that they believe that Congress has a role, as a co-equal branch of government, that this is not for the president to decide on its own.
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Well, no doubt about it. I mean, Congress does. But I'm talking about micromanaging the tactical decisions about how to make progress in a war.
We're simply not equipped here in Washington to make those decisions. That's why we have the ability to vote on the confirmation of such experts, acknowledged experts, as David Petraeus, the new really architect of this counterinsurgency plan, and somebody who was just confirmed unanimously last Friday.
Surveying other options in Iraq
GWEN IFILL: Senator Durbin, there must be, what, a dozen of these resolutions by now, including one introduced that you have signed onto, one that Senator Cornyn signed onto. Do any of them contain what Senator Cornyn is talking about, which is an alternative?
SEN. DICK DURBIN: Yes. And as a matter of fact, that alternative was spelled out long ago by a vote of 79-19 in the United States Senate for another resolution, written by the Democrats, but sponsored by Senator John Warner. We said the year 2006 would be a year of transition and begin to phase and redeploy our troops out of Iraq.
So to suggest that Congress and the majority in the Senate have not come forward with an idea and a strategy is just not accurate.
And I think we all understand at this point the obvious: If the Iraqis are going to stand up and defend their own country, it's with the knowledge that the American people are not going to keep sending their most precious commodity, the lives of our soldiers, into that country indefinitely.
And the president's idea of escalating this force another 21,000 at this moment in time sends exactly the wrong message to the Iraqis. Isn't it ironic that Prime Minister al-Maliki, in meeting with President Bush last November, told him pointblank, "We don't want more troops; give us the equipment so that our soldiers and police can do their work"? And, instead, the president is sending another 21,000 soldiers.
GWEN IFILL: But what about Senator Cornyn's other point, which is the gauntlet that you keep hearing being thrown down by the president's supporters, which is, if you really believe that things are not being managed well, Congress should exercise its power of the purse. Senator Feingold has said he will introduce legislation that would cut off funding for this enterprise. Why not do that?
SEN. DICK DURBIN: The day may come. The first resolution is a so-called nonbinding resolution, where Congress can express its feelings about the president's new plan to increase the number of soldiers that are being sent to Iraq.
The president can choose to ignore that, if he wishes. Maybe he will consider it, in terms of his strategy.
Then Congress has many options before it. One of them relates to funds for these additional soldiers. Another would cap the number of troops that could be in Iraq at any given time. Congressman Murtha has said that the soldiers should have a certain level of readiness before they're sent.
And there are even some that are proposing that we declare that the use of force resolution passed in October of 2002 is no longer operative, that what is happening in Iraq today is beyond the scope of the authority given by Congress, and we need to debate it again and decide what our future will be in that country.
GWEN IFILL: What about that, Senator Cornyn? Are these debates that we're about to see unfold on Capitol Hill, are they just a beginning in a series of steps? And if not -- if you oppose all of these efforts, what do you do?
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Well, I've heard my colleague, Senator Durbin, tick off a list of options, but we're not talking about those, at least now. We're talking about a nonbinding resolution, which is of no force and effect, other than, as the commanding general who will take charge of our forces said, to embolden our enemies and discourage our allies.
And, you know, I think that I would feel better about it and I would believe that actually people were sincere about trying to accomplish their goals if there was really some consequence to the vote that we were being asked to take, because ultimately we are all responsible for our votes.
But to have a nonbinding resolution, which has no impact, which has the effect General Petraeus stated, I think is just not constructive.
GWEN IFILL: You think there is no political impact at least from these votes?
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Well, I worry that it's only a design for political impact. But I would hope, in a time of war, we would try to rise above our partisan affiliation, we would try to figure out what is in the best interests of America's national security and work together. I worry that there's too much politics here and not enough, really, any substance.
Setting timelines?
GWEN IFILL: Senator Durbin, Nancy Pelosi returned from Iraq today. And she said, everywhere she went, everyone said there is one last chance for this to work and that may not work.
And also, others have said that -- and we heard Secretary Baker say today -- let's give this a chance to work. How much time do you think has to be allowed to allow any of this to work?
SEN. DICK DURBIN: Very little. I think we have reached the end of our rope when it comes to Iraq. I think we understand that we're in the fourth year of a war that's lasted longer than World War II; 3,081 soldiers from America have died, as of today; it's cost us almost $400 billion; no end in sight with this administration's policy.
That's why men like Senator John Warner, a decorated soldier and a sailor, I should say, who served as secretary of the Navy, has come forward and led a bipartisan effort to send a message to this administration that it's time for real change.
GWEN IFILL: But what about Senator Cornyn's point? What's this about sending a message? Why not just cut to the chase and cut the funds?
SEN. DICK DURBIN: We will come to that point. If the president ignores this sense of the Senate resolution, if he ignores the will of the Senate, the majority of the Senate should majority vote for either resolution, then we'll have no other alternative.
GWEN IFILL: Senator Cornyn, how much time do you think should be allotted to allow for the surge to work, if that works, or to take the next step and redeploy, if that becomes the option?
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Well, I actually do agree with Senator Durbin on this point. I do think that, you know, the confidence of the American people that we're able to make progress in Iraq is fast waning. And I think this is one of the last clear chances we have to begin to turn things around. That's why I believe that it deserves at least a chance.
The alternatives, the so-called phase redeployment, the redeployment of our troops to Okinawa that Representative Murtha called for, the idea that we're going to withdraw our troops now without regard to the consequences, likely to be a regional conflict in the area and/or possibly a failed state, which would serve as a launching pad for future terrorist attacks, I would like to hear some of the critics who have not offered constructive alternatives to say how they plan to deal with the devastating consequences of that regional conflict or failed state.
I think that's an important part of this debate that we haven't heard a lot about.
GWEN IFILL: Do you trust al-Maliki to execute what the president has planned?
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: I think we need to see him act on his commitments. I think we all share a skepticism in Mr. al-Maliki's ability to do what he says he's going to do.
I must tell you, though, the early signs the last few days have been somewhat encouraging, that he does appear to be willing to take on people without regard to sectarian affiliation, without regard to the political power that the Shiite militias might otherwise exert.
So I'm hopeful. But to me, as General Petraeus said, hard is not hopeless. And this is hard, but I don't think it's hopeless.
GWEN IFILL: Senator John Cornyn of Texas, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, thank you both very much.
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Thank you.


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I started this partially to work with a friend, who needs some purpose and direction. I reckoned, I do too. I don't feel at liberty to quote the letter, and I'm editing what I wrote for this blog.
One of my favorite hymns (my father's as well) is "Lead, Kindly Light":
Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom;
Lead thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
Lead thou me on!
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene—one step enough for me.
I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that thou
Shouldst lead me on.
I loved to choose and see my path; but now,
Lead thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.
So long thy pow'r hath blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone.
And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile!
Sometimes, you can't see the next step. You just have to trust and put your foot forward. We don't know all God's plans for us, even when we understand our purpose. I prayed to ask if I should marry Kirsti, and I received an answer that I have never ever been more sure of in my life. And then, a couple weeks later we broke up. I never doubted that answer, but one night, I was pretty despondent about it. I just told God in my prayer that I didn't understand what what going on or how to reconcile my answer with what was going on, but that I was going to trust him. Well, it worked out in the end. But even if Kirsti and I hadn't reconciled, I was finally at peace with it in that moment. Even when I didn't understand what was going on, and it didn't seem to make sense, I had chosen to trust God. I think that was my moment of Abrahamic trial. It was hardly my first born son, let alone one I'd been promised for decades, but it was pretty important to me, and I don't think I have the faith of Abraham anyway.
I'm sure your familiar with the scripture where Paul says "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (I prefer the KJV, though I suppose if you prefer NIV there's "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." There's a Book of Mormon prophet, Alma, who says "faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true." Very similar sentiments. Using those as the basis for understanding, I want to look at what you said. "I really do believe and have faith." You accept that God lives, you don't doubt it. You accept, as well, that Jesus is your Savior (I'm inferring that, but it's true, correct?).
That's pretty much where I stand, myself. I have never wavered in my acceptance in the reality of God, nor in the Atonement of Jesus Christ. A lot like Joseph Smith said, "I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not deny it, neither dared I do it."
Have I always trusted him? Not really. Rather than trust a relationship with God, I have in the past sought out one of the more insidiously deceitful forms of false intimacy. While doing that, I wasn't hearing anything from God. I'm sure He tried to speak with me, through others and through the Holy Spirit, but I was beyond hearing it.
When I finally made the choice to let Him lead me back to him, things changed dramatically in a short amount of time. I'm amazed at how I was able to become so resistant to the whispers of the Holy Ghost. Amazed at how awesome listening to God's guidance can be. I've still got a long way to go, but those first few steps were very impressive.
There's a book that's popular among LDS people called Believing Christ. I've never read it, myself, but I bring it up because it draws a distinction. See, there's also an LDS hymn called "I Believe in Christ." Very stirring. But there's a difference in those two titles. They both seem to be declarations of faith, but there's a big meaning shift from believing in Christ, to believing Him, believing what He said and what He'll do for you. Another Book of Mormon scripture comes to mind. When Christ was crucified, there were terrible storms, earthquakes, and destruction in the New World, which were followed by 3 days of darkness. During the darkness, the survivors heard the voice of God speaking to them: "And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not." He wants to protect us, to hold us close. But He waits for us to choose to do so.
There's a lesson in the Old Testament about this. When the Israelites wandered the desert, there came a plague of poisonous snakes. The venom was deadly and many were dying. The Lord told Moses to raise a staff with a brass serpent on top of it. Any Israelite who looked to the serpent lived. Those who did not died. (That's in Numbers 21). And because it was so easy to do, or for whatever stubbornness, many didn't look. But those who looked, not knowing how that would work, they lived.
I think there's more to faith than just believing. There's an element of trust in it as well.
If I may be permitted to draw on the Book of Mormon again, The prophet Alma (the same one I mentioned above) made a comparison between faith and a seed (yes, the Savior did too, but this was a more detailed explanation than what we have in the New Testament). He says you plant the seed. You take care of it. Then it grows. and then it stops being faith. It grows, so you know it's a true principle. It's not faith anymore because you know. Takes a long time to get to that point. How do you develop faith into knowledge when you don't have the faith to start with? Alma asks us to "exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you." That's all it takes. A "mustard seed" of faith indeed. You don't have to have faith to part the Red Sea. You just have to have enough to take a step.
But the Lord does require us to take that step, spiritually. We don't have to change everything. We just have to open a little to see if something will come inside. The rest comes latter.
I guess, to shorten it up, what I'm saying is that you don't have to be a spiritual equivalent of Superman to let God in and begin a relationship. And you can't have a deep relationship without starting one first. So just open up and be ready to shake God's hand. God actually arriving in your life is what He will do, you don't have to get him a ride. Just crack the door.

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Hi, sorry, my english is ver bad…
I have activate News Widget and create a specific category (New: ID84). When I use the pagination for navigate into my blog, I see posts to th news category :-(
I decide to exclude this category by Newcast Option>Main PAge and I chose to exclude the ID 84. Here, is good : no post display for this category. But… I've an error to my page when I use the pagination 'Not found'.
Here, perhaps an explanation… :http://www.kinocreative.co.uk/hints-and-tips/ (Purchase code hidden if logged out) -page-breaks-post-
An idea ?
Thank you :-)
can you switch to Newscast on: http://www.kinocreative.co.uk/hints-and-tips/ (Purchase code hidden if logged out) -page-breaks-post – currently you're using another theme there. Thanks!
I don't understand. When I exclude a category to Newcastle Options, and I GO to the last post with the pagination I have a message : "not found". The link into my post IS not a response (last code).
Thank you
This sounds like it could be a rewrite bug. If you change your permalinks (WP Admin -> Settings -> Permalinks) to default (i.e. site.com/?p=123) does the problem continue?
If not, changing them back to your own structure should have fixed the problem by flushing the rewrite rules, if the problem does continue please post the link to the page having the problem and having the Newscast theme active.
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The Judas Kiss-Off
To the surprise of no one (Harry Reid excepted) the Connecticut Crapweasle will be endorsing a Republican for President. Showing that he hasn't a lost his flair for lost causes and politically tone deaf moves, he has chosen to bestow his favors upon John McCain who has already suffered so much in this life.
Does this mean anything? Only if it's an admission that he sees the writing on the wall of a potential Republican wipe-out in 2008 where Democrats will no longer feel the need to tolerate his presence. Who knows, maybe this is his all-in bet, with an agreement to become McCain's running mate in the unlikely case that McCain wins the nomination since I can't imagine any of the other egomaniac nominees agreeing to play second fiddle… with the exception of Mike Huckabee.
Either way, hopefully this will be the last straw for the Democratic party and they'll boot the malignant little polyp from all committee seats. It's not like anyone is going to miss him.


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If you attend a lot of meetings or calls, you may often have trouble keeping track of who's who. The Refresh app—which comes out of beta today, and is available for iOS in Apple App Store—aims to make that easier. It aggregates information from email, social media accounts, your calendar and notes into a very handy digital dossier that you can use as a guide for meeting prep—or even just making small talk in your own personal social interactions.
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To get started, users need to link their email, calendar and social media accounts to the app. Once Refresh has sucked in the data from these sites, it automatically shows meetings in the calendar inside the app. You can set reminders for follow-ups, add notes and search for information about contacts.
Refresh is interesting because it connects the dots between different social media networks and productivity tools such as digital calendars and email. Our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts live in silos, where despite overlapping contacts, the information in each of these accounts is walled off. Refresh links it together to a person and turns it into information you can use to make a connection.
What they don't tell you in the press release: Refresh is not for those who may be worried about online security or privacy. The app takes security precautions, but it's not useful unless you hand it the keys to your entire digital network, including work email, calendars and social media accounts. That's a lot of information to store in one app, and there's always a chance that it could leak.
That said, while Refresh is billed as a work productivity tool, there's no reason you can't use it as a guide to keeping track of your 2,000 Facebook friends, too.
The app also has a feature that lets you make introductions by clicking on a button. The result is an automatically generated email that includes some information about the two parties, making it a simpler process than having to type out a quick bio.
Refresh integrates with the iOS local calendar and contacts, Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Exchange and Evernote, as well as the biggest social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
The free app is currently available for iOS devices and Google Glass, but isn't yet available for Android phones and tablets.


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Arizona Opera has launched its second Million Dollar May fundraising campaign after an anonymous donor in Phoenix offered up a $500,000 challenge.
The donor agreed last week to give the money to the company if it can raise an additional $500,000 in donations by June 30.
If it is successful, the campaign will erase Arizona Opera's remaining $750,000 in longterm debt and leave the company with money in the bank, said Arizona Opera Executive Director Ryan Taylor.
Taylor said the challenge donation came as the company was about to open the season finale of "Don Pasquale" in Phoenix; the production was mounted in Tucson first in early April.
"It sort of hit me out of left field," said Taylor, who said he was cautiously optimistic that the company would meet the challenge by the deadline. "The donor came forward and said, 'I would like to see if we could do this again and put all of the accumulated debt to bed this season.' "
As of Wednesday, about $25,000 had been donated, said associate development director Mark Saville, including a $100 online donation from someone in Texas and an online donation that came with a note: "Loved the show, happy to contribute."
"What's surprising to me is — and I've been with the company three years now — it's the first time people have come up to me and voluntarily donated money," Saville said, recounting one new Arizona Opera donor who two months ago gave $5,000. After Taylor announced the new campaign, the man wrote a check for $10,000, he said.
"It's been rather extraordinary," Saville said.
In the year since Taylor was installed by the Board of Trustees, Arizona Opera has been riding a wave of momentum. It has increased its donor base to 1,500, adding 400 new donors and bringing back 226 who had lapsed in the past few years, Saville said. Last May it quietly launched its first so-called Million Dollar May fundraising campaign, turning to longtime supporters to raise $500,000 in six weeks to pay down the company's $3.2 million longterm debt.
In early April, CopperPoint Mutual, formerly SCF Arizona, agreed to erase $1.6 million in debt from Arizona Opera's longterm revolving line of credit in exchange for a four-year title sponsorship. That brought the company's debt to its lowest level since before the recession set in in 2008, Taylor said.
Being debt-free "puts us in position to be able to capitalize on what we do well," Taylor said.
"There are only nine opera companies that produce five titles or more at the level that we do it and our budget is only half the size of the next comparable company," he said. "And we are the only company that produces opera in two distinctive metropolitan areas."
Meanwhile, Opera America renewed Arizona Opera's $40,000 Building Opera Audiences grant. Arizona Opera, which received the grant last year, will use the money as part of its collaboration with Univision to grow and enhance its Hispanic audience through programming and education outreach, Taylor said.


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The Cabinet took a series of decisions today regarding the issues involved in U.S. special envoy Alfred. Atherton's current mission — but resolved not to publish them in advance of Atherton's bringing them personally to the knowledge of Egypt's leaders. The U.S. envoy is to fly to Cairo tomorrow after five days of talks here in Israel, to discuss American and Israeli ideas on Articles IV and VI of the draft peace treaty with top Egyptian officials.
The envoy met for a final working session this evening with Israeli diplomats and legal experts under Premier Menachem Begin's political aide, Dr. Eliahu Ben-Elissar. Atherton was also expected to confer with Begin himself, at least by telephone, before leaving the country.
On the Cabinet table today was the text of a proposed draft letter, hammered out during the Atherton talks here and further refined in contacts between Atherton and Washington, on Article VI, paragraph 5 (the "priority of obligations" clause).
The U.S. is suggesting that this letter, from America to Israel, be part of the entire treaty package, alongside the earlier U.S. interpretative letter to Egypt on Article VI, paragraph. 5 Israel rejected, and still rejects, that interpretative letter to Egypt, on the grounds that it did not recognize the priority of the peace treaty over Egypt's inter-Arab defense commitments.
The new U.S. draft letter to Israel apparently seeks to clarify the U.S. view that Egypt's intervention on the side of another Arab state against Israel would be legitimate only if Israel had launched a blatantly unprovoked attack on the Arab state.
The Cabinet heard from Begin and Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan of the substantive progress made by the Atherton-Ben-Elissar working group on Article IV (the "review" clause) — and of the lack of progress on Article VI, paragraph 5 (the provision which severs the treaty from any operative linkage to the Camp David "framework for peace" on the Palestinian autonomy).


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A burning question in Washington these days is whether President Barack Obama is using all available power to woo lawmakers and advance his agenda in Congress.
In recent weeks the president has been leading a charm offensive, hosting dinners with batches of Republican and Democratic senators in hopes of building a centrist coalition sympathetic to his goals.
The president entertained women senators at the White House last night.
But is more hardball in order?
At a White House press briefing on Monday, a reporter invoked the movie "Lincoln," where the 16th president uses a mix of pork, patronage appointments, threats and flattery to win congressional passage of the 13th Amendment ending slavery.
"I am the president of the United States, clothed in immense power," Lincoln says in the movie. "You will procure me these votes."
Does the 44th president have "a philosophical objection to using" such powers? the reporter asked.
In some ways, the answer is yes. Old school horse-trading has its risks and limitations for a president who came to office promising more transparency and an end to business as usual.
Notably, Mr. Obama has voiced objections to "earmarks," spending for pet projects lawmakers would insert into legislation to help their districts and curry favor with constituents.
In late 2010, Mr. Obama devoted a weekly address to the subject of earmarks. He suggested that earmarks erode "public trust" while wasting billions of dollars. Speaking a few months later in his State of the Union address, Mr. Obama made a blanket statement that earmarks are unacceptable.
He said that "because the American people deserve to know that special interests aren't larding up legislation with pet projects, both parties in congress should know this: If a bill comes to my desk with earmarks inside, I will veto it.
"I will veto it."
Congress has put in place a moratorium on earmarks. So it wouldn't be easy for the president– either practically or from the standpoint of ideological consistency – to dangle earmarks as a carrot.
"The loss of earmarks makes it harder for the president to deal," said Ed Rendell, former Democratic governor of Pennsylvania. In his time as governor, Mr. Rendell said, "there was always some transportation project or economic development project that some state senator wanted. … President Obama doesn't have that."
In the biggest legislative fight of the president's first term, horse-trading abounded. As Congress passed a health-care bill, the deal-making was so wide open it spilled into the popular culture.
A sweetener for a Nebraska senator was dubbed, "the Cornhusker Kickback." Another for a Louisiana senator was termed, "the Louisiana Purchase."
As the public watched, the deals fed cynicism and shaped a perception that unsavory political tactics were used to pass a bill that would otherwise have collapsed.
Trading earmarks for a vote on gun control or other controversial legislation might trigger similar objections.
"Earmarks aren't the magical grease that makes everything better," said Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a non-partisan budget watchdog.
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A GANG has been ransacking large houses in Swindon to try to cash in on rising gold prices.
Burglars have hit five homes since May and are said to have made off with a haul of jewellery worth £60,000 from one family.
The police are asking witnesses to come forward and are advising people on how to protect property.
British Asian families have been targeted across the country after a six-fold rise in gold since the recession.
But police, who say the number of burglaries in Swindon remains low, do not believe any one distinct group is being targeted in the town.
One victim, who did not want to be named, said: "My home was ransacked, completely trashed. It was obvious what they were looking for as they left a lot of high-value electronic items. They didn't find any jewellery but took some cash. Other people have come off worse though.
"One business owner lost £60,000 worth of jewellery. He is utterly devastated."
A gang is believed to be responsible as three people were spotted at the scene of one of the crimes. No arrests have been made so far.
Det Con Rachel Hardy said: "A very small proportion of burglaries this summer have been of large detached houses.
"We are currently speaking with community groups to ensure that they are taking the proper precautions to protect their property.
"This type of burglary has been seen across the UK and is not unique to Swindon due to the current high value of gold."
Anyone with information should call Wiltshire police on 101 and ask for the Swindon Priority Crime Team.
Alternatively, information can be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Goal-setting for incentive programs is more art than science, but companies should take steps to ensure they avoid the "sandbagging" phenomenon, said Mike Halloran, worldwide partner at Mercer Human Resource Consulting, during WorldatWork's Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim, California.
Halloran started his presentation by defining sandbagging as the downplay of one's ability in order to deceive. In compensation, sandbagging occurs when goals for incentive programs are set so low that individuals can make good money without working too hard, he said.
Halloran said setting goals for annual incentives is a growing challenge for companies. Setting the goals too high or too low is ineffective, he noted. He told audience members that they must ensure that their incentive programs have rigor and credibility.
He said one possible sign of sandbagging is that a business unit is qualifying for the maximum bonus or close to it every year. Another "telltale" sign of sandbagging is that the business unit is receiving above average to maximum bonuses consistently, but there are indications that the business unit isn't a high performer within the industry nor is it improving within the industry.
He offered an example of one of Mercer's clients, specifically a global consumer products company. When the company began to look at data, the company found some interesting trends. The company discovered wide variations in the incentive payouts among different business units around the world. In Russia, the company paid an average of 161 percent of the target over a five-year period, but in France, the company paid an average of 22 percent of the target over the same period.
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He said many people argue that the relative approach is the best way to counter sandbagging because it captures true performance using information from other companies with the same internal business economics, with the same macro economics, and competing in the same products and/or markets.
However, he said, the relative measurement is no "cure-all" and involves conditions that companies must consider. For example, there is a potential to pay for negative performance of the business unit because the performance of other companies in that peer group was worse. In addition, industry consolidation and sudden changes in the availability and comparability of data are two other factors companies face, he said.
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Alex spoke about numerous startups that were revitalizing downtowns and city centers across the Midwest – areas that had been vacated as people moved out to the suburbs. These startups, in turn, spurred the development of bars, restaurants and shops, revitalizing many of the downtowns.
Ohanian's talk about how the open Internet spurred innovation across the heartland was quickly woven into a passion of his: ensuring that the Internet remains open. He talked about SOPA and PIPA and how the online community rallied across the country to help stop those laws from passing. Yet, even at the height of this awareness, the mainstream media reported on this issue only a handful of times, being eclipsed by stories on Kim Kardashian and Tim Tebow.
The serial entrepreneur warned that even though SOPA and PIPA had failed, there would be many more attempts to restrict the Internet, calling these a potential death by a thousand cuts. "It is much harder to rally around something that is not as glaringly obvious or stupid as SOPA or PIPA," the entrepreneur said.
Ohanian believed that if we could know what our favorite celebrity is eating for breakfast, then we ought to know what our representative is doing in Congress. He believes that your representative has a "digital district" to consider as well as a physical one. To prove that point, Ohanian demoed an app called Contact Congress where he effortlessly dialed his representative with just a push of a button. He got a staffer on the phone and voiced his disproval of CISPA, the latest acronym to join the fray of restricting the Internet.
Ohanian added that open source is a leading indicator for what online collaboration can be. He said nearly every major website that we couldn't live without is built on open technology. "That's the power of the open Internet," Ohanian said. "It used to be gatekeepers… and right now it is falling and we don't know where it is going."
Giving people more access, especially in rural areas, along with continuing to push STEM education and coding in schools will ultimately lead to power and a vibrant society. "The Internet can provide the place where good ideas can win," Ohanian believes. That goes for the "Silicon Prairie" as much as Silicon Valley.


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Quick Answer
Edit the "@" record under your "A (Host) Records" through your DNS Manager; point it to 18.104.22.168 and save; log into your site, then click "More" (on the shelf) and select "URL / Custom Tracking Code"; enter the domain in the Top Level Domain field, select "Redirect Subdomain to Top Level Domain" and save.
The screenshot above shows the Domain Management panel (where you need to make the updates) in GoDaddy. Check the link below for a list of articles about how to point your domain with different domain providers:
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Find the area in your domain registrar account where you can edit DNS settings, which also may be titled something like "DNS Manager," "Zone File Settings," "Domain Settings," "DNS Records," etc.
3. Point Your Domain to our IP Address
Look to see if there's already a list of "A (Host)" records – you need to either update the "@" record here (or add an "@" record), and point it to our IP address: 126.96.36.199
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Second Part
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Our colleague Amanda Ernst reports at FBNY that the rumor of Budget Travel closing is untrue.
A Newsweek spokesman says that "It's business as usual at Budget Travel and we are currently working to produce the February issue and beyond."
So what the heck, guys?
We're thrilled that nobody lost their job today, but rest assured we're going to keep an eye on this story to see what develops.


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Clear Lake is home to thousands of birds and one of the biggest dangers to these birds is discarded fishing line.
Recently, a resident of Corinthian Bay discovered a dead Black-Crowned Night-Heron hanging from a tree limb. The heron's body was tangled in monofilament fishing line. Apparently, the heron had become tangled in the fishing line while fishing along the shore and then flew to the tree where it died. The heron is a common bird at Clear Lake and can be seen at lakeside parks.
Last summer, Redbud Audubon volunteer Robert Patton installed 14 recycle bins for discarded fishing line at boat ramps and private resorts. The recycle bins are made of PVC pipe and are part of a statewide program begun by the California Coastal Commission in 2009.
Prior to Redbud's project, the commission had installed 79 bins at locations on the California coast and inland lakes. As of April, about 755 pounds of fishing line had been collected and properly recycled. Stretched out, this line would reach from San Francisco to Wichita, Kan. Fishermen are urged to discard their old fishing line in the recycle bins to prevent birds and animals such as otters from becoming tangled in the line.


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SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SLI Systems announced today that it is helping a growing number of online retail brands deliver a user-friendly mobile commerce experience to customers shopping on smartphones and tablets, through its powerful Learning Search full-service site search solution. Over the past year SLI has seen a significant number of clients move to its SLI Mobile hosted site search for their mobile commerce sites, including: Boden (U.S. and UK sites), e.l.f. Cosmetics, eVitamins.com, Kosmic Sound, Spencer's Online, Sports Unlimited, Tea Collection and U.S. Toy Company.
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Where is China's fake lake?
We've all heard the rumours: the hypodermic needles used to empty and refill bottles, the wines exported from China only to return with a new national identity, and the one about three times the total annual production of Lafite being consumed monthly at a single Dongguan hotel. We've started to question the empty trophy bottles on our friends' mantelpieces and give bottles of Jacob's Creek on the shelves at 7-Eleven the sceptical eye.
Then there are the confirmed cases that sent shudders through the industry: the recent indictment of Rudy Kurniawan and the scandal of Labouré-Roi, the largest supplier of Burgundy for airlines, which was shown to be falsely labelling up to 1.6 million bottles of its own product and engaging in illegal blending.
But given that these incidents occurred as far away as the US and France, why should Hong Kong be tarred with the brush of these scandals? And yet there appears at the end of nearly every article on Kurniawan et al cautionary remarks that these bottles will likely be fobbed off on the less-discerning Asian market.
A prize example is this from Michael Steinberger in Vanity Fair: "In recent years, Hong Kong has eclipsed London and New York as the richest wine auction market, and it has apparently also become a dumping ground for counterfeits."
When we raise the topic, we get a mix of resigned shrugs and angry snarls that "Hong Kong" should be doing more to battle counterfeiting (although nobody says who specifically). Hong Kong, we protest, is not thought disreputable in our part of the world: mainland buyers travel to our city to buy their Mouton (as well as their Vuitton).
The Hong Kong Quality Assurance Association's Wine Storage Management Systems Certification Scheme, while not a silver bullet, is at least trying to keep up. From this year, all certified businesses must prove they have a viable disposal scheme for used crates and bottles to ensure they do not recirculate. Ties have been established between our customs office and those in France, the US, Chile and Australia, but as Albert Ho, head of the Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau, recently said, customs has more difficulty establishing official relationships than the criminals, who don't face bureaucratic hurdles.
Much of the mendacity in the market is blamed on mainland super fakes. (Who hasn't heard the story about the sham merchant who "only accepts genuine empty bottles"?) But according to the Customs and Excise Department the number of bottles coming into our city from the mainland is negligible. This may not address Steinberger's point, but at least it suggests Hong Kong is not adding to the pool of auction-worthy fakes.
And surely a country famed for its excellence in fakery can spot a phoney. As storage expert Greg De'Eb of Crown Wine Cellars says, mainland clients are especially attuned to chicanery; for instance, they are aware that bottles left unattended in temporary storage may be swapped out of a case with sterling provenance and replaced with bottles of the same label but a different past. This practice, known as "bottle switching", is not even technically fraud, as the wines are, in the eyes of the law, identical.
Tech-driven solutions include unique bubble tags, scannable codes and radio frequency identity tags that talk to our smartphones. But these don't address the problem of older wines, which may have only oral accounts of their provenance. Chemical analysis of a wine's mineral contents can only hope to validate the wine by destroying it.
What can we as an industry and as a wine-loving public do? For one thing, let's stop irresponsible rumours, as they do nothing but damage the market. The next time someone tells you that 20 per cent of the wine in Guangdong is fake, or that boatloads of bulk wine are being sent out of China then resold as Australian wine, ask them for names and details of the case. For a case to be enforceable, the brand's trademark must be registered with the customs office (on the mainland, it must be registered in characters and Roman letters); if you see suspicious bottles, e-mail the owners with snapshots to encourage them to protect their brand. If the claim is something you can substantiate, e-mail us [firstname.lastname@example.com] and we'll report it anonymously on your behalf. If we all act as watchdogs and insist on some accountability, perhaps we'll know better where to expend our energies.
(As published in the South China Morning Post)
Thanks Debra,
As travelers to China have noted their can be some strange fakes! These are two of our favorites.
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Hill of Glory –
[…] to Asia, and China especially. But I don't think China is the answer. Especially after reading Debra Meiberg's piece on wine forgeries, if anything, it might create a backlash against fine wine in that region. Already I am hearing […]
Sourcing has always been a problem and is not specific to HK/China. Rodenstock was probably "producing" in Asia but he was selling in Europe, Russia and in the US. The best solution, on the consumer's side, is to find a reliable source and be prepared to pay a premium for quality and safety. Buying wine from a reputable merchant is an easy thing to do, especially in HK, but some are still reluctant to do so because of the price that often comes with it.
We also have to keep in mind that for some Chinese consumers, buying a fake wine is like buying a fake Vuitton: they know they don't get the right stuff but they are getting close enough to it, for what they know.


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Black River Pirates
COACH: Al Young, 18th year
TOP RETURNEES: Gabe Clark, sr., FB/MLB, 6-4, 205; Jon Brietkrenz, sr., OL/DL, 6-3, 240; Chase Smith, sr., RB/DB, 5-10, 165.
KEY TO THE SEASON: The Pirates have one of the top all-around athletes in senior Gabe Clark, who was a first-team selection as a linebacker last season, and will probably be one of the top running backs in the league this year. Young is a veteran coach for a school that has a natural rivalry with the perennial top two powers in the Stars Division -- Buckeye and
Brooklyn Hurricanes
COACH: Chris O'Brien, 1st year
TOP RETURNEES: Bill Sutton Jr., sr., QB, 6-3, 195; Jordan Valente, sr., OT/LB, 6-1, 225; Kyle Drdek, sr., C/DT, 5-10, 225.
KEY TO THE SEASON: The Hurricanes aren't returning a ton of talent from last year and have limited depth, but they did receive some help from St. Edward transfer Brandon DeJesus -- who O'Brien expects to shore up the line. O'Brien takes over the program after eight years as an assistant at Bay.
Brookside Cardinals
COACH: Mike Akers, 3rd year
TOP RETURNEES: Steve Bartok, sr., HB/LB, 5-9, 175; Nick Rados, sr., WB/LB, 5-10, 180; Zach Upton, sr., TE/LB, 6-1, 195.
KEY TO THE SEASON: Akers doesn't even try to disguise his annual game plan -- beat opponents up with the Cardinals' imposing size and strength.
Buckeye Bucks
COACH: Billy Burke, 1st year
TOP RETURNEES: Josh Barney, sr., OL/DL, 6-2, 280; Jesse Horton, sr., QB, 5-11, 185; Cory Reisner, jr., RB/S, 6-0, 190.
KEY TO THE SEASON: Burke takes over the Buckeye program after moving to the area from
"That's where we're going to make our money," Burke said.
Keystone Wildcats
COACH: Rob Clarico, 4th year
TOP RETURNEES: Shane Robinson, sr., FB/DB, 5-11, 175; Mike Herb, sr., QB/DB, 6-2, 200; Kyle Shaw, sr., WR/DB, 6-1, 175.
KEY TO THE SEASON: The Wildcats should have one of the top offenses in the league, fueled by a stellar aerial attack between senior quarterback Mike Herb and wide receivers Kyle Shaw and Matt Herb. Keystone will also have All-PAC fullback Shane Robinson returning to the backfield.
Dukes Wellington
COACH: Matt Stoll, 18th year
TOP RETURNEES: Kull McClurg, sr., QB, height weight; Erick Saunders, sr., WR, height weight; Cory Kidd, sr., RB, height weight.
KEY TO THE SEASON: The Dukes have some of the league's top players from last season back, but have lost their entire offensive and defensive lines. It'll be a race to see if the skill players can make plays while the young lines gain experience, or if opponents tee off on the inexperienced blockers and ensure
Clearview Clippers
COACH: Mike Collier, 1st year
TOP RETURNEES: Mike Bason, sr., RB/OLB/CB, 5-9, 175; William Payne, sr., C/NT, 6-4, 250; Anthony Hitchens, so., RB/LB, 5-10, 180.
KEY TO THE SEASON: Clearview has plenty of big names returning from its Stripes Division championship season. The Clippers have first-teamers on both sides of the ball -- William Payne on the offensive line, and Ben Cline and Nick Huesel on defense -- and have four second-teamers returning as well.
"I'm pretty excited about this season," said first-year coach Mike Collier.
Raiders Columbia
COACH: Jason Ward, 2nd year
TOP RETURNEES: Aaron Fortney, sr., G/MLB, 5-10, 200; Richie Bics, sr., FB/LB, 6-1, 175; Chas Manross, sr., WR/SS, 6-2, 185.
KEY TO THE SEASON: The Raiders took some big hits in the skill positions -- most noticeably All-PAC first-teamers Steve DuPlaga at quarterback, Ryan Klink at running back and David Banyasz at wide receiver -- but will have a strong defense this year, led by first-teamer Aaron Fortney at linebacker and second-teamers Jeff Shaffer and Richie Bics.
Lutheran West Longhorns
TOP RETURNEES: David Krieger, sr., RB/LB, 6-1, 190; Colin McHugh, sr., DL/OL, 6-0, 220; Josh Malave, sr., RB/LB, 5-8, 165.
KEY TO THE SEASON: Fehrs and the Longhorns are looking to build off a great finish to a disappointing season. Lutheran West lost its first six games last year, then won out to finish 4-3 in the
"We're hoping to build on that momentum," Fehrs said. "It was nice to have that strong finish because all those kids that played those last four games are back."
Oberlin Phoenix
COACH: Dave McFarland, 1st year
TOP RETURNEES: Kris Robinson, senior, WR/S, 6-3, 175; Shwuan Stevenson, senior, WR/OLB, 6-4, 200; Dalton Rimbert, senior, OG/NT, 6-1, 230.
KEY TO THE SEASON: McFarland, who coached at Elyria Catholic for the past four seasons, believes that the key to snapping the school's 37-game losing streak will come down to how quickly the defense gets competitive.
"We believe you have to play great defense," McFarland said. "They have to give the offense a chance. Our focus is to find 11 players who want to fly to the ball and make plays."


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