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Here we have compiled the best advice for tips and tours in Copenhagen (unfortunately only available in English), whether you are visiting the city as a family with young children, family with older children, as a group, as a backpacker or as a couple. All our guides are made by two Copenhageners and cover both the well-known major attractions and sights, and also many really good insider tips for the city.
It is useful to know that Copenhagen is divided into five major districts: Inner city/centre, Østerbro, Nørrebro, Frederiksberg and Vesterbro:
In the centre of Copenhagen you will find most of the attractions, the free town Christiania, the queen's castle, Danhostel Copenhagen City, and also Copenhagen's main shopping street "Strøget", with about 1.1 km of shopping in all price ranges (see the item on "shopping" among the categories below).
Nørrebro and Vesterbro are the young and hip neighbourhoods – here there are a lot of students, hipsters and cafes and slightly smaller niche shops, restaurants and cafes, as well as many different kinds of cultures. In terms of eating out and going to bars etc., it is generally cheaper to stay in Nørrebro and Vesterbro than in the other neighbourhoods in Copenhagen.
Østerbro and Frederiksberg are both known as the more "fashionable" neighbourhoods in Copenhagen – lots of young people live here of course, but the areas also have many families and it is typically more expensive to go out to eat or go to a bar in these two areas than in Nørrebro and Vesterbro.
If you have any questions about the many possibilities that the city presents, we are of course always available to answer in reception.
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Move away from downtown out into the districts of Copenhagen and came a little closer to the everyday lives of Copenhagen's residents. Each neighbourhood has its own charm and different things to offer.
The three most popular areas for backpackers are the centre of Copenhagen, where most of the tourist attractions are, as well as Nørrebro and Vesterbro, which are the two most versatile and "young" neighbourhoods of Copenhagen. Here there are a lot of young people, students, hipsters and original characters, and it is also in Nørrebro and Vesterbro that you will find small niche shops, as well as cafes and restaurants with food from all over the world in many different price ranges. If you are a backpacker and would like to eat a cheap but good meal, the first side streets on Nørrebrogade when you come down from the lakes are a very good area to start exploring – for example Ravnsborggade and Blågårdsgade. In Vesterbro, Istedgade and the surrounding streets offer many different and inexpensive types of food.
See more about the different neighbourhoods on AOK's website and find out which neighbourhood you want to explore, or explore their differences by visiting several different ones (AOK neighbourhood guides are available in English – see links below);
Discover the city from the water and see Copenhagen's sights on a guided canal cruise. This is a great way of getting an insight into Copenhagen's history and to see most of the city – without moving at all.
There are many canal cruises on offer – the cheapest, which cost 40 kr per person per trip, are called the Netto boats. Find the timetable and other information about the Netto boats here or see information about the other options for a canal tour here.
There are many beautiful green spaces and gardens in Copenhagen. The largest and most popular are listed here:
Kongens Have
Copenhagen's busiest park, located in the centre of Copenhagen, is called Kongens Have ("the King's Garden"). It first opened its gates in the early 18th century as a garden of Rosenborg Castle, which is still located in the park. Kongens Have was built by the Danish King Christian IV, who originally laid it out as a herb garden for the court. At Rosenborg Castle you can see the Queen's Crown Jewels or go on a guided tour. Just behind Kongens Have is Copenhagen's Botanical Gardens, where you can go for a walk – for free – in many of the garden's beautiful greenhouses. Here there are tropical climates, desert climates, a mass of different butterflies, and a lot of interesting plants to look at.
Read more about Kongens Have - "King's Garden" - here.
Frederiksberg Have
Frederiksberg Have is a really beautiful park, which is well maintained and has small streams running through it. Barbecues are not allowed in the park, but when the weather is fine you can row on the small streams, and the park is always a good choice for a fine walk in all seasons.
Read more about Frederiksberg Have - "Frederiksberg Gardens" - here.
Østre Anlæg
Østre Anlæg is an exciting, almost fairy tale-like garden. Here nature is allowed to run a bit more free and wild, and the garden is full of small paths, hidden corners, hills and beautiful lakes. There is also a staffed playground.
Read more about Østre Anlæg here.
Fælledparken is a large park in the district of Østerbro, which surrounds "Parken" – the home stadium of FC Copenhagen – the city's biggest football team. Fælledparken is 58 hectares or 580,000 square metres, and there are football pitches, a lake and lots of fun for children: in summer, children can play in the park's water playground with a children's pool, water labyrinths, a raincloud and two large water cannons. There are also several large playgrounds with trampolines, a Tarzan run, scooter circuits, traffic playground, etc.
Read more about Fælledparken here.
Assistens Cemetery
Assistens Cemetery is located in the heart of Nørrebro, and besides being an active cemetery, it is also a popular area for the many young people living in Nørrebro, and also the city's other residents. The cemetery, which dates from 1760, was conservation-listed in 2014, and this ensures that the residents of Nørrebro will continue to have this breathing space to visit.
Read more about Assistens Cemetery here.
Being a coastal city and a city with many canals, Copenhagen offers both beautiful beaches and sea swimming pools, and so there is ample opportunity to have a swim or soak up the sun on the beach in Copenhagen. Below is a list of the coolest beaches / sea swimming pools in Copenhagen:
Amager Strand
Copenhagen's biggest beach is Amager Strandpark, which is just 5.5 km from Danhostel Copenhagen City – a perfect trip on a bicycle, which of course you can hire from us. However, it is also well served by public transport as there is a metro stop right next to it: Amager Strand st.
In 2005 Amager Strandpark was turned into a 2 km long artificial island that gives access to the sea, but also forms a shallow lagoon which is perfect for children. At Amager Strandpark you can buy various things to eat, ice cream, beverages, etc., and there are toilets and lifeguards (in high season).
Havnebadet at Islands Brygge
Just across from Danhostel Copenhagen City is Islands Brygge, which has Copenhagen's largest sea swimming pool. Here you can sunbathe on the large lawns and take a dip in one of the five pools: there are shallow pools for children, a pool for swimming, and a deeper pool where you can dive from a diving tower, which has diving boards of one, three and five meters.
In high season there are lifeguards at Havnebadet and there are toilets in the vicinity. Islands Brygge also offers lots of ice cream, drinks, sandwiches, etc.
And then of course there is Copenhagen's best view – just across the way at Danhostel Copenhagen City.
If you are the type who prefers a little more sophisticated trip to the beach, in the company of mostly young people, you can go to Halvandet, which is Copenhagen's largest city beach bar: here you can sunbathe and drink cold drinks on a 200-metre long quay, which has sun loungers, one of the best views of Copenhagen, petanque, basketball, football, volleyball, minigolf, and not least wonderful music from the beach DJ. It is not possible to swim at Halvandet. You can buy different kinds of food, and you can have a barbecue here in the evening.
Halvandet is about 5 km from Danhostel Copenhagen City, and the bicycle ride there is beautiful and easy.
In Østerbro there is Svanemøllen Beach, an artificially constructed sandy beach, which opened in 2010. As it is not so large in size, the beach can get quite busy in the summer. On the other hand, the beach is watched over by lifeguards and has a 130 m long bathing pier going out into the water.
Bellevue Beach is some way north along the coast in Copenhagen, 15 km from the hostel. If it is too far to cycle there, you can take the S-train and get off at the station called Dyrehaven ("Deer Park"). Dyrehaven is also one of the largest parks in Copenhagen, and a great place for a trip.
The world-famous amusement park in the heart of Copenhagen represents both a taste of the past and contemporary high-speed entertainment. The park was founded by a diplomat's son Georg Carstensen, who on his travels around the world gathered inspiration for the Copenhagen park, which today is the country's most popular amusement attraction.
In Tivoli, you can try the old roller coaster or the crazy new Vertigo, which is only for real daredevils. If speed and drama are not for you, Tivoli also offers plenty of cultural activities. Every Friday in the summer season, there is Friday Rock where big names from the Danish and international music scene pay a visit. There are also promenade concerts in the park and summer revues with famous Danish actors. An evening in the garden should be rounded off with a blast of fireworks.
The rockets light up the skies over Tivoli every weekend, read more here.
Tivoli has long been the darling of Copenhagen, boasting a premier location in the centre of the city; its twinkling tent tops and fun rides are a glorious reminder of the yesteryear. Find out why the travel experts at Expedia recommend our stunning hostel for your trip to Tivoli: http://blog.expedia.com.au/worlds-most-unique-theme-parks/
Entrance tickets and unlimited ride tickets can be purchased in the reception.
The 150-year-old zoo offers the opportunity to experience all the world's animals at close range in a fantastic setting in Frederiksberg. In 2008 the zoo was extended with a large elephant house and outdoor enclosure facing the Frederiksberg Garden, and soon there will also be a brand new and innovative enclosure for the Chinese Pandas arriving in 2018.
Amalienborg Castle is the royal couple's residence in the winter months. The castle complex consists of four palaces, encircling an octagonal square. In the middle of the square is Saly's equestrian statue of Frederick the fifth, who was the founder of Amalienborg and Frederiksstaden.
The Queen and Prince Consort live in Christian IX's Palace – see which of the four palaces this is here.
The Royal Lifeguard stands guard at Amalienborg and other royal castles and palaces. The Lifeguard perform changing of the guard at Amalienborg every day at 12.00. Post replacement is also performed every two hours. It is almost always a thrill for children to see the beautiful guardsman and to see where the queen lives.
Dyrehavsbakken (known colloquially as Bakken) is the world's oldest amusement park still in existence. It is located at Dyrehaven near Klampenborg about 10 km north of Copenhagen. There are 33 rides and an open-air stage offering musical entertainment. The whole family is guaranteed to have a wonderful day there.
One of Denmark's most famous sights, sitting at the entrance to Copenhagen Harbour. The world famous sculpture illustrates Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of the same name and was created by the sculptor Edvard Eriksen. The mermaid was a gift from the Carlsberg heir, master brewer Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder J.C. Jacobsen. After having attended the ballet The Little Mermaid at the Royal Theatre, he wanted Copenhagen to have its own mermaid.
The National Museum can certainly be recommended for those interested in history. The museum gives a good insight into how Denmark's history has played out over the last 300 years, and there are always interesting exhibitions from other countries.
A unique area of Copenhagen, which for many years has been one of Copenhagen's most visited tourist attractions. Christiania is a free city which was previously part of a barracks area. In 1971, the area was occupied by the so-called "slum-stormers", who later became the squatter movement. Since then the free town has been governed as a kind of collective. Danish politicians have repeatedly tried to outlaw Christiania due to the widespread marijuana-trafficking which evidently takes place there, but so far life in the free town continues on its merry way.
Christiania is worth a visit – not least because it has been one of the most controversial places in Copenhagen over the last 30 years. Find more information here.
In the centre of the city, right next to Copenhagen City Hall, is the Danish Design Center, which is packed with the best of Danish design. The five floors, designed by Henning Larsen's design studio, provide the setting for Danish Design Centre's workspace and exhibition space. Here there are exhibitions of both Danish and international design – with up to five different exhibitions at a time. So there should be something for everyone, while the cafe, shop and building are worth a visit in themselves.
The Blue Planet gives you the experience of more than 300 animal species from the sea, spread over 70 aquariums with a total of one million litres of water. The aqua centre presents authentic and beautiful aquariums, and constant attention is paid to the their interior design and decoration.
Visitors will be able to experience both saltwater and freshwater fish from exotic locations around the world. Find more information here.
This handsome tower on one of Copenhagen's oldest shopping streets originally served as an observatory, but today the astronomers have long since left the tower, and it is only amateur astronomers who use the tower to look at the stars. The tower is open every day of the year and opening hours vary from season to season.
Copenhagen is full of delicious restaurants, cafes and street food. Here is a guide to areas with good restaurants, as well as a few select restaurants in the different neighbourhoods of Copenhagen.
All areas of the city
Halifax burger
As the only one of the restaurants that we have selected for this Copenhagen restaurant guide, Halifax Burger is placed on 7 different locations in the city: 2 restaurants in inner city, one on Vesterbro, one on Amager, one on Frederiksberg, one in Valby and one on Østerbro. Halifax is a very nice burger restaurant, serving delicious burgers in a modern setting with good service. Halifax lets you build your own burger, which means that you always get exactly what you like the most at Halifax.
Selected areas to eat in the inner city:
Nyhavn is one of the most famous and popular places in Copenhagen, where you will find a wide range of cafes and restaurants along one of the major canals in the centre of Copenhagen.
If you could do with a coffee stop or lunch break on your shopping trip in Copenhagen, you can visit one of the many cafes in Skindergade/Fiolstræde, a street that runs parallel to Strøget – we can highly recommend Cafe Zirup, for example.
On Kultorvet you will find many different restaurants and cafes, all of which surround the delightful square. You can sit inside or outside, and most of the cafes have patio heaters and blankets if it is not so warm.
Islands Brygge
Just opposite the hostel is Islands Brygge, which is a very popular spot in the summer in Copenhagen. Here you can relax on the lawns and enjoy your own sandwiches, ice cream or beer. There is also Copenhagen's harbour pool, which is a popular place to both children and adults: the area is monitored by lifeguards and there is the opportunity for diving, relaxing and play.
Selected cafes/restaurants in the inner city:
The Living Room
One of the cosiest cafes in Copenhagen – especially in autumn and winter, as the café – as the name suggests – resembles a cosy and homely living room: they have large, soft sofas and armchairs, and cosy candles.
Paludan Book and Cafe
A really lovely book café, which also serves very decent food and a cheap but good glass of wine. It is a favourite for young people in particular, and here you can always find a good atmosphere and delicious but inexpensive food.
The Black Diamond
The Black Diamond (Den Sorte Diamant), which is Copenhagen's main library, has a coffee shop with a lovely large terrace right next to the main canal in Copenhagen – just on the other side of the bridge from Danhostel Copenhagen City. The Black Diamond is also an incredibly impressive building, which is definitely worth a look at.
And of course the terrace is really worth a visit in good weather.
Madklubben ("the Food Club") is one of the most popular chains of restaurants in Copenhagen, and despite the fact that the restaurant is a chain it is still very "chic" and smart, and all types of Copenhageners go there. Here you can get a two or three-course menu of very good quality, but still at an affordable price. The different "Madklubben" restaurants have different concepts, so whether you fancy onions, fish, French or Italian, there should be a "Food Club" to match your taste.
Selected areas with eateries in Østerbro:
In Østerbro there are two large squares with places to eat
Øster Fælled Torv, located on the main shopping street Østerbrogade, or Bopa Plads, which is a square in among the small streets in Østerbro. On Øster Fælled Torv there is Café Capers, which has covered outdoor seating most of the year.
Bopa Plads has two really cosy cafes – Café Pixie and Café Bopa, both of which have outdoor seating in the summer. The Laundromat cafés are also very popular and very cosy.
Selected areas with eateries in Nørrebro:
Sankt Hans Torv
On Sankt Hans Torv there are a couple of really lovely, ordinary cafes, which have outdoor seating in the summer.
Inner Nørrebro
Streets on inner Nørrebro
If you prefer more of a "street food" atmosphere, reminiscent of the small eateries in such places as Kreuzberg in Berlin, you can do no better than visit the cafés on Blågårdsgade, Rantzausgade, Ravnsborggade and Griffenfeldtsgade and on the main street in Nørrebro, Nørrebrogade. In Nørrebro you will generally find the cheapest selection of food in Copenhagen.
The lakes
The lakes in Copenhagen are used very frequently by Copenhageners: they connect the inner city with all the neighbourhoods, and are used for running, sailing in small boats, walking, dates, and not least café visits. Down by the lakes there are 5 or so cafes, all of which have outdoor seating in good weather.
Selected areas with eateries in Frederiksberg:
Pile Allé
On Pile Allé there are a number of cosy cafes and restaurants with a historic character, and all have a lovely little city garden attached at the front.
Gammel Kongevej
On Gammel Kongevej ("Old King's Road") there are many bars, cafes and restaurants, and here you will find brunch, breakfast and dinner in the daytime, while there are also places with a little more action in the later hours.
Selected cafes/restaurants in Frederiksberg
Sokkelund Café and Brasserie is a cosy cafe, located just a few minutes' walk from Frederiksberg Garden. Here you can enjoy a nice brunch, lunch or dinner and possibly combine it with a trip to the Zoo or Frederiksberg Garden.
Forno a Legna
Forno a Legna, close to the centre of Frederiksberg, is regarded by many as the best pizzeria in Copenhagen. The downside is that there is always a long queue – you can rarely call and order your pizza in advance as they usually do not answer the phone. So you have to turn up and wait usually an hour. If you have time to wait, you can indeed look forward to enjoying a quite excellent pizza.
Selected areas with eateries in Vesterbro
Kødbyen ("the Meat Town") has bars full of atmosphere, restaurants with high-quality cuisine and some of the country's best galleries. For generations the skilled butchers of Kødbyen have been running butchers' shops there and this still continues to some extent, and so there is quite a special atmosphere in Kødbyen, strongly influenced by the area's many driving forces. Kødbyen has become a very popular place for many Copenhageners, especially the young.
Istedgade has undergone a major transformation in recent years, and is currently characterized more by hip cafes, restaurants and hotels, than the more colourful identity the street once had as an entertainment street with wild bar life, butcher's shops and prostitution. Istedgade is today complex and diverse and is one of the places in Copenhagen which is lively throughout the day. There are a lot of cafés and restaurants up and down Istedgade, so you just have to start exploring. However, the inner part of Istedgade (from the Central Station) is still characterized by sex shops, etc.., so you have to go some way down the street before it shows its better side.
Just like Istedgade, Vesterbrogade and its side streets have masses of different restaurants and cafes. There are also a lot of cosy places on the side streets here.
On Halmtorvet there are various cafes serving food all day long. There is outdoor seating here in good weather.
Selected cafes/restaurants in Vesterbro
Madklubben Tony's
This is the biggest restaurant in the Madklubben chain and it is ideal for large groups. Here you can get good food at cheap prices.
Sticks'n'Sushi at the Tivoli Hotel
If you would like the finest sushi and one of the city's best views you must visit Sticks'n'Sushi on the top floor of the Tivoli Hotel.
Kødbyens Fiskebar
Kødbyens Fiskebar ("Fish Bar") serves world-class seafood in an informal setting; here you can get the right "Kødbyen" atmosphere while being served excellent seafood.
At "Mother" in Kødbyen you get Italian food and pizzas with good service and in a chic contemporary setting.
BioMio is Kødbyen's ecological flagship; the restaurant is huge and very suitable for groups, and serves excellent and simple dishes at good prices.
Shopping Inner City:
On Strøget you will find high street shops like H&M, Zara, Foot Locker, and so forth. Strøget is also home to more expensive stores such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Mulberry. Here are also the flagship stores of the most famous Danish brands such as Royal Copenhagen, LEGO and Georg Jensen. The two large shopping centres Magasin and Illum are also on Strøget.
Silkegade, Pilestræde, Gammel Mønt
In the smaller streets just a few minutes' walk from Strøget you will find smaller and slightly more unique shops, as well as many designers' flagship stores.
Shopping Østerbro:
In Østerbro you can shop all down Østerbrogade, the long main street. Here there are some chain stores such as Message, Vero Moda, Pieces and Moss Copenhagen, but there are also some more expensive designer shops and several luxury second-hand stores.
In Nørrebro the best shopping is to be found in Elmegade and Guldbergsgade at Sankt Hans Torv. Here there are many fine, small design shops, which sell clothing, interior decoration, jewellery and beauty products. Have a look, for example, in the clothes store Foxy Lady or visit Urban Room No. 11, where you will find lots of cool clothes and household goods in all price ranges – if you have a gift to buy, there will definitely be something that will catch your eye here.
Shopping in Frederiksberg
Gammel Kongevej
On Gammel Kongevej there are many small, unique shops, a cosy atmosphere, as well as various cafes and restaurants.
The Frederiksberg Centre
With its recent expansion and an entire extra storey of shopping, the Frederiksberg Centre offers a shopping mecca with all the well-known stores and also small, unique shops.
Shopping in Vesterbro
Istedgade and Vesterbrogade
In Vesterbro you will find many small, fun and unique shops on both Vesterbrogade and Istedgade, and there are also a lot of second-hand shops and antique shops here.
If you prefer shopping centres, the huge shopping centre Fisketorvet ("Fish Market") is also in Vesterbro, offering a wide assortment of shops, as well as one of Copenhagen's biggest cinemas.
At Copenhagen Street Food in Papirøen you have a vast range of choices of street food from all over the world. The oasis on Refshaleøen has become a popular place for local people to hang out, often until late into the evening. It is an ideal place to go for lunch or dinner and enjoy the view towards the city centre with delicious food and something cold to drink. Definitely worth a visit.
Since its opening, the Tycho Brahe Planetarium has been Denmark's most advanced centre for popularizing astronomy and space exploration. The planetarium has a number of halls, but with its 240 seats, Rumteatret is the heart of the Planetarium. Here you can experience IMAX and 3D movies, and you can see the starry sky via the advanced star projector, which is open to the public.
The skate park in Fælledparken is a huge outdoor playground for skaters who are looking for challenges and space to express themselves. Here you can meet many people with the same passion, and with Fælledparken as a backdrop, the rest of the family can relax on one of the many benches in the fresh air. Find more information here.
At Valby Nature Playground there is space for everyone. It is a staffed playground with a lot of activity options. A good opportunity to take the children on a trip where they can burn off some energy in the fresh air, while experiencing Copenhagen's largest nature playground.
Klatreskoven (the Climbing Forest) is an outdoor obstacle course in the treetops. There are challenges for children and adults of all ages, and so it is a great activity for the whole family. Klatreskoven is open from about March to October.
Experimentarium is a Science Center where you can explore the world through natural science and technology in a fun and different way. The Experimentarium just recently opened its doors again after an extensive renovation presenting a brand new interactive cinema - the world's first cinema based on motion sensors.
For more information see here here.


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You are correct in stating that scientists have not been "doing well" in informing us.
They have, however, been doing a very good job at indoctrinating us.
Nuclear power will not run out. The problem there is disposing of "spent fuel rods" I worked at a nuclear plant here in Illinois. And the problem was not even a place to put the spent rods but the inability of transporting them through states on there way to storage facility. Those states would not allow them to be transported through their land. So the nuke plants are stacking them.
Also nuclear power is not portable.
Electric cars still need to be plugged in so the so called "carbon footprint" is still being added to though I've heard that they don't count this as taxable???
The majority of mechanics of wind farms are made in China. The jobs created by them are minimal as is the power generated per cost of building and maintenance.
You are correct there needs to be better power sources but so far I don't see much happening there.
It should not suprise you that all this started back in the 70's.
It is an agenda driven collective of thought designed to increase taxes and ultimately make every American citizen dependent upon government. If it takes generations to accomplish it is not a problem. They are willing to wait.
If there is lying and number crunching involved, Oh well. The end jusifies the means.
That is "This World." It is the situation we are in. It might do you well to do an in depth study of that phrase in scripture. To see who is in charge of the seats of power in this world. Education, Science, Politics etc., etc.
By the way. If the problem is man made pollution, the solution is in China and India, not in the United States. They have surpassed us as far as the smog production and water and atmosphere pollution goes.
Start preaching to them and see how far you get.


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With all the excitement for conservatives (and some liberals) over the decisive smack-down in the United States Senate to kill the amnesty bill, something big was overlooked.
This week the news media euphorically cheered on Republican Sens. Dick Lugar and George Voinovich for undercutting our troops in Iraq.
Democrat leaders and the media reported Lugar has switched sides and come out against the surge. They certainly got that wrong.
NEWS FLASH! Sen. Lugar opposed the surge from the get-go. There was no change in policy for Lugar, and the Senator from Indiana to this day still doesn't have a clue as to what we should do in Iraq, but instead whines endlessly about the proposals of others in that endearing way of his.
Consider his speech to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate:
We need to recast the geo-strategic reference points of our Iraq policy. We need to be preparing for how we will array U.S. forces in the region to target terrorist enclaves, deter adventurism by Iran, provide a buffer against regional sectarian conflict. …
Is the senator speaking Urdu? Somebody call the State Department for a translation.
It was Dick Lugar's incompetence and confusion as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, combined with Sen. Voinovich's act of betrayal, that blocked American patriot John Bolton's nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Now Lugar and Voinovich are teaming up again to undercut America and our troops in Iraq. They've gone over to the "dark side" and embraced the arguments and rhetoric of the Kool-Aid drinkers in the anti-military left.
American hero retired Lt. Col Buzz Patterson, USAF, has just released a new book, ""War Crimes: The Left's Campaign to Destroy Our Military and Lose the War on Terror," which explains how the actions of the politicians in Washington and activists in the anti-military movement in America are sending the wrong message to our troops serving overseas.
I would challenge Lugar to explain why he has chosen to undermine our troops to Sgt. Mark Leach who wrote an e-mail quoted on page 183 of "War Crimes" explaining his feelings towards the anti-military activists in this country:
What angers and hurts me as a soldier is that they parade their anti-war views in the face of my brothers and sisters who are recovering from the same battlefield that I fought on and am still fighting on as I type this e-mail. Is there no honor or dignity left in the anti-war movement? Do they have no shame? Do they have no integrity? Do they have no heart? Do they have no soul? I can answer that with a simple no! How can they say they support the troops but protest where they try to recover from war? You interviewed one gentleman, and I use that term loosely, who stated. "If I was injured, I would want someone to speak for me like this." Well, let me tell him something: We do not want you to speak for us and we do not need you to speak for us!
Countless soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom share Sgt. Leach's sentiments.
It's not just sissy men politicians like Richard Lugar and the weeping George Voinovich who have ticked off our troops.
In his new book, Col. Patterson documents the fact that the troops are nearing a breaking point with the bias of the media and their gross misreporting of events in Iraq. Consider the words of 1st Sgt. Jeff Nuding as printed on page 104 of "War Crimes":
We daily see the gross distortions. We can't recognize the caricatures they (the media) scratch out, neither in our fellow soldiers, nor on the battleground. I know they claim to be objective, but really they're nothing more than accomplices in the face of this evil.
Maj. Eric Egland, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, echoed Sgt. Nuding's words:
The troops' No. 1 frustration has consistently been the media reporting. The way the press mishandled Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo had a tremendous negative effect on us. It inflamed the Iraqis at a time when we were making great progress in their support and willingness to help.
These are remarkable words from men who are serving America.
However, the gross injustice to our troops is so wounding that it has forced these brave men and women to risk reprimand and damage to their military careers by speaking out.
Their words are so stark and poignant that on occasion, Patterson gave anonymity to the individual. But the plainness of the meaning from these nameless individuals cuts straight to the heart and speaks to the basic truth – that the American media has consciously chosen to lie to the American people in their reporting on Iraq and the war on terrorism because of their ideological opposition to the commander in chief and their general dislike of warfare and the U.S. military itself.
As this anonymous U.S. Air Force airman told Col. Patterson:
The only thing that I get to see from the American people is what is portrayed on the news. The media, and the people that listen to what they say and believe it almost makes me more pi—d off than the Iraqis that are over here shooting at us. At least when the Iraqis are shooting toward us, it is to our face, instead of like the traitors that call themselves Americans who stab us in the back.
Sens. Lugar and Voinovich are craven, cowardly and grasping for stabbing U.S. troops in the back– and for what? So they can get a better lunch table at the Palms Restaurant in Washington with their Democrat friends and media buddies?
Given their gutless actions this week, the question I have is this: Who has more testosterone, Dick Lugar or Elizabeth Edwards? I'm putting my money on Elizabeth Edwards.
You can receive a FREE copy of Buzz Patterson's new book, "War Crimes: The Left's Campaign to Destroy Our Military and Lose the War on Terror," simply by making a tax-deductible contribution to the pro-troop non-profit group Move America Forward.


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TAMPA - The president of a college-affiliated teaching hospital in Jacksonville credited with remedying that institution's financial woes has been named the new chief executive officer of Tampa General Hospital. Jim Burkhart, president and CEO of Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, will take over for retiring Tampa General CEO Ronald Hytoff on March 4. Burkhart, 58, starts his tenure with the non-profit, independent TGH pulling in $1 billion in net revenue last year and ranked No. 1 in the state and one of the best in the nation. He also comes in at a time when the relationship between the hospital and the University of South Florida Morsani College of Health has been described as strained by local elected officials.The friction stems from the USF medical school seeking to extend the university's reach to other local hospitals, even once seeking its own medical center. Recently, the hospital's agreement to host more than 300 USF medical residents almost expired until TGH agreed to a one-year extension. Such agreements typically last a decade. Burkhart said he wants to smooth over the tensions as soon as he arrives in Tampa. "The first thing I've got to do is sit down and listen and find out what the issues are," Burkhart said. "The board is committed to working out the relationship with USF." Stephen Klasko, USF Health's chief executive officer, said the university and TGH have always had a strong affiliation and that the one-year contract came about only because the hospital's leadership was in transition. Now that Burkhart is on board, Klasko said, he's looking forward to working out a long-term relationship between the two institutions. He likened the process to "renewing our vows." "Our destinies are aligned," Klasko said. "We have to map out what the next 10 years looks like. Health care is not going to get any easier and you can't go at it alone." Mayor Bob Buckhorn said the continued affiliation between the hospital and the university is vital for Tampa's economic health. "The relationship with USF and its medical school is key," Buckhorn said. "It's got to be reinvigorated. They are inextricably linked. That relationship has to be locked up for a long period of time." In an email sent to TGH employees on Wednesday, Hytoff said the hospital is in good hands with Burkhart. "I have known Jim for almost 10 years and am very confident he will lead TGH in an exemplary fashion," Hytoff wrote. Klasko said he was on the selection committee and was impressed by Burkhart's credentials. "He really understands the importance of a closer TGH-USF relationship," Klasko said. "He understands the value of academics." Burkhart was selected from a field of 200 applicants. He has been with Shands Jacksonville for 12 years, serving there as a consultant in 2001, then as president and CEO since 2003. He pulled Shands out of debt during his first five years and increased its net revenue from $2.4 million in 2002 to $17.9 million in 2007, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal. Burkhart said he expects a smooth transition in Tampa because Shands is structured similar to TGH. The not-for-profit Shands is also a teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of Florida. Shands Jacksonville has 3,800 employees; TGH has 6,400. Both hospitals train about 300 medical residents from their affiliated university. Burkhart said his experience developing good relationships with UF doctors will translate well at TGH and its USF-affiliated physicians. "I work hard at developing a strong team. The good news is, I have one coming in," Burkhart said. Hospital spokesman John Dunn declined to divulge Burkhart's salary. According to one of the hospital's IRS filings, Burkhart's predecessor, Hytoff, received more than $1.7 million in salary and benefits in 2007. During Hytoff's 12-year tenure, TGH expanded dramatically, doubled its patient volume, tripled its net revenues from $350 million to $1.2 billion and has been named to U.S. News & World Report's top 50 hospitals each year since 2005. When he announced his retirement in May, Hytoff, 67, said the hospital had a "negative bottom line" and "had about 30 days' cash on hand when I was asked to be CEO in February 2000." Burkhart has a doctorate of science degree in administration and health services and a master's degree in hospital and healthcare administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor's degree in psychology and biology. Before he landed at Shands Jacksonville, he served as president of Endeavor Health Group, a healthcare management consulting firm in Ft. Lauderdale. He also worked for 12 years as president of Fort Sanders Park West and Regional Medical Centers in Knoxville, Tenn., overseeing a total of 900 beds and 3,000 employees. Burkhart said he was not actively looking for another job when TGH's search committee called him last year. He applied, he said, because "it's always important to look at opportunities for growth." Burkhart said although he still holds a "special place in his heart for the Jacksonville Jaguars," he is ready to cheer on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His wife, he said, is a big baseball fan and is looking forward to watching the Tampa Bay Rays play. "I'm extremely excited to be coming to Tampa," Burkhart said. "TGH is a wonderful organization. It has a very strong board and a very strong leadership team." When he arrives in March, Burkhart said, he will focus on community involvement, continuing TGH's standard of patient care and maintaining the hospital's stellar reputation. 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Russia has announced charges in the case of Sergei Magnitsky, the lawyer whose death in prison sparked an international outcry. Magnitsky, arrested while unearthing state corruption, was allowed to die a painful death in jail after repeatedly being refused medical care. Criminal cases were opened against Larisa Litvinova, a doctor who oversaw Magnitsky's treatment during the last weeks of his life and faces charges of causing death through professional negligence, and Dmitri Kratov, formerly the chief medical officer of Moscow's infamous Butyrka Prison who faces charges of involuntary manslaughter because of negligence, according to the New York Times.
As the Wall Street Journal notes: "Mr. Magnitsky's death has badly undermined President Dmitry Medvedev's promises to clean up Russia's justice system and put it on a Western footing." Medvedev has focused on the case, promising to follow through to the end.
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"There are two hundred thousand farmers, dealing with, basically speaking, three supermarkets, two grain merchants, four fertiliser companies. Not a chance....they've got power, real power."
Charles Peers, Oxfordshire farmer
Over the past couple of years, the UK food retail sector has seen unprecedented consolidation with Morrisons takeover of Safeway and the takeover of a range of convenience store chains by the four major retailers. With Wal-Mart overtaking the struggling Sainsburys as the UKs number two retailer (Tesco is by far the largest with a runaway 30% market share) a fierce competition between retailers is raging. Whilst this may keep prices down for consumers, the major effect of this competition is increased pressure being put on suppliers.
It is important to set the UK picture within the global context of a consolidating global food system. Mergers and acquisitions among American and European transnational firms has created major corporate conglomerates whose market share affects international food prices, and whose political influence shapes government and WTO positions on key food policy issues.
And it is governments and global trade agreements that have created this system. Over the last 20-30 years, the liberalising agenda of the most industrialised countries has essentially created a hyper-competitive market where millions of producers and farmers are forced into competition with each other to sell their produce to an ever concentrating number of food corporations.
Because of this near monopoly (or more technically, an oligopsony) of food corporations over suppliers, the prices paid to producers often fall below their costs of production. Its no wonder, therefore, that we hear stories of the exploitation of labour, animals and the environment from around the world. The squeezing of suppliers, especially small farmers who are often the weakest link in the food production chain, has even wider impacts on society. For example in the UK, over 100,000 farmers have left the land over the last ten years transforming the rural economy and land use towards industrial estates, golf courses and suburban sprawl.
In the UK, the big four supermarket chains control 80% of our food market. They deal with a handful of major food processors. This has huge implications not only for producers but also for other retailers struggling to compete turning our high streets into ghost towns and clone towns.
Corporate Watch is committed to the transformation of the current damaging and highly exploitative food system, and to the creation of a pattern of food production based on the needs of local communities rather than exploitation and greed.
For more information about our analysis, see Corporate Watch's briefing 'A Rough Guide to the UK Farming Crisis' (2004) and 'What's Wrong with Supermarkets?'(Updated 2004)
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ed hardy from brighthand.com is now a contributing editor over at 1src.com, and he just posted an editorial sure to fire some people up, as he lists the 5 most disappointing palm os handhelds of all time on the site's forum. the 5 he listed were the sony cli� ux50, handera 330, handspring visor edge, cli� nz90, and tungsten w. the thing is, ed is not listing the 5 worst palm devices, but those that disappointed him the most. i can understand the list–if you look at it from this point of view–because a couple of these were very close to perfection. for example, i still think the cli� ux50 was probably my absolute favorite non-phone pda, and i'm actually considering finding another used one for my collection. i completely agree with ed on listing the tungsten w as the most disappointing device, though, since it was quite a dog, and had some fatal flaws.
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|i think they're all disappointing. (2:55pm est thu nov 10 2005)
oh and first – by not like i care
|most disappointing handheld manufacturer… (3:36pm est thu nov 10 2005)
a company that had everything going for it just a couple of years ago and sat idly by while it got washed down the drain. we can't even blame ms for this – palm may well be the most complacent tech company ever. – by mav.
|re: mav (4:01pm est thu nov 10 2005)
too true. and it's a shame really. i happen to like the palm os much better than the windows mobile, but because there were no palms out there anymore that had the specs i wanted, i went with an hp. it's not bad, but i liked my t2 better/was easier to use.
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|nope (4:05pm est thu nov 10 2005)
actually the ux50 totally rocked. still does in lots of ways. – by yo
|re: yo (4:58pm est thu nov 10 2005)
only prob with the ux50 is its scrren could not rotate to portrait
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|i still like… (6:52pm est thu nov 10 2005)
my 4 yr. old visor handspring deluxe. now, i have never used another pda, but i've used this one at least a few times a month for the past few years, and have had no problems with it other than a hard reset when i first got it and was setting it up. otherwise the battery life is great, and it never has so much as a hickup (knock on wood of course). however, after doing much research on current pda's i am basically on the same boat as pitviper. now, that doesn't mean my next pda (which will also be a phone) will be a wm device, b/c the treo 650 is still one of the best bang for the buck out there for my needs/useage. however, i'm really hoping something similar to the dell x51v (specs (and even os) wise) comes out in a pda/phone format, now that would be a killer item! oh, it also has to be compatible with cingular's service =d! – by jr
|my dell x30 still rocks! (12:02am est fri nov 11 2005)
it has not failed me yet. – by pocketpc lover
|you forgot the biggest flop (11:18am est fri nov 11 2005)
the lifedrive. palm's differentiating factor against other handhelds is the quick responsive always on method of use. you push calendar and boom it's up there in a flash. with everything running from a hard drive and no flash memory on the lifedrive, it would take 2-3 seconds after a button push to use the basic pims (calendar, phonebook, to do list, etc)
i actually returned mine. i was sad cause i think the lifedrive had great potential and the shape of it was the first to have some style to it. – by logan5
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i was among the very first buyer of this promising pda. i used it as both a phone and as a pim. until the "big" phone service co. started to charge us for even looking at the phone plans.so i was forced to go to a very zon co. for better rates and now i have a super sophisticated pda in my tungsten/w
too bad for them and for me as i spent much money to stay with them. – by lhb


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In an interview in Mehbub studio, actor Shah Rukh Khan and the team of 'Happy New Year' has talked of their SLAM tour that took the world by storm. Shahrukh says interacting with live audience gives him a high feeling. "I have been working in the studios for 25 years and I don't get to see the people who have made me what I am. So I just want to touch them again and let them know. For me, being able to interact with a live audience is a huge high," the actor said. He added that it is difficult to do a two-and-half-hour live show with audience and joked that after doing so much promotions through the SLAM world tour, the film is yet to be released. Watch the fun-loving HNY team..


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2011/5/16 Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>: > Cédric Villemain wrote: >> >> >> http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=users/c2main/postgres.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/analyze_cache >> > > This rebases easily to make Cedric's changes move to the end; I just pushed > a version with that change to > https://github.com/greg2ndQuadrant/postgres/tree/analyze_cache if anyone > wants a cleaner one to browse. I've attached a patch too if that's more > your thing. > > I'd recommend not getting too stuck on the particular hook Cédric has added > here to compute the cache estimate, which uses mmap and mincore to figure it > out. It's possible to compute similar numbers, albeit less accurate, using > an approach similar to how pg_buffercache inspects things. And I even once > wrote a background writer extension that collected this sort of data as it > was running the LRU scan anyway. Discussions of this idea seem to focus on > how the "what's in the cache?" data is collected, which as far as I'm > concerned is the least important part. There are multiple options, some > work better than others, and there's no reason that can't be swapped out > later. The more important question is how to store the data collected and > then use it for optimizing queries. Attached are updated patches without the plugin itself. I've also added the cache_page_cost GUC, this one is not per tablespace, like others page_cost. There are 6 patches: 0001-Add-reloscache-column-to-pg_class.patch 0002-Add-a-function-to-update-the-new-pg_class-cols.patch 0003-Add-ANALYZE-OSCACHE-VERBOSE-relation.patch 0004-Add-a-Hook-to-handle-OSCache-stats.patch 0005-Add-reloscache-to-Index-Rel-OptInfo.patch 0006-Add-cache_page_cost-GUC.patch I have some comments on my own code: * I am not sure of the best datatype to use for 'reloscache' * I didn't include the catalog number change in the patch itself. * oscache_update_relstats() is very similar to vac_update_relstats(), maybe better to merge them but reloscache should not be updated at the same time than other stats. * There is probably too much work done in do_oscache_analyze_rel() because I kept vac_open_indexes() (not a big drama atm) * I don't know so much how gram.y works, so I am not sure my changes cover all cases. * No tests; similar columns and GUC does not have test either, but it lacks a test for ANALYZE OSCACHE -- Cédric Villemain 2ndQuadrant http://2ndQuadrant.fr/ PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support
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In a much hyped "exclusive" story, the CBC reported late on Wednesday that documents stolen by Edward Snowden, a former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) now living in Russian exile, reveal that Canada and the United States worked jointly to spy on foreign delegations during the 2010 G8 and G20 conferences in Deerhurst, Ont., and Toronto, respectively.
Well, yeah.
Canada is a country like any other. It has national security interests, it has enemies, it has an armed forces to fight those enemies. It also has two intelligence agencies: the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which operates a network of intelligence agents (spies), and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), which specializes in electronic monitoring of foreign telecommunications and hacking into foreign computer servers.
The existence of such agencies is no secret from the public. Why are people surprised that they do their jobs?
The allegations contained in the CBC report are interesting, no doubt. The NSA reportedly set up a command post in the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, and worked closely with a "Canadian partner" to gather intelligence on foreign delegations, to provide "support to policymakers." In other words, listening into what the foreign delegates were saying to each other, and then quietly passing that information onto the U.S. and Canadian leadership.
We do not have confirmation that Canada spied directly, but it almost certainly did, or at least facilitated U.S. efforts.
Both the chief of CSEC, John Forster, and Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said Thursday that CSEC cannot eavesdrop on Canadians or visitors here, nor can it ask a foreign friend to do so on its behalf. However neither would say what would happen if the NSA offered to do so.
Even when dealing with allies, every country in the world does its best to analyze what a partner's negotiating position is going to be. How far will they bend to get a trade deal? Just how concerned about a border dispute are they? A lot of the information that governments seek is available to them through conventional means — news media, public statements, regular diplomatic channels. Some of it has to be obtained clandestinely.
This has always been the case, and ever shall be. Every time Canada goes into a negotiation, we can bet our bottom dollar that the other side has been fully briefed on what we're up to. Canada's spying activities, either solo or in concert with our allies, is not about seeking an unfair advantage. It's about preserving a level playing field.
And yet there seem to be many Canadians, including not a few in the media and on the opposition benches, who think that such behaviour is somehow beneath us; that Canada owes the world better than what we would expect from it in return.
Nonsense. Intelligence operations are always going to be sensitive, and it is vital that they be overseen by civilian authorities with sufficient powers to step in should the spooks start to get carried away. But to swear off intelligence work out of moral principle would be to leave Canada vulnerable to economic, military and political espionage.
There are those who suggest, naively but with good intentions, that if Canada must spy, we should concern ourselves only with defence. We should work to catch spies such as Royal Canadian Navy officer Jeffrey Paul Delisle, who was providing military information to the Russians, or to make sure that Chinese companies operating in Canada are limiting themselves to strictly legal endeavours, but go no further. This is a typically Canadian compromise position — we'll spy, but only in self-defence.
It doesn't work that way. In intelligence matters, a good offence is sometimes the only defence. We can't stop foreign countries from doing things we don't know about — and we can only find out what they're doing, in many instances, by spying.
Canada is a civilized nation. But we must also admit we do have interests and those interests must be protected. There is a lot in Canada that others would want, whether it be potash or patents. We're well within our rights to look after our own interests, and those of our allies. We can't boast about it, but nor should we be ashamed of it.
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The BYU Family History Library, located in the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, has 300,000+ microfilms, hundreds of thousands of microfiche, newspapers on microfilm, numerous subscription online databases, and access to many well known online genealogical databases. Patrons may also order Salt Lake City, Family History Library microfilms (no more than two at a time). A list of all our resources is viewable at our website. Some online resources are only accessible in the library, some are available anywhere through the internet.
Staff at the BYU Family History Library have annotated the old Family History Library Research Outlines to identify what resources are also housed at the BYU facility:
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The BYU FHL offers an array of scanners for slides, negatives, prints, documents, maps, and microforms in all formats, at no charge (patrons should bring their own storage media). A large format printer for photos and charts or posters up to 24" x 56" is available. Instruction is usually available for all equipment. A BYU card or courtesy card is required for printing. Money can be added to cards on site. Patrons may view the equipment at http://guides.lib.byu.edu/content.php?pid=46986&sid=372141
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Congressman Tim Scott today released the following statement on the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
"Today we remember a great man and leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He dedicated his life to ensuring fair treatment for all Americans and showed us that one man's convictions are strong enough to change the fabric of an entire nation.
Dr. King knew that communication and negotiation were essential to progress and sought to end 'the tragic effort to live in monologue rather than dialogue.' He strongly believed in the tenets of the Constitution while he wrestled with the concept of 'just versus unjust laws.'
Martin Luther King recognized that the 'appalling silence of good people' could be every bit as harmful as the 'hateful words and actions of bad people.' Through his struggles, he was sustained by love and faith -- the source of his continued optimism.
As we note the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, we can rejoice in the progress we have achieved as a nation -- a place where a person should be judged by the 'content of their character' rather than the 'color of their skin.' At the same time, we must be mindful of those who have failed to recognize the most basic of civil rights.
Today is a day to celebrate our common heritage and our shared struggles. Working together, as Americans, we will see the dreams of Dr. King fulfilled."
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Vienna (Oct. 11)
Legal action that may cost the Roumanian government a huge legacy because of its failure to abolish anti-Semitism was begun here today by the relatives of the late Jacques Elias, a Roumanian Jewish banker and industrialist. Elias, at the time of his death before the War, was the wealthiest man in Roumania, and left the bulk of his fortune to the Roumanian government for the establishment of a Roumanian Academy of Science whose chief purpose should be to rid the country of anti-Semitism, particularly among the intellectuals and students.
Now it is learned that Elias' relatives have instituted legal action in the Roumanian courts to obtain the return of the legacy on the ground that the principal condition on which the government was named the legatee has not been complied with. The renewal of anti-Semitic agitation and disturbances in the last six months determined Elias' surviving relatives to appeal to the courts for the cancellation of the legacy on the plea that the country has not been freed of anti-Semitism and hence the provisions of the legacy have not been carried out. Vienna members of the Elias family are also consulting counsel with a view to submitting a similar claim to the Roumanian government.
On the basis of the pre-War lei the Elias estate at the time of his death was estimated to be in the neighborhood of $100,000,000. As a result of the tremendous deflation in the lei since the close of the War, the estate is now worth less than a million dollars. As a result of this falling off in the estate's value it has been the subject of litigation on a previous occasion. In addition to the money he bequeathed for the Academy of Science, Elias made the Academy the trustee for a foundation, the proceeds of which were to go to the Sephardic Jewish community of Vienna. In view of the tremendous post-War deflation in the value of the estate the Academy declined to pay the Sephardic community more than a negligible sum as compared with the amount specified in Elias will. The matter was finally settled out of court when the Academy agreed to pay 60,000 schillings, in addition to costs, to the Sephardic Jewish community.
The claim of the Elias family is strengthened by the fact that last July, at the height of the anti-Semitic disturbances, the Roumanian Academy of Science in Saskut, Moldavia, was badly damaged by fire. It was this building that was erected with funds from the Elias legacy.


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The scourge of violence in high school football games continued apace on Friday, when a heated, early season Florida football game concluded in a blowout, leading to a dangerous altercation between players, coaches and a team's fans in the stands shortly thereafter.
In a game in which Naples (Fla.) High was out to prove that it could outdo area rival Immokalee (Fla.) High, the Golden Eagles jumped out to a dominant lead en route to a one-sided, 55-29 blowout. However, as the Naples News reported, it was after the game wrapped up that things got truly interesting.
According to the Florida paper, which also captured the video of the incident you see above, Immokalee players and coaches decided that they'd had enough when the game's final whistle sounded. Rather than walk through the traditional postgame handshake line with their Naples rivals, some of the players and coaches leaped the fence and became embroiled in an altercation with their own fans.
A brief scuffle broke out, but it didn't last long enough to lead to any serious injuries. Still, it highlights the ever-spreading toll of unruly fan behavior and violent tendencies that have broken out across the country. Already in 2012 multiple games have been stopped because of gunfire at stadiums.
That was the case most recently in Chicago, where a game between Chicago (Ill.) Morgan Park High and Chicago (Ill.) Simeon High was suspended on Friday after a fight led to gunshots in the stands.
None of these incidents are signs of the apocalypse, but they also show just how out of touch many American prep fans are with reality, endangering things that are much, much more important than football, all while jeopardizing the good name and safety of fans who hope to see a game in the process.
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Recently, we dug through Lomography's massive archives to revisit some of our favorite memories. With the help of our trusty Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner, we scanned our found negatives and wistfully relived some milestones from the past 20 years …
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We're giving you one month to search for your forgotten negatives – in the attic, under the bed, in a shoebox, or wherever you stored them. Scan your favorite memories with the Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner and upload the images to this post. You can upload as many as you like, just don't forget to tag your submissions with "Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner". Five winners will be getting 10 Piggy Points each!
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What does Prime Minister Taro Aso have in common with his immediate predecessors — Junichiro Koizumi, Shinzo Abe and Yasuo Fukuda? Each is either a son or a grandson of a well-known politician of the past.
And they are not alone. There are a number of lawmakers in the Diet who have "inherited" their posts from their fathers. Although this may give the impression that Japan has long been ruled by political thoroughbreds, there has been a mounting call from citizens to abolish or at least place some restrictions on "hereditary" succession as the Japanese political landscape moves deeper into a state of stagnation.
Some may argue that there is nothing wrong with a son following in the footsteps of his father to become a politician, which is not uncommon even in the United States. There is one fundamental difference, however. Whereas in the U.S. one has to show exceptional qualifications and talent to succeed in politics regardless of parentage, a Japanese politician by and large is surrounded by a group of powerful supporters who shift their support to his or her offspring with a view toward protecting their vested interests gained through him.
At the outset of a meeting between Prime Minister Fukuda with President George W. Bush at the White House in November 2007, Bush tried to break the ice by saying they had one thing in common in that their fathers once headed their respective countries.
The commonality ended there. Bush, despite the bitter broadsides he received from all corners of the world, remained in office and performed his duties for a full eight years, in stark contrast to Fukuda, who gave up his position only a year into his premiership.
When the two got together again at a summit meeting of the Group of Eight industrialized nations in Toyako, Hokkaido, last year, Bush could not even remember Fukuda's name at a press conference, referring to him as the "incumbent prime minister."
Many in Japan entertain a false notion that there are prominent political "dynasties" such as the Kennedys, the Bushes and the Roosevelts in the U.S. and that, therefore, America is a haven for "second-generation" politicians just like Japan. The fact is, though, that no American, regardless of the pedigree, can pass the screening of primary elections and a party convention unless he or she can prove himself fully qualified to lead the nation.
Case in point is when Hillary Clinton was named secretary of state, vacating her senatorial seat in New York. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, sought to fill the post. Before Gov. David A. Paterson decided whom to pick, Kennedy stepped down, apparently realizing her lack of experience.
At the other end of the spectrum, Al Gore, a son of Sen. Albert Gore Sr., earned his reputation on his own. He studied at Harvard and served in the army, fighting in the Vietnam War. As a politician, he played a leading role in promoting information technology and environmental protection. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Many Japanese citizens can only wish they could find a second-generation politician like Gore on their own turf.
The situation in Europe is similar to that in the U.S., and thus poles apart from how things operate in Japan. True there are famous families created by such prominent statesmen of the past as Otto von Bismarck, first chancellor of the German Empire; Richard von Weizsacker, president of Germany; and Valery Giscard d'Estaing, French president. But no member of these families can reach a high political position if he or she lacks national appeal.
In Britain, every political aspirant must go through rigid screening by either the Conservatives or the Labour Party. Those highly rated are assigned to constituencies where their parties are predominant while those who are less promising have to struggle in precincts where their opponents are strong.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, a Labourite, belonged to the latter category and once had his deposit money confiscated because he garnered so few votes. Margaret Thatcher, a Conservative, was also initially assigned to a Labour stronghold, and had to fight for nine years before being finally elected to the House of Commons.
Even though both Blair and Thatcher led their respective parties to a general election victory three times, they were forced to step down when their parties deemed them no longer capable of exercising leadership. Thatcher was 65 and Blair was 54 when that happened.
Of the 12 British prime ministers who have taken office since the end of World War II, none — not even Sir Winston Churchill — "inherited" the constituency from his or her parent.
Circumstances are lamentably different in Japan, where virtually every politician or political aspirant is protected by a group of "supporters." They consist of those who benefit from their cordial and often "collusive" ties with the elected official and thus serve as the principal machinery to garner votes. When a politician retires, they shift their support to his or her offspring to ensure that their vested interests are protected. This is why the second- or even third- generation politicians in Japan who inherit their positions very seldom possess the high professional standards comparable to those of their American and European counterparts.
During the past two decades since the Emperor acceded to the throne, Japan has had 14 prime ministers, nine of them sons of former Lower House members. During the same period, Britain has had four prime ministers and the U.S. five presidents. No wonder that an incumbent prime minister of Japan has had his name forgotten by his foreign counterpart.
It now appears obvious that the recent deterioration in the quality of Japanese politics and politicians is rooted in this "hereditary" tradition. Many citizens contend that a revival of the Japanese political landscape cannot be hoped for unless this tradition is abolished or restricted. That's why they are raising their voices for reform.
This is an abridged translation of an article from the July issue of Sentaku, a monthly magazine covering Japanese political, social and economic scenes.


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Fairfax, Va.-- The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing State Senator John Waterman (R-39) for re-election to the Indiana State Senate this November.
Chris W. Cox, chairman of the NRA-PVF stated, "The NRA-PVF is endorsing Senator Waterman because of his unequivocal support for the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding Indiana gun owners. Our members in the 39th District know they can trust John to protect their gun rights."
Waterman has worked to support many of Indiana's pro-gun and pro-hunting bills during his tenure in the Senate, including: establishing a hunter apprentice license and Indiana's Lifetime Concealed Firearm Permit - the first of its kind in the United States; participating in two pro-gun "friend of the court" briefs in the McDonald v. Chicago case, supporting the position that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right that protects all Americans; and advancing Indiana's new Gun Permit Privacy Act and the Emergency Powers and Parking Lot laws, which protect citizens against firearm confiscations during states of emergency and wrongful termination by their employers for locking a firearm in their personal vehicles while at work.
"John Waterman's support for important firearm legislation, especially his voting record in Senate committees and on the Senate floor has again earned him an 'A+' rating and endorsement from the NRA-PVF," Cox continued. "We ask all Indiana gun owners, hunters and NRA members in the 39th Senate District to vote John Waterman for re-election on November 2."
Chris W. Cox is NRA's chief lobbyist. He also serves as chairman of NRA-PVF. The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund is responsible for political candidate rankings. These are based on candidate voting records, public statements and responses to NRA-PVF questionnaires.
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America's oldest civil rights and sportsmen's group. More than five million members strong, NRA continues to uphold the Second Amendment and advocates enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation's leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the armed services. Be sure to follow the NRA on Facebook and on Twitter @NRA.


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LOGAN, Utah — Utah State University will graduate 88 student-athletes Saturday, including 38 football players.
While USU was part of the Western Athletic Conference, the Aggies enjoyed an 83 percent athlete graduation success rate and a cumulative 3.17 grade-point average. During 2013-14 as part of the Mountain West, USU had 61 student-athletes earn academic all-conference accolades.
Among those who plan to walk at commencement is former CFL star Anthony Calvillo, who made a name for himself in Logan leading the Aggies to a 58-56 shootout victory over BYU in 1993 and USU's first-ever bowl victory at the Las Vegas Bowl later that year.
Other football graduates include former head coach Gary Andersen's son Keegan Andersen, center Tyler Larsen, receiver Travis Van Leeuwen, linebacker Zach Vigil, and linemen Kevin and Kyle Whimpey, who all earned degrees in interdisciplinary studies, and lineman Jamie Markosian, who completed a civil engineering degree.
Western Athletic Conference standout Kevin Robinson, who set an NCAA record for total kick return yardage in 2007 for the Aggies, also earned an interdisciplinary studies degree to join the class of 2014.
Other notable Aggie athletic graduations include basketball forward Ben Clifford, who has another year of eligibility left. Because of NCAA rules regarding graduation and transferring, Clifford would not be forced to sit out a year if he elected to join the basketball team's mass exodus and transfer to another school.
Utah State University's 127th undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
Tavin Stucki is a senior journalism student at Utah State University and editor-in-chief of The Utah Statesman, the Aggie campus newspaper. Twitter: @DesNewsAggies @StuckiAggies