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Yazidi girls raped in front of parents.
Bahai boys beheaded in my homeland.
Pakistani babies left to die of starvation.
Hindu boys forced to convert, forcefully killed.
Muslim babies married, then murdered.
Christian girls passed around like handkerchiefs, half-alive buried.
Depression is an illness.
This is what we see happening in Ferguson.
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A bill introduced by the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee would link assistance to the Palestinian Authority to its efforts to stop incitement.
In Ira Sachs' new film, "Love Is Strange," George (Alfred Molina), a choir director at a Catholic school, and Ben (John Lithgow), a painter, take advantage of New York's gay marriage laws and joyfully tie the knot.
This past week, just a few months after the Supreme Court's unjust Hobby Lobby decision, the California legislature moved to progress reproductive justice by passing the Contraceptive Coverage Equity Act.
A few years ago, I discovered that there is actually something called The Big Lebowski Studies, a tongue-in-cheek academic discipline wholly devoted to a single Coen brothers movie (and, if I may say so, hardly their best movie).
Jewish summer camp is great … at least, that's what I hear.
She might not make you matzah ball soup, but camp mom does provide emotional solace to homesick campers.
Summer camp isn't just a place for kids. Ask Lori Brockman, a mother of two who recently took part in a family camp in Malibu.


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Exceedingly accomplished – aged just 23 she founded and was a director of Design Miami and Design Miami/Basel – Ambra Medda is not only revered as a dynamo in the design world, she's also feted for her personal style and movie-star good looks.
The glamorous globetrotter was born in Greece, raised between London and Milan (her mother is famous galleriest Giuliana Medda), and finished her degree in Chinese Language, Literature and Art in Beijing before relocating to America. Here, she chats to rag & bone…
You recently collaborated with Pharrell Williams on the travel book Places & Spaces I've Been. Can you discuss the project?
Pharrell and I are friends, collaborators and have both lived in Miami. I believe we have a lot of mutual respect for each other and the role we play in our respective fields. When Rizzoli decided to do a book on Pharrell I think they thought I would be a good person to capture Pharrell's spontaneity and his outlook on Miami, art and design. I haven't seen the final result yet but I'm sure the book will be great. I think Pharrell's incredibly intelligent and inspired.
How would you describe your style?
Quite eclectic. Some days I'll happily go vintage and classic. Other days I'm more modern and casual.
You're based in New York. What do you love most about the city?
I love the quality of the light, the electricity in the air and sense of possibility. Another great thing about New York is that so many people come to the city for work or for fun so I get to see a lot of my international friends who are spread out across the world here.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Traveling, spending time with friends, going to the cinema and visiting art and design exhibitions.
What's been your biggest challenge?
Quitting smoking.
What's your ultimate aspiration?
Making crafts exciting, collectible and contemporary.

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Ten years ago today, I founded the site that'd later become Raw Charge. This post is simply marking the occasion.
Only one player from the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals will suit up for the same team tonight in Calgary; starting netminders, lineup notes and what-not can e found within!
Coming off a rare win last night, the Buffalo Sabres come to Tampa with their cast of characters and organization in shambles.
In the summer of 2008, crazy-awful Lightning owners went on a crazy bad player-grabbing spending spree, acquiring playoff standouts like Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts. If you were a crazy awful...
Exactly four years ago today, Raw Charge came online with the SB Nation network. Things have changed for the Lightning since then...
Our Question of the Week asks for suggestions to celebrate the Tampa Bay Lightning's upcoming 20th anniversary season.
John Tortorella may be a real piece of work, but he brings results. That's not good enough for at least one Ranger fan.
Coach Guy Boucher was a much-hyped choice for coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Have expectations been met?
The last day of the NHL All-Star Weekend is here, and the big game is yet to be played. Here's some random thoughts on what's happened so far.
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Cincinnati Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Saturday in an East End night club.
Police were called to Inner Circle at 4343 Kellogg Ave around 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning for a report of shots fired in the club.
When they arrived, authorities found two women with gunshot wounds to their legs. Another person arrived at UC Hospital with gunshot wounds, but investigators are unsure if the person was shot in the club.
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MARRERO, La. - Tempers flared Wednesday night during a regularly scheduled meeting at the embattled Jefferson Parish Housing Authority.
The issue? Whether former executive director Barry Bordelon should still be on agency payroll.
"In order to maintain public confidence in the authority, the employment of Barry Bordelon should be terminated," said board member Lynn Giordano.
Giordano asked the board to vote on a resolution that would have instructed the current executive director to terminate Bordelon's employment.
Bordelon resigned in August after a scathing Office of Inspector General report questioned the use of $655,000 in Housing Authority funds. Later, Bordelon was hired back onto the Housing Authority as a maintenance foreman.
"It just smacks of impropriety and it needs to be corrected," said Jefferson Parish President John Young, who said the parish attorney's office has been investigating the Jefferson Parish Housing Authority since the federal report came out.
The meeting grew heated at times.
Giordano asked board vice chair Hunley Dufour whether he reads the newspaper when he asked her why she believes Bordelon should be fired.
Dufour responded, "Do you read the newspaper? Do you know how many times they have allegations out there?"
"This is the issue that's taken up 99 percent of this board's time over the past six months. Frankly, we need to move on and work on housing authority business," said Patrick Pierson, board chairman.
Pierson and Dufour say the allegations against the Housing Authority have not yet been proven, and therefore, should not impact Bordelon's employment. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is giving the Housing Authority until March 31 to produce documents supporting its questionable spending.
Pierson said he is confident the Housing Authority will be cleared of the allegations, and said the board plans to meet with HUD as soon as possible.
"Why would we fire a man who's doing his job? Just because somebody doesn't like it? We have no reason to fire this man," said Pierson.
The board isn't just facing questions about its former executive director. It's also embroiled in controversy about the way its current executive director was hired last month.
Parish president John Young is calling for a state and local investigation into whether the board violated open meetings laws when it appointed Pamela Watson.
And at a regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, the parish council set a February hearing on whether to remove three commission members in light of the inspector general's report.
"There is a lot of money that has been misappropriated and mismanaged and I think we need to clean some house," said Young.
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WholeFoods Magazine SourceBook: The Natural Products Directory
Kansas City, MO—Add Popchips, Inc. to the growing list of food companies that have settled class action lawsuits over the use of the terms "natural" or "all natural" in marketing. A proposed settlement has the brand set to fork over $2.4 million to a class action fund, after a lawsuit alleged its use of "all natural" in marketing and on packaging is misleading to consumers.
Palm oil is ubiquitous at the supermarket today, as it's found in everything from margarine to cereal to potato chips. Palm oil imports have ramped up 485% over the last decade or so, according to the Rainforest Action Network's palm oil factsheet. The consequence of this increased production is rampant rainforest destruction, and yet this issue may only be reaching the fringes of general consumer awareness.
Jarrow L. Rogovin, president of dietary supplements manufacturer Jarrow Formulas, Inc., based in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking answers about some recent practices at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Washington, D.C.—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has won $2.2 million it its lawsuit against supplement maker Wellness Support Network Inc. (WSN) for making false or unsupported claims about its diabetes supplements.
Silver Spring, MD—A recent increase in shipments of the herb kratom to the United States has caught the attention of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Arlington, VA; Santa Monica, CA—Fresh foods are in higher demand than ever before, according to a poll taken from the 2014 National Grocers Association–SupermarketGuru Consumer Survey Report.
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110 West 57th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
Regular times are Mondays and Tuesdays at 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM
You can contact the Film Society Hotline for schedules at 212-827-1592.
August 2014 New York SAG-AFTRA/WGAE Film Society
Screenings are held at the DGA Theater at 110 West 57th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
Monday, Aug. 4
Extended Times Noon, 3, 6, & 9 p.m.
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis & Octavia Spencer
Screenplay by: Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth
Story by: Steven Baigelman and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth
Directed by: Tate Taylor
Courtesy of Universal Pictures
Running time: 133 Minutes
Rated: PG-13
Nationwide Release: 8/1/14
Tuesday, Aug. 5
Regular Times 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman & Choi Min-sik
Written & Directed by: Luc Besson
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Running time: 88 Minutes
Rated: R
Nationwide Release: 7/25/14
Monday, Aug. 18
Regular Times 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m.
Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal & Charlotte Le Bon
Based on the novel by Richard C. Morais
Screenplay by: Steven Knight
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures
Running time: 116 Minutes
Rated: PG
Nationwide Release: 8/8/14
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Regular Times 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m.
Starring: Alfred Molina, John Lithgow, Cheyanne Jackson & Marisa Tomei
Written By: Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias
Directed by: Ira Sachs
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
Running time: 98 Minutes
Rated: R
Limited Release: 8/22/14
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Walsall teenager was reported missing three days after last being seen
A missing person investigation has been launched following the disappearance of Walsall teenager, Zoya Anwar.
Zoya is described as Asian, slim build, 5ft 6ins tall and has shoulder length black hair.
Four men and a woman aged between 27 and 48 and all from the Walsall area, have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap in connection with Zoya's disappearance. They are all known to Zoya.
They were arrested yesterday (March 5) and remain in custody helping police with enquiries.


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Colton Young, 6, reacts to magician Scott Davis' performance during his "Making Accidents Disappear" show Thursday at Cross Schools in Bluffton. The program, sponsored by the Palmetto Electric Cooperative, teaches students how to be safe around electricity.
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Today during the Florida State press conference, head coach Jimbo Fisher was asked to comment on reports that defensive coordinator Mark Stoops had interviewed anywhere, including Kentucky, as CBS reported over the weekend.
As you can see in the video linked above (let it load after hitting play), Fisher came ready for the question, it seems. First he says he won't comment on coaching changes, then makes sure to deny that Stoops has interviewed anywhere, before again saying he won't comment on issues like that during the season.
He then says (paraphrasing here) that Mark deserves a job, would be happy for him if he gets the right opportunity, and that he'd like him to stay for as long as he likes.
Fisher then notes that if Mark leaves, he'll get another great defensive coordinator to take his place and that Florida State is a great place for a defensive coordinator to work because of the athletes, tradition, etc. He also noted that he has a list of names he keeps, because he expects staff turnover as it is how football works if a staff is doing well.
Analysis: What more can he say? I sometimes criticize Fisher for not being truthful with the media when deception is not to his advantage, or seemingly being unprepared for certain issues by the FSU staff (or, as is sometimes the case, ignoring the media staff's advice). But he handled this about as well as he could have.
He has to deny knowledge of Stoops interviewing with Kentucky, the truthfulness of the report be damned. He's trying to recruit players to come to Florida State who just finished Sunday hanging out with Mark Stoops and the defensive staff.
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What former Heisman winner would I most want to have been a Husker? (And while I'm at it, who would I rather eat paste than see in the Scarlet & Cream)
Do you dream of bathing in an unending wave of college football goodness? Do you ever feel like you just see too much of your girlfriend, the sun or your Jack Russell, Bo? If so, do we have...
The Dig has all the UTEP and BYU links you need as the New Mexico Bowl draws near.
In the wake of the NCAA investigation into the pay-for-play allegations against Cameron Newton, Vegas has taken the Auburn Tigers QB's Heisman Trophy odds off the board. Dawg Sports offers a look...
I just finished the DeVier Posey interview, and it was very informative.
Gridiron 365 wonders if he will be sacked by Alabama linemen on the way to the podium if voted in.
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Wow, it has been a crazy / busy / amazing eight months.
In case you are new to the blog or missed the memo, I'm Eleanor Bartosh, the intern for Erin Morrill's creative marketing firm, Victory Dog Design. I've been working here since roughly the end of August, and have had the absolute pleasure of working with Erin and members of the Giant Noise PR team, with whom we share an office.
Due to the fact that I may possibly be taking a brief hiatus from Victory Dog during the summer (but never fear, I'll be back in the fall), Erin and I thought it would be a great idea for me to write a re-cap of sorts, so all of you dear readers could get a glimpse of the behind the scenes action.
While we do spend a lot of our days designing logos and posters, developing and updating web sites, employing social media for our clients and creating the occasional proposal, we also do a lot more:
The past two semesters have also been filled with countless trips to the printer (have you ever been in a print shop? They smell awesome.), working in a VIP lounge during ACL, helping to re-open an old restaurant and re-brand it into something else entirely, marketing an upcoming art show, spray mounting until 9 p.m. on a Friday and eating way too much gourmet food at the Texas Wine and Food Festival (not that we minded).
Below is a recap of some of the things we've done for (and some funny things that have happened with) our wonderful clients:
Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival --
Next to my work at UT's Cactus yearbook (which is a totally different animal), I have never been involved in a project whose branding, development and production was spread out over such a long time. I remember it being Thanksgiving time and discussing poster concepts for the 25th annual festival. I also remember an afternoon of food-based photographs for an initial poster campaign concept, after which, we ate blackberries off the white paper background. (That idea was scrapped, but anyway...) Five seemingly solid months of web site creation (and more updates than you could imagine), sponsors, posters and signage production later, I found myself standing at the most popular event of the festival. That evening we all ate and drank copious amounts of local gourmet food and champagne. (This event went much more smoothly than the one the night before, where we all ended up soaked and greeting unhappy attendees to tell them that their "rain or shine" event would not actually be shining that night... All jokes and unpleasantness aside, however, Victory Dog Design received a great deal of praise for our customer service and help that evening.)
One day, we decided to make some press books for Bunkhouse. Now, these weren't your normal press books... There were four, handmade copies of 90-page, mounted press booklets, which would be used for a business presentation shortly after we made them. And, yes, we definitely stayed up in the office until 9 p.m. that Friday night. (A big thank you to the cleaning lady for cleaning our spray-adhesived floor.)
Client meetings have definitely been some of the most interesting parts of this internship. It's been great seeing how Erin interacts with people, whether it be in person for the first time, over the phone or just a standard sit-down and catch up meeting. I've learned a lot from her about how to interact with people you don't necessarily know very well, and still make them feel comfortable.
As for work I've done on my own - I did some minor site updates (think replacing out-dated flash buttons with newer standard rollovers, and swapping photos) for a client, Shelton Home Services, a while back. I also was responsible for building the VO2 fitness website after Erin designed it. I largely helped to launch www.earlytexasart.com for our client, Russell Tether, after Erin built the slightly-complicated code, and have basically been the point-person for updates for both of Russell Tether's websites.
All in all, though, what it boils down to is not just how hard we work, how many hours we spend in the office or even what awesome parties we get to go to. What is great is coming to work every day when you really love what you do, what you're learning, the people you work with, and the one for whom you work. I cannot begin to explain or quantify how much my knowledge has increased over the past eight months, and if I do end up leaving for the summer, I already can't wait to be back.


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We legislate hard, and we play hard. by COOGRs_Softball - almost 7 years ago
"I work with an office of dedicated Capitol Hill staffers who like wonky details with just about every proposal. CustomInk.com was great because I was able to give everyone a look at the shirt design as well as detailed sizing and pricing information after spending just a few minutes at the website. This photo of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (COOGR) softball team was taken just after winning one of our many games on "The Nation's Front Lawn," the National Mall."


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The biggest new feature is the calendar widget on the left side of your home updates screen. It pulls in appointments from your iPad's calendar (with your permission, of course) and displays the LinkedIn profiles of the people you're going to meet with.
The layout is pretty nice too. Stories and updates look almost like they do on Flipboard.
The LinkedIn iPad app is now live in the App Store. There's also an update for the iPhone and Android app that adds calendar integration.
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The Atlanta Falcons' 40-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in their opening week showdown impressed many, as quarterback Matt Ryan threw three touchdown passes and led an efficient Falcons offense.
The guys over at The Falcoholic were measured in their initial reaction to the game, but admitted even their tentative expectations for the opening week were met, or even exceeded.
I expected great things from the Atlanta Falcons coming into 2012, but those were tentative expectations. We didn't really know how the units would gel and whether the offense and defense would be able to come together.
They exceeded my expectations, is what I'm saying, and I expect they did the same for a lot of you. This might just be a hell of a fun year.
The Falcons' first-half defense shouldered much of the minimal criticism from the site, while the praise of the offense was high.
An ugly first half for the defense marred things just a smidge, but overall I can't imagine a much more successful debut for the Falcons. They were simply awesome on offense, while the defense clamped down in the second half and forced three turnovers from Matt Cassel.
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A limousine bus driver on Long Island was arrested after the New York State police found he was transporting a bus full of drunk teens.
Police say it happened Monday night at a Sunrise Highway rest area in Southampton.
Someone called 911 to report a female screaming at the eastbound rest area between exit 65 and 66.
Troopers arrived and found 42 teens between the ages of 16 and 17 in various stages of intoxication.
The found more than 100 cans of beer on the bus, along with several gallons worth of whiskey and rum.
The teens had been picked up that evening in Garden City en route to Montauk
Due to the intoxication of teens, the amount of alcohol on board, and the condition of the bus, the bus driver, Luis A. Guevara-Henriquz, 26, of Hempstead, was arrested for Endangering the Welfare of Child. Police say that additional charges are pending.
The teens were turned over to relatives and police say the investigation continues.
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2006 Club Challenge
Fri, 01/06/2006 - 10:41am | by casey
The 2006 Club Challenge is underway. The link to follow the standings of the club challenge is http://www.sonic.net/~caseyk/06clubchallenge.html The club that wins the club challenge will get $1,000, 2nd place will get $500, 3rd place will get $300 and 4th place will get $200. Since most people haven't renewed their licenses yet the number of riders in each club and overall is really low right now.


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Pottermore to be Offline for the Next WeekJ.K. Rowling
The Pottermore Insider has updated to let users know that Pottermore will be unavailable for the next week:
Pottermore will be offline for at least a week from approximately 8:30am (GMT) on Saturday 3 December so we can make some further changes behind-the-scenes.
The work we're carrying out is technical, so there won't be many obvious differences to the site but to help us test our work, we'd really like you to log in and explore the site once it's back online.
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Judy Giberson, a retired Riverside Community Hospital nurse who shifted her energies to photography and travel, managed to capture stunning images of a bobcat nabbing a gopher meal alongside Gilman Springs Road in the San Jacinto area.
She saw the bobcat a couple weeks ago as she traveled along the base of the foothills with her husband and RV-cruising companion, Eric, a retiree from the Riverside County Flood Control District. They are among the many San Jacinto Valley residents who contacted me about seeing bobcats this year. Readers sent me photos and accounts of their encounters after I came face to face with the Simpson Park stud, a bobcat that was so big that I initially thought it was a mountain lion.
Deborah and Jeff Slepski saw a bobcat hunting in their yard near Simpson Park on Sunday.
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"Luckily, the prey was closer to us than him and he kept moving toward us. Cars make great photo blinds." she wrote. "The camera I used was a Panasonic FZ 150, which, if I recall correctly, has a 28 to 600mm lens. The only bobcats I've ever seen before were in a zoo. Sure is a different feeling to see them in the wild."
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This Halloween, I saw more instances of face paint and makeup serving as the main components in costumes than during previous years.
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I think the rising popularity of zombies and shows like "Walking Dead" had something to do with the makeup trend. The wonderful face painting worn during Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 Dia de los Muertos observances clearly had an influence on costumes this Halloween. The designs are a beautiful Latin tradition.
During Dia de los Muertos, deceased relatives and friends are honored. It is a national holiday in Mexico. Sugar skull treats are sold. Face paint and skull masks are worn. The colorful accents on sugar skulls are being incorporated in the face painting.
Gloria Ajala, office manager at Tahquitz High in Hemet, did a great job with face paint for Halloween with a Dia de los Muertos influence. I asked her to explain how she created the striking look that featured white face paint, stitches, stylish bloody streaks and spider webs.
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"Well I used the basic $6 set from Wal-Mart. Halloween and Dia de los Muertos were my inspiration. I've seen a lot of this type of face painting on Pinterest and wanted to do it. My cousin does it every year. Took about 30 minutes, no template, just Googled pics and went from there.
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While I was tucked up asleep I have had email.
Richard is back from holiday and sent this, my reply is also here.
Hello Richard,
I trust you had a nice holiday.
I am really looking forward the the fun kicking off again at LG, when or hopefully when the eggs hatch.
The drama at the start of the season was great to see and I know that many many people are virtually glued to the live camera.
Yes I have a couple of "wee grumbles" as do a few others that have followed the cycle.
I look forward to your reply and as always you are free to call me. 07841261411.
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Morning Brian
I am just back in the office today, from leave since 25th April, to find myself "in the stocks". I will address your "wee grumbles" as you put it, in due course, by the end of the week hopefully. I trust that's ok.
In the meantime, very many congratulations on completing your epic cycle ride to Rutland. No mean feat under any circumstances, but with the weather you had to endure, it is all the more remarkable – well done.
Whilst I was abroad, Team LG texted me to let me know you had arrived safely on that Sunday.
Anyway, many congratulations and thank you.
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Thanks for sharing this - good to know Richard is "on the case"!
Thanks Brian. I just hope that you both come to an amicable agreement and doesn't 'take the shine' off your great achievment.
BJ, thanks for letting us know you have heard from Richard,hope everything turns out well.
Thanks folks... I'm pretty sure a wee friendly chat over a coffee or even a pint, is all we need to arrange. :-)
There are lessons to be learned all round here and it will be good, from my point of view, to take these forward.
Thanks for the update BJ and I hope things work out agreeably and amicably in a way that does not detract from your amazing achievement
Thanks for keeping us in the picture, so to speak, B. Jag. Hope all can be sorted out, as you say.
MARY, I think you need to remind us again not to be posting on the SUMMARY thread. I accidently posted there and I think other posters are finding there way there now also. And we really don't need that! It is better if The Summary Thread is left to one person, namely YOU. Keep us in line, Mary!
Thanks June, but as you know I am on holiday at the moment and can only get on line when we can get to somewhere that has WIFI, so I have only been checking the Daily Update Summary to see how EJ and Odin are doing when I can get on line. I did update the Summary yesterday with the new video that Brian had put in and latest message he got from Richard. I do see that Lindybird has posted in the thread so I hope that she sees this message and should be able to go into the SUMMARY THREAD and delete the message she left as it should still be showing the little red cross for her to be able to do that, as if there is no message posted after the last message she should be able to delete it using that red cross.
Other than that there is not a lot I can do when I am away on holiday and not at home and checking on the forum almost 24/7 ha ha....
Sorry, Mary, didn't mean my last post to be pushy or in any way a criticism. Just a friendly reminder and a confession of my own goof. Any time I have tried to delete, it takes away the message but leaves the space. I'll try again using th "red cross" method as you describe.
BTW you have done an excellent job which is much enjoyed and appreciated by me.
I'd like to echo June's view. Great job Mary.
Just seen Mary's post about my remarks being in the wrong place..... H U G E apologies, but have been unable to delete it entirely apart from leaving it blank.
lindybird do not apologise as if I had a penny for everytime I posted in the wrong place, I would still be poor lol :)
Just seen Mary's post about my remarks being in the wrong place..... H U G E apologies, but have been unable to delete it entirely apart from leaving it blank.
If you want to delete a post. Click the <abuse> button and send a message to the mods saying that you want the post deleted. It will get deleted quite quickly.
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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Federal agents rounded up 8 people in connection to the Cuyahoga county Corruption investigation Wednesday morning.
Here's who they are and how they're connected:
Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora is accused of using his political position to gain cash and trips.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Bridget McCafferty is accused of making rulings at the request of former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo. In return, Russo lent her his considerable political clout, his sizable campaign warchest, and even county workers to organize their campaigns.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Steven Terry is also accused of making rulings at the request of former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo. In return, Russo lent him his considerable political clout, his sizable campaign warchest, and even county workers to organize their campaigns.
Jerry J.Skuhrovec is an Auditors Office and Sheriff's Office employee. Skuhrovec gave Russo gifts and raised campaign funds for Russo's brother during a 2008 judicial race. Russo cajoled former Sheriff Gerald McFaul into hiring Skruhovec as a property appraiser, a gig promised to be worth at least $50,000 annually. He remained on the auditor's payroll while scouting at least one cheap foreclosed property for Russo's son, according to the charges.
Samir Mohammad is a former Deputy Chief Auditor. Mohammad is a 44-year-old of Cleveland. Tuesday, Mohammed was told to quit the Auditor's office, which he did. He was Russo's right hand man and is accused of paying bribes for better jobs and passing bribe money to Frank Russo.
Michael D. Gabor, age 51,of Parma, Ohio was an Auditor's Office employee. Prosecutors say he acted as a go-between of sorts for both Russo and for County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora. Gabor worked as little as 10 hours per week but spent much of his time running errands, driving public officials around, at pool parties or gambling trips. He is also described as a close confidante and driver of Dimora, who was involved in several business deals with him, including a failed attempt to get a job with a green building company linked to former construction executive Steven Pumper.
William N. Neiheiser is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Mechanical a heating and cooling business. Neiheiser is 62-years-old, of Gates Mills, Ohio. Reliance Mechanical was implicated in federal charges against former MetroHealth Medical Center Executive John J. Carroll.
Carroll admitted receiving $25,000 in cash, travel, concert tickets, loge tickets to the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers games and other perks including meals and drinks in return for steering $28 million in hospital construction projects to reliance. The amounts of the contracts in the charges match Reliance Mechanical's contracts with the hospital.
Robert Rybak, 53-years-old from Independence, Ohio is a business manager with the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada. Rybak did work at Dimora's home, including connecting a gas line to the swimming pool so it could be heated.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Tucson woman is facing a second-degree murder charge after police say an infant she was babysitting was left in a bathtub and later died.
Zada Davis originally was arrested on a child abuse charge after she told authorities she found 10-month-old Winter Breeze Azure floating in the tub on June 12.
Tucson police say the baby girl was removed from life support and pronounced dead Monday.
The 27-year-old Davis was booked Tuesday into the Pima County Jail.
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It's time once again for a Wild game day!
Tonight, your Minnesota Wild return to winter weather, as they take on the Colorado Avalanche at "The Can" (aka Pepsi Center). This also marks the last meeting of the season between these 2 teams. The last time the Wild and Avs met, the Avs beat the Wild with a score of 4-2. This also ended the great winning streak the Wild put together going into the new year after having a disappointing December.
This season, the Wild have put up a record of 1-2-1 against the Avs so far. The 2 regulation losses came at home at the X, while the win and loss (both in the shootout) were at The Can.
There's still be no word about Koivu's or Spurgeon's return dates (although Spurgeon did participate in the morning skate), so that means this will keep our lines the same as they have been over the past few games. Clearly they've been working, so why fix something if it isn't broken?
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Darcy Kuemper will be getting his 9th start in a row for the Wild. This is a now a new rookie record for the club.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have interest in free-agent center Andrew Bynum, and they could potentially offer a lucrative one-year deal, according to ESPN's Marc Stein.
Bynum didn't play a single game for the Philadelphia 76ers last season due to recurring knee problems. Bynum doesn't plan on working out for any prospective free-agent suitors, and teams are proceeding with caution with the big man due to the health issues.
The Cavs currently have Anderson Varejao and Tyler Zeller in place at center, but Varejao is on the last year of his deal and coming off a health scare while Zeller is still developing. Cleveland has a lot of cap space to offer Bynum a rather hefty contract, although it would preferably be a one-year deal to help protect cap space for the summer of 2014.
The Dallas Mavericks have also shown interest in Bynum, and Stein reports that if the Mavs or any other team offers the center a multi-year deal, the Cavs would likely be out of the running. The Atlanta Hawks have also expressed interest in Bynum.
There's certainly the potential for high reward by taking a chance on Bynum, as when healthy, he's one of the best big men in the NBA. The 25-year-old averaged 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011-12. There could also be language in a new contract that minimizes risk if Bynum's knees fail him again.
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**** this guy, such a tool bag, give him the offseason, if he isnt traded in the draft cut him, i think this is exactly what lions plan on doing, we all make dumbass mistakes hopfully someone (family, friend, high school/college coach or former teammate) wakes his *** up or maybe a current teammate of his, but sounss like hes lost everyone in the locker room, this is really a lose-lose situation of us
I seriously hope he changes his attitude next year
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jim schwartz couldn't hold in the contempt for titus. He tried. Titus will have knee surgery, "unless he doesn't show up for it." #lions
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Some community leaders are pointing a finger at a former councilwoman after they say her organization's neglect allowed an historic old fire hall to nearly burn to the ground Thursday night with a homeless man inside.
But Pam Murray, who has faced plenty of criticism before, says blaming her for the fire is inaccurate and unfair.
Murray said her organization, North Edgefield Organized Neighbors, or NEON, already started renovations on the inside of the 1930s-era fire hall after the group received the building as a gift from Wal-Mart about five years ago to house a non-profit arts facility.
The building, near the intersection of Gallatin Road and Douglas Avenue, is listed a local landmark by the city's historic commission, but it has been abandoned and empty since 1989.
"This will be the one project that will unify the East Nashville community," Murray said.
For the last several years, the fire hall has belonged to NEON, and in 2006 the group promised to turn the building into a place for families to learn about the arts.
Murray, vice president of NEON, has been instrumental in getting the group funding and promoting the project.
"We're going to do a community choir, we are going to do art, we are going to do dance, music, we're going to have tutoring," Murray said.
Murray disputed claims that it has taken the group a long time to start the renovations.
"We don't think it's taken time. It just takes time to do the type of projects we are trying to do," she said.
Authorities believe a homeless man staying inside may have started the fire that nearly destroyed the building. Murray said she never say any indication someone was living inside.
"We come over every week and clean the building and make sure the building is secured, but no, I didn't know anybody was in here last night," she said.
But a look inside the building before the fire shows it's clear not much had been cleaned up inside, and city leaders say everyone knew someone was living there. Clothing, food and alcohol was visible inside months before the fire occurred.
"There has been a homeless guy staying in that building since last summer," said community leader Sam McCullough.
McCullough says, bottom line, the building sat vacant for too long, and unless someone with a solid plan comes in and makes changes more incidents will happen.
"As long as it's been sitting there, I think something should have been done," he said.
Murray says the plan was to have the building ready for programs by June of next year. Now, she says they just need volunteers to stay on track.
McCullough says he spoke with Wal-Mart officials and they plan to try and take back the property.
As for the homeless man injured in the fire, he is still recovering in the hospital.
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on Nov 9, 2011 at 7:08 am
There are lots of other options to make Documentaries viable. While the theatres are old news. Sites like www.cultureunplugged.com and snagfilms.com are two of the greatest documentary site online for film makers. And they have millions of viewers of these films. it is a resource all film makers should explore, world will be better place with these films and it needs to be seen by as many people as possible.
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Who killed the electric car? Too expensive to build and sell.
The "Revenge" of the electric car? You mean, the one being built by our tax dollars in Finland? The Chevy Volt that is not selling at all? The Prius which is 30% more than a non-electric option..with a $4,000 battery change every few years?
Apparently the only revenge is by those who take our money and give it to failing business models.
on Nov 9, 2011 at 8:49 am
"with a $4,000 battery change every few years"
Despite other drawbacks of owning a Prius, this is not one of them.
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The main problem with electric cars is their risk of spontaneous combustion even when parked--this will a huge liability issue.
It is now occurring with the Chevy Volt batteries in alarming numbers.
Say you park an electric car in an underground car park under an office building--the car has self combustion at high temperature and ignites gasoline vehicles which in turn burn down the office building.
The Tesla or other electric car manufacturer will be liable
-- when lives are lost in such fires that will be a Hindenburg phenomenon --a bankrupt Tesla and severe restrictions upon the use of Teslas and all electric cars
The market for them will evaporate overnight
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A state-of-the-art research study published in October 12, 2006 issue of The Lancet (the most prestigious British medical journal) concluded that as of a year ago600,000 Iraqis had died violently due to the war in Iraq. That is, the Iraqi death rate for the first 39 months of the war was just about 15,000 per month.
That wasn't the worst of it, because the death rate was increasing precipitously, and during the first half of 2006 the monthly rate was approximately 30,000 per month, a rate that no doubt has increased further during the ferocious fighting associated with the current American surge.
Reputable researchers have accepted the Lancet study's results as valid with virtually no dissent. Juan Cole, the most visible American Middle East scholar, summarized it in a particularly vivid comment: "the
Despite the scholarly consensus, the governments' denials have been quite effective from a public education point of view, and the few news items that mention the Lancet study bracket it with official rebuttals. One BBC report, for example, mentioned the figure in an article headlined "Huge Rise in Iraqi Death Tolls," and quoted at length from President Bush's public rebuttal, in which he said that the methodology was "pretty well discredited," adding that "six-hundred thousand or whatever they guessed at is just… it's not credible." As a consequence of this sort of coverage, most Americans probably believe that Bush's December 2005 figure of 30,000 Iraqi civilian deaths (less than 10% of the actual total) is the best estimate of Iraqi deaths up to that time.
These shocking statistics are made all the more horrific when we realize that among the 600,000 or so victims of Iraqi war violence, the largest portion have been killed by the American military, not by carbombings or death squads, or violent criminals or even all these groups combined.
The Lancet interviewers asked their Iraqi respondents how their loved ones died and who was responsible. The families were very good at the cause of death, telling the reporters that over half (56%) were due to gunshots, with an eighth due each to car bombs(13%), air strikes (13%) and other ordinance (14%). Only 4% were due to unknown causes.
The families were not as good at identifying who was responsible. Although they knew, for example, that air strike victims were killed by the occupation, and that carbomb victims were killed by insurgents, the gunshot and ordinance fatalities often occurred in firefights or in circumstances with no witnesses. Many times, therefore, they could not tell for sure who was responsible. Only were certain, and the interviewers did not record the responsible party if "households had any uncertainly" as to who fired the death shot.
The results are nevertheless staggering for those of us who read the American press: for the deaths that the victims families knew for sure who the perpetrator was,
The remainder can be attributed to the insurgents, criminals, and to Iraqi forces. And let's be very clear here: car bombs, the one source that was most easy for victims' families to identify, was responsible for 13% of the deaths, about 80,000 people, or about 2000 per month. This is horrendous, but it is far less than half of the confirmed American total, and less than a quarter of the probable American total.
Even if we work with the lower, confirmed, figured of 180,000 Iraqi deaths caused by the occupation firepower, which yields an average of just over 5,000 Iraqis killed every month by
These figures sound impossible to most Americans. Certainly 300 Iraqis killed by Americans each day would be headline news, over and over again. And yet, the electronic and print media simply do not tell us that the
How, then, is the
These thousands of patrols regularly turn into thousands of Iraqi deaths because these patrols are not the "walk in the sun" that they appear to be in our mind's eye. Actually, as independent journalist Nir Rosen described vividly and agonizingly in his indispensable book, In the Belly of the Green Bird, they involve a kind of energetic brutality that is only occasionally reported by an embedded American mainstream journalist.
This brutality is all very logical, once we understand the purpose and process of these patrols. American soldiers and marines are sent into hostile communities where virtually the entire population is supports the insurgency. They often have a list of suspects' addresses; and their job is to interrogate or arrest or kill the suspect; and search the house for incriminating evidence, particularly arms and ammunition, but also literature, video equipment, and other items that the insurgency depends upon for its political and military activities. When they don't have lists of suspects, they conduct "house-to-house" searches, looking for suspicious behavior, individuals or evidence.
In this context, any fighting age man is not just a suspect, but a potentially lethal adversary. Our soldiers are told not to take any chances: in many instances, for example, knocking on doors could invite gunshots through the doors. Their instructions are therefore to use the element of surprise whenever the situation appears to be dangerous to break down doors, shoot at anything suspicious, and throw grenades into rooms or homes where there is any chance of resistance. If they encounter tangible resistance, they can call in artillery and/or air power rather than try to invade a building.
Here is how two Iraqi civilians described these patrols to Asia Times reporter Pepe Escobar:
"Hussein and Hasan confirm that the Americans usually 'come at night, sometimes by day, always protected by helicopters.' They "sometimes bomb houses, sometimes arrest people, sometimes throw missiles'"
If they encounter no resistance, these patrols can track down 30 or so suspects, or inspect several dozen homes, in a days work. That is, our 1000 or so patrols can invade 30,000 homes in a single day. But if an IED explodes under their Humvee or a sniper shoots at them from nearby, then their job is transformed into finding, capturing, or killing the perpetrator of the attack. Iraqi insurgents often set off IEDs and invite these firefights, in order to stall the patrols prevent the soldiers from forcibly entering 30 or so homes, violently accosting their residents, and perhaps beating, arresting, or simply humiliating the residents.
The battles triggered by IEDs and sniper attacks almost always involve the buildings surrounding the incident, since that is where the insurgents take cover to avoid the American counter-attack. Americans, therefore, regular shoot into these buildings where the perpetrators are suspected of hiding, with all the attendant dangers of killing other people. The rules of engagement for American soldiers include efforts to avoid killing civilians, and there are many accounts of restraint because civilians are visibly in the line of fire. But if they are in hot pursuit of a perpetrator, their rules of engagement make it clear that capturing or killing the insurgent takes precedent over civilian safety.
This sounds pretty tame, and not capable of generating the statistics that the Lancet study documented. But the sheer quantity of American patrols1000 each day and the sheer quantity of the confrontations inside people's homes, the responses to sniper and IED attacks, and the ensuring firefights add up to mass slaughter.
The cumulative brutality of these thousands of patrols can be culled from the recent inquest into the suspected war crimes committed in the city of
But it is the defense's version of the story that makes the Haditha useful in understanding the translation of American patrols into hundreds of thousands of Iraqi deaths. First Lt. William T. Kallop, the highest ranking officer in Haditha that day, told the military hearing that he had ordered a patrol "to 'clear' an Iraqi home in Haditha after a roadside bomb had killed a Marine" earlier in the day. Later, after the firefight that this action generated, he went to inspect the home and was shocked to discover that only civilians had been killed:
"He inspected one of the homes with a Marine corporal, Hector Salinas, and found women, children and older men who had been killed when marines threw a grenade into the room.
"'What the hell happened, why aren't there any insurgents here?' Lieutenant Kallop testified that he asked aloud. 'I looked at Corporal Salinas, and he looked just as shocked as I did.'
It is important to keep in mind that Lt. Kallop would not have been shocked if there had been one or more insurgents among the dead. What made the situation problematic was that all the fatalities were clearly civilians, and it led to the possibility that they had not been in hot pursuit of an enemy combatant.
Later, however, Lt. Kallop decided that even this situation involved no misbehavior on the part of his troops, after questioning Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, who had led the patrol and commanded the military action:
"Sergeant Wuterich had told him that they had killed people [in that house] after approaching a door to it and hearing the distinct metallic sound of an AK-47 being prepared to fire.
"'I thought that was within the rules of engagement because the squad leader thought that he was about to kick in the door and walk into a machine gun,' Lieutenant Kallop said."
According to Kallop, the soldiers were thus following the rules of engagement because if the squad leader "thought" that he was going to be attacked (based on recognizing a noise through a closed door), he was authorized and justified to use the full lethal force of the patrol (in this case a hand grenade), enough to kill all the people huddled within the apartment.
The critical distinction has to do with intentionality. First Lieutenant Max D. Frank, sent to investigate the incident somewhat later, explained this logic: "It was unfortunate what happened, sir," Lieutenant Frank told the Marine prosecutor, Lt. Col. Sean Sullivan, "but I didn't have any reason to believe that what they had done was on purpose."
Translated, this means that as long as the soldiers sincerely believed that their attack might capture or kill an armed insurgent who could attack them, the rules of engagement justified their action and they were therefore not culpable of any crime.
Note here that other alternatives were not considered. The soldiers could have decided that there was a good chance of hurting civilians in this situation, and therefore retreated without pursuing the suspected insurgent. This would have allowed him to get away, but it would have protected the residents of the house. This option was not considered, even though many of us might feel that letting one or two or three insurgents escape (in a town filled with insurgents) might be acceptable instead of risking (and ultimately ending) the lives of 19 civilians.
Later in the hearing, Major General Richard Huck, the commanding officer in charge of the Marines in Haditha, underscored these rules of engagement in more general terms, and also ignored the unthinkable option of letting the insurgents get awaywhen he explained why he had not ordered an investigation of the deaths:
"They had occurred during a combat operation and it was not uncommon for civilians to die in such circumstances. 'In my mind's eye, I saw insurgent fire, I saw Kilo Company fire,' Huck testified, via video link from the Pentagon, where he is assistant deputy commandant for plans, policies and operations. 'I could see how 15 neutrals in those circumstances could be killed.'"
For General Huck, and for other commanders in
Let's keep in mind, then, that the United States undertakes something over 1000 patrols each day, and lately this number has surged to over 5000 (if we also count patrols by the Iraqi military). According to
It is worth recording how these events are reported in the American press, when they are noted at all. Here, for example, is an Associated Press account of American/British patrols in Maysan province, a stronghold of the Mahdi army:
Well to the south, Iraqi officials reported as many as 36 people were killed in fierce overnight fighting that began as British and Iraqi forces conducted house-to-house searches in Amarah, a stronghold of the Shiite Mahdi Army militia.
This brief description was part of a five paragraph account of fighting all over
During the hearing about Haditha one of the investigators addressed the larger question that emerges from the sacrifice of so many civilians to the cause of chasing and catching insurgents in
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines terror as "violent or destructive acts (as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population…." The incident at Haditha was just such a violent act, and was one of about 100 that day that Lt. Mathes hoped would intimidate the population of Haditha and other towns in Iraq from continuing to support insurgents.
[1] Lancet 061012 – Burnham et al – Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
The Lancet Early Online Publication, 12 October 2006
The Lancet DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69491-9
Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cross-sectional cluster sample survey
Prof Gilbert BurnhamMD a , Prof Riyadh LaftaMD b, Shannon DoocyPhD a and Les RobertsPhD a
[2] CBS 051212 – 30,000 Iraqis Killed in War
Bush: 30,000 Iraqis Killed In War
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12, 2005
[3] DemocracyNow 061012 – Roberts – Co-author o f Medical sTudy estimating 650,000 deaths defends research http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/12/145222
Co-Author of Medical Study Estimating 650,000 Iraqi Deaths Defends Research in the Face of White House Dismissal
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
[4] TomDispatch 070515 – Johnson – ending the empire
Johnson, Chalmers, "Tom Graham: Chalmers Johsnon, Ending the Empire, Tom Dispatch May 15, 2007 http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=194902
[5] Cole, Juan 061011 – Cole – Hopkins Study
Informed Comment – Oct 11, 2006 http://www.juancole.com/
by Juan Cole
655,000 Dead in Iraq since Bush Invasion
[6] BBC 061011 – Huge rise in Iraqi death tolls.
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
'Huge rise' in Iraqi death tolls
[7] CBS 051212 – 30,000 Iraqis Killed in War
Bush: 30,000 Iraqis Killed In War
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12, 2005
[8] http://www3.brookings.edu/fp/saban/iraq/index.pdf, p. 9
[9] Page 1 of 2 ROVING IN THE RED ZONE Inside Sadr City By Pepe Escobar
May 11, 2007. Asia Times
[10] Schwartz on Haditha
[11] NYT 070509 – Zielbauer – Officer says civilian toll in Haditha was a shock
New York Times
May 9, 2007
Officer Says Civilian Toll in Haditha Was a Shock
By PAUL von ZIELBAUER
[12] NYT 070530 – Zielbauer – Two Marines deny suspecting Haditha war crime
New York Times, May 31, 2007
Defend Our Marines main page
2 Marines deny suspecting Haditha war crime
By PAUL von ZIELBAUER
[13] NYT 070511 – Zielbauer – US general says his staff misled him on Haditha killings
U.S. general says his staff misled him on Haditha killings
By Paul von Zielbauer
New York Times
Friday, May 11, 2007
[14] http://www3.brookings.edu/fp/saban/iraq/index.pdf p 7
[15] AssociatedPress 070618 – Hurst – US and Iraqi forces move on insurgent
June 18, 2007, 5:56PM U.S. and Iraqi forces move on insurgents
By STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press Writer © 2007 The Associated Press
[16] NYT 070530 – Zielbauer – Two Marines deny suspecting Haditha war crime
New York Times, May 31, 2007
Defend Our Marines main page
2 Marines deny suspecting Haditha war crime
By PAUL von ZIELBAUER
[17] http://m-w.com/dictionary/terror


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The search continued today in Lewis and Clark County for a missing Colorado man in the Helena National Forest who was last seen roughly two weeks ago.
Dale Brownlow, a 52-year-old Wildlife Biologist from Denver, was suspected to be hiking in the Helena National Forest where his vehicle was parked for two weeks. Sheriff officials started their search on Thursday the same day Brownlow's sister officially reported him missing. Authorities say Brownlow had been living in a Helena hotel for at least a month before traveling to the Hunters Gulch area right outside of Nelson, Montana. A total of three helicopters, two from Flathead County and one from Lewis and Clark County, over a dozen search and rescue ground crews were with K-9's and on horseback today continuing the search. No signs of Brownlow were found, Sheriff Leo Dutton says there is a possibility he could have survived as he is an experienced hiker. From here officials in Lewis and Clark County are going to dig into Brownlow's background for information that could led them to clues of his behavioral patterns before starting another search effort.


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WASHINGTON — The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments yesterday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes.
The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 69 to 27, getting support from Republicans and Democrats alike. But opposition from some conservatives who view it as a tax increase will make it a tougher sell in the House. President Barack Obama has conveyed his support for the measure.
Under current law, states can only require retailers to collect sales taxes if the store has a physical presence in the state.
That means big retailers with stores all over the country like Walmart, Best Buy and Target collect sales taxes when they sell goods over the Internet. But online retailers like eBay and Amazon don't have to collect sales taxes, except in states where they have offices or distribution centers.
As a result, many online sales are tax-free, giving Internet retailers an advantage over brick-and-mortar stores.
"We ought to have a structure in place in the states that treats all retail the same," said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation. "Small retailers are collecting (sales tax) on the first dollar of any sale they make, and it's only fair that other retailers who are selling to those same customers the same product have those same obligations."
The bill would empower states to require businesses to collect taxes for products they sell on the Internet, in catalogs and through radio and TV ads. Under the legislation, the sales taxes would be sent to the state where the shopper lives.
Supporters say the current tax disparity is turning some traditional stores into showrooms, where shoppers pick out items they like, then buy them on the Internet to avoid sales taxes.


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East Lancs hospital staff to inspect each other (From Blackburn Citizen)
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East Lancs hospital staff to inspect each other
5:00pm Tuesday 20th May 2014 in News By Lawrence Dunhill, Health Reporter
HEALTH bosses are planning to launch new regime of 'mini-inspections' at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General, in which staff will visit and report on each other.
The idea of departments examining each other is aimed at identifying and dealing with problems internally, rather than failings becoming embedded and then highlighted by national inspection teams.
Department staff will be asked to volunteer to be part of the unannounced inspection teams, which will also include representatives from the area's clinical commissioning groups.
Chief executive Jim Birrell said: "The trust is planning a schedule of 'mini inspections' where the scrutiny of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Chief Inspector of Hospitals is replicated internally, as one way of maintaining improved standards at our hospitals and in our community services.
"Members of staff from all disciplines volunteer to join an inspection team who will spend a day closely measuring the performance and standards of their peers in other departments.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has been in special measures since July last year, when NHS chief Sir Bruce Keogh made wide-ranging criticisms of the way it was run over several years.
Mr Birrell added: "The scheme has not yet been finalised, but the plan is that all services will be subject to an internal review, and like the CQC process, services will not be told in advance.
"Current thinking is that the inspections would take place twice a year. We tested this approach earlier in the year and it proved to be a very useful experience everyone involved.
"These mini inspections would be in addition to the existing internal quality assurance processes, and regular visits to services by directors."
The CQC returned to the hospitals last month for a major inspection, the results of which will be key in the trust's aim to come out of special measures.
A report is expected in July.
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Kevin, Colne says...
Much will depend on the way in which this is handled. I would be wary of labelling this as mini-inspections. To be quite honest I would hazard a guess that NHS staff on the front-line are simply worn-out and exhausted from over-inspection. The talk of a regimen of mini-inspections smacks of the worst kind of top-down, bureaucratic examination, or as one observer put it: the inspectors come around after the battle bayoneting the wounded.
Terminology is important. Far better, in my view, to cultivate the idea of professionals acting as honest friends to one another. Acting as an honest friend requires immense knowledge, skill and judgement. On occasion one is required to tell home truths. This is a million miles away from snitching.
In time one other thing that I would urge the Trust to consider is publishing every Review by Honest Friends on the Trust web-site.
Transparency is hugely important. I have to under-go very serious and major surgery – the sort where one is advised to get your affairs in order - and the specialism in question publishes outcomes for each centre and surgeon. I have to say that I have found this to be enormously useful and re-assuring and more to the point illustrating a profession that is worthy of the name.
If the East Lancashire Hospitals Trust can make this work, and that's a Big IF, then one could envisage the day when the Trust could say to the CQC that their services are not required.
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Moonblue says...
About half of them.
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Pedro Borbon Sr., a solid relief pitcher for the "Big Red Machine" Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s, has been lost to cancer. From the Associated Press:
Borbon had been in hospice care at his home in Pharr, Texas, his son, Pedro, told The Associated Press in a phone interview. Borbon requested to be cremated without a memorial service, his son said.
"He was probably most proud of the World Series championships," his son said. "He would talk about it often. He was also proud that he never once had a sore arm. He could pitch almost every day."
Borbon appeared in more games than any National League pitcher from 1970 through '78. You might be more familiar with another son, also named Pedro, who pitched for five teams from 1992-2003. Both Borbons have World Series rings, the father from the Reds in 1975 and 1976, and the son with the Atlanta Braves in 1995.
If you're racking your brains because you remember Borbon from something outside baseball, you're right:
Borbon also got notice for his mention in the 1980 movie "Airplane!" While trying to concentrate, pilot Ted Striker hears a public address announcer's voice in his head: "Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon ... Manny Mota."
"He was always talking about that," his son said. "A lot of people remember him by that. He liked that."


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Hotel development plan proposed in Saranac Lake
SARANAC LAKE — A major hotel project was announced Wednesday for addition to the Lake Flower waterfront.
Proposed by hotel developer Chris LaBarge of Malone and his company, Lake Flower Lodging LLC, the inn would encompass four waterfront lots at the major three-way intersection where Lake Flower Avenue turns west.
It would occupy the eastern edge of Pontiac Bay.
Earlier this week, LaBarge applied for variances to build on the properties currently occupied by three motels: Lake Flower Inn, Adirondack Motel and Lakeside Motel.
At a press conference Wednesday, it was announced that he has signed contracts to purchase all three properties. The locally owned motels would be demolished to make room for the inn.
Several variances are required, among them approvals for height, parking-lot size and shoreline construction.
The project design needs to gain approvals from the Village of Saranac Lake Zoning Board, the State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Adirondack Park Agency and the State Department of Transportation.
The proposed hotel comes under APA jurisdiction because its height is set at more than 40 feet.
At a press conference Wednesday, it was announced that LaBarge has signed contracts to purchase all three properties.
And all three locally owned motels would be demolished to make room for the inn.
In announcing the development plan, Mayor Clyde Rabideau said the project looks to add a five-story hotel built in the style of the former Riverside Inn of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
That inn once stood where Riverside Park is today, at the western end of Lake Flower Avenue. It also was five stories, including its gabled peaks.
The downtown development would add 90 lodging rooms, a banquet and meeting facility with indoor and outdoor pools, a spa and a small, high-end restaurant, according to the mayor.
In addition, the plan looks to build a detached waterfront restaurant overlooking Lake Flower.
The use of the property would remain motel/hotel, Rabideau said in a press release, "with increased capacity for lodging over the three existing motels.
"The project will help the Village of Saranac Lake in meeting goals of the Local Waterfront Revitalization program, the Village of Saranac Lake Comprehensive Plan and the Saranac Lake Destination Master Plan, while maintaining the architectural integrity of Saranac Lake."
Additionally, he said, it would enhance environmental concerns with a more robust stormwater mitigation plan, "creating more pervious areas both along the lake and within the parking area."
In an interview, LaBarge said they anticipate the hotel project to cost between $15 million and $18 million.
He hopes to gain permit approvals by the start of 2014.
"If everything was ideal, in the next six months, we would get approvals from the village, the APA, DEC and DOT," he said. "If that happened, we would close (on the properties) in the first quarter of 2014 and start building in the spring.
"If I had a goal, that's what it would be."
He said the site's engineering considers the high-water marks of Lake Flower in the spring and during rain events.
"We'll elevate the building to make sure we're away from the water," he said.
A Malone Realtor, LaBarge developed the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Malone, which opened in 2009 and is managed by RGH Hospitality, a subsidiary of Roedel Companies of New Hampshire.
The Saranac Lake development is not being considered for franchise operation but likely would be under contract for third-party management.
"We have a management company that manages our hotels for us. Yes, this would be a similar to the agreement we have for the hotel in Malone.
"At this point, it appears that we are moving in the direction of a non-franchise."
And that would allow the inn to have a more regional identity, relevant to Saranac Lake and its history, though there is no name on the planning table for it yet.
"That will be part of our marketing study," LaBarge said.
Nor has square footage been calculated at this point.
Early design sketches show a multi-tiered facility with a layered, gabled front. Design would also attend to the region's history, LaBarge said.
"We want to maintain the architectural integrity of downtown Saranac Lake and its history going back to the Riverside Inn."
As far as economic indicators, LaBarge says this area holds strong investment promise, despite the nation's slow climb from recession.
"I built the Holiday Inn Express in the middle of the recession, and we opened in 2009. There was a strong indication for tourism to support the business plan, and we proceeded."
LaBarge is scheduled to meet with the Zoning Board at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8.
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