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Reforms and Entry: Some Evidence from the Indian Manufacturing Sector
AbstractTraditional research in the context of product market entry has explored the strategic reactions of incumbent firms when threatened by the possibility of entry, and have identified industry-specific factors that affect entry rates. However, following de Soto (1989 ), there has been increasing emphasis on regulatory and institutional factors governing entry rates, especially in the context of developing countries. Using three-digit industry-level data from India, for the 1984-97 period, we examine the phenomenon of entry in the Indian context. Our empirical results suggest that during the 1980s industry-level factors largely explained variations in entry rates, but that, following the economic federalism brought about by the post-1991 reforms, variations in entry rates during the 1990s were explained largely by state-level institutional and legacy factors. Past productivity growth affects net entry rates as well. Copyright � 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Another of my Macro series, taken in my room during a cold wet stormy day when the weather outside was wetter than a haddock's swimming costume!
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U.S. Rep. Candice Miller has set her sights on a higher rung on the political ladder ľ chairman of the high-profile House Homeland Security Committee.
Miller and two of her Republican colleagues on the committee are vying for the post, with a panel of GOP lawmakers expected to make the choice on Tuesday after job interview-style presentations by each candidate. The winner is expected to play a key role in several major issues in 2013-14.
Millerĺs biggest shortcoming is that she would be the fourth House committee chair from Michigan, which has a smaller congressional delegation than several big states with chairmanships consisting of one, or none.
Millerĺs biggest advantage is that she presents the GOP with an opportunity to appoint the first female chair of the Homeland Security Committee at a time when the post-election Republican Party has faced an avalanche of criticism for failing to appeal to women and minorities. Both of her competitors for the open seat are men.
Miller has already established a number of ôfemale firstsö in her political career: first female Harrison Township supervisor; first female Macomb County treasurer; first female Michigan secretary of state; and first female House member to represent Macomb County. She also served on the first all-female crew to sail in the annual Port Huron-to-Mackinac race.
Yet, Miller said she doesnĺt want votes from colleagues if their support is based on gender and political appeal.
ôI donĺt remember anybody saying I got any of those (previous) jobs because I am a woman,ö the lawmaker said. ôI ů donĺt want this job because I am a woman. I would hope they will support me on my merits.ö
At the same time, Miller admits that the Homeland Security Committee serves as a microcosm of the GOPĺs lack of diversity.
The 19 Republican majority members on the committee consist of Miller and 18 white males. The 14 Democratic members consist of: three black men, three black women, two Hispanic men, one Hispanic woman, and two white women.
ôClearly, we must do better in appealing to demographics across the spectrum,ö Miller said, adding that she has encouraged several incoming GOP freshman females to request membership on the Homeland Security Committee.
Whatĺs more, the GOPĺs lone female committee chair, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lethinen of Florida, who heads up the Foreign Affairs Committee, is stepping aside from her leadership post in January.
Rep. Miller joined the House Homeland Security Committee in 2008, and has served as chair of the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security since Jan. 2010.
The Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee and has produced two major pieces of legislation. One dealt with substantially improving federal-state-local security efforts on the nationĺs southern and northern borders. The other bill would beef up security at the nationĺs sea ports. Both bills passed the House and died in the Senate.
A former opponent of immigration reform, Miller said she is evolving on the issue and, as committee chair, would embrace comprehensive reforms once she is satisfied that the borders are under full ôoperational control.ö Those reforms could include temporary work permits and a path to citizenship for young people who came to the U.S. illegally with their family as unsuspecting children.
ôBefore we can do (reforms) we need to make sure our borders are secure,ö she said. ôBut we need to do this because, if nothing else, it will improve our economy.ö
Miller said her priorities as chair would include: improved U.S. cyber security; reforms at the Transportation Safety Administration; and a crackdown on temporary residents who overstay their work visas.
But the congresswomanĺs main goal is to upgrade on a number of fronts the Homeland Security Department, a Washington monolith that combined 22 agencies into a new department after the 9/11 attacks. Better oversight, a streamlined bureaucracy, and improved morale are all at the top of Millerĺs ôto doö list if she lands the high-profile congressional post. She also hopes to scrutinize $40 billion in Homeland Security grants awarded to local police and fire departments that may have been handed out in a haphazard manner.
The outgoing committee chairman, Rep. Peter King of New York, used the position as a bully pulpit to push hard for tough measures to combat terrorism and Islamic extremism. The combative Long Island lawmaker held the post of chairman -- or top-ranking Republican -- on the 33-member committee for seven years and must now step down under leadership-imposed term limits for chairmen.
Millerĺs self-described ôvery, very qualifiedö competitors are Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, a former federal prosecutor who specialized in counterterrorism, and Rep. Mike Rogers, a former county commissioner and state representative in Alabama.
Millerĺs sales pitch is that she has served in executive positions, administering departments and dealing with bureaucracy. She particularly cites her 1995-96 efforts to turn around a dysfunctional secretary of state department that was so antiquated that none of its facilities had fax machines.
Another plus is that the three committee chairmen from Michigan are endorsing her for the Homeland Security job: Reps. Dave Camp of Midland, Ways and Means Committee; Fred Upton of St. Joseph, Energy and Commerce Committee; and Mike Rogers of Brighton, Intelligence Committee.
But every mention of those endorsements also serves as a reminder that four of the nine House Republicans from Michigan would be serving as chairs if Miller was the victor in next weekĺs contest.


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As reliable as pop-up costume shops, each October brings a new round of the hilarious, dark and twisted stories of Clay McLeod Chapman in The Pumpkin Pie Show. As ever, Chapman is joined by the incomparable Hanna Cheek to deliver monologues on topics ranging from a boy's puberty hitting him in the middle of viewing the original Phantom of the Opera cast, a baby with an appetite for much more than milk, and an old record holding the sound of death. Two stellar newcomers join Chapman and Cheek this year: Ana Asensio enthralls with a tale of haunted hair extensions while Shayfer James' gothic cabaret musical interludes perfectly accentuate the creepy yet fun vibe.


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The Rosemount girls soccer team is perfect through its first two games this season. The Irish scored three first-half goals en route to a 4-0 shutout of Esko in the season's first game Aug. 22. Carly Dawson, Marie Griffith, Samantha Leininger and Corrine Seehusen scored for...
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($49) From a vineyard section favoring just two Dijon clones, and aged for 15 months in 40% new barrels, the WillaKenzie 2009 Pinot Noir Kiana projects the overt blueberry and boysenberry I associate with one of those, the popular clone 777. Fortunately, suggestions of charred grilled red meats and crushed stone serve for interest and berry skin tartness for a sense of invigoration to a sweetly lingering finish. Slightly superficial and more marked by its clonal origins and toasty oak than some of the other cuvees in this collection, it nevertheless is admirably polished and harmoniously ripe, likely to serve well for at least a half dozen years.
Former high-tech exec Bernard Lacroute acquired his dramatically sprawling 420 acres east of Yamhill in 1991; named it for the unique local marine sedimentary soil type; and began planting vines that would eventually reach 105 acres (two-thirds of them Pinot Noir), supplemented in 2000 by 25 prime acres five miles distant in the Dundee Hills that feature the Willamette's other major soil type suited to viticulture, the basalt-based Jory, for which Lacroute duly named his second vineyard. Trained in organic chemistry, Auvergne-born winemaker and now co-owner Thibaud Mandet arrived at WillaKenzie in 2000 by way of stints in Champagne, Corsica, and Texas. Michael Rogers took over five years ago but was assistant vineyard manager for some years previous. This is one of those sure-footed, long-standing Willamette Valley wine growing teams whose consistency is admirable but doesn't preclude an open and experimental attitude. Pinot is (thus far) always destemmed here, and there is a chamber in which, as Mandet puts it "we can get the cold, dry north wind of Burgundy" – famous for saving many a vintage – "at the flip of a switch." Lacroute and Mandet feel strongly that acidification is not only undesirable but should never be necessary if the soil has been properly cared-for; enough canopy left to protect against possible over-exposure ("we learned from '03 and '06," says Lacroute); and provided one picks at the right moment. Chaptalization, too, is eschewed, but musts are sometimes concentrated with an on-site vacuum evaporator. Having learned that, I was surprised when Mandet said he was totally adverse to adding water, "but then," he added, "perhaps it's because I'm French. In extreme circumstances, I would rather de-alc." Fermentation is by inoculation, but the team here has high hopes for a culture of yeasts derived from their oldest vineyard, which was isolated and propagated for them in 2010, and which has already been subjected to an analysis that demonstrated both its efficacy and the hitherto unknown identity of two of its four strains. Fermentation in tanks and wooden uprights segregates parcels and clonal blocks because, as Lacroute puts it (without sarcasm), "In fifty years, we're going to find out which vines work best where." Punch-downs are mechanical but sparingly-applied, supplemented by occasional pump-overs and with limited post-fermentative maceration. Pinots are released only after a year or more after bottling, which normally takes place at 14-17 months and without filtration. (All WillaKenzie wines, by the way, are labeled with only the Willamette Valley appellation.)
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The aromatics are mostly of red fruits persisting with tart cherries, and floral tones such as rose petal. There's a beautiful balance to this wine with bright acidity, upfront sweetness, and soft, round tannins that add viscosity and creaminess to the rich mouth feel. The wine will benefit from 2-3 years in the cellar and age well for 8 to 10 years from its release date. We recommend that you open the wine an hour before serving.
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The 2009 vintage was a classic Oregon nail-biting, nerve-wracking exercise with a win on the finish line. Beginning with a cold late winter, 2009 continued into a very cool spring with March and April temperatures about 3 degrees below average. The 50% bud break mark was not reached until the 2nd of May, and 50% veraison, when roughly half of the berries have changed color, did not occur until September 5th. For a while it looked like we would have a disaster on our hands, but Mother Nature took mercy on us by delivering less than 1.5" of rain in September and 2.4" in October, with sunny days and cool nights in both months. The result is excellent ripeness due to prolonged hang time, good acidity and lower levels of alcohol. A winemaker's dream! We started harvest on October 1st, with the Terres Basses vineyard as usual, finishing on October 30th just before the downpour began. We are extremely pleased with the 2009 wines, which show finesse, concentration and great balance.
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Futurist describes need for humane industrial, social revolution
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
By Jeremy Rifkin
Penguin, 674 pages, $35
American historian Will Durant once wrote that "our instincts ... fit us to be violent hunters and voracious polygamists rather than peaceable citizens; they must be checked a hundred times a day ... to make society and civilization possible."
In this ambitious, at times fascinating but ultimately underwhelming book, U.S. author Jeremy Rifkin takes exception to such propositions.
The veteran futurist and activist argues that this dismal and widely held view of humanity has, for too long, guided our political and economic decisions. In its stead, he presents the case for our innate benevolence.
We are, he claims, "hard wired" to care about, aid and co-operate with others. Indeed, he shows we are now regularly doing so on a global scale. Unfortunately, the very economic and technological systems that allow us this vast reach are also destroying the biosphere.
With our hyper-complex society facing multiple failures as a result of energy depletion and potentially devastating climatic changes, he believes that only a "third industrial revolution" can steer us into a sustainable future.
The industrial and social revolution he envisions (and promotes through his Foundation on Economic Trends) is premised on distributed renewable energy systems managed through global collaborative social networks.
As the author of 17 books (quite a few of which explicitly inform this one), Rifkin presents findings from across a wide range of disciplines that demonstrate our tendency towards empathy.
He follows this with a survey of Western history based on this view before outlining what he sees as contemporary trends (such as rapid urbanization and unprecedented global migration) leading to the empathetic culture he says can help us avert disaster.
Rifkin builds this case on his classification for the evolution of human consciousness that links energy and communication regimes. Accordingly, human-powered oral cultures nurtured a mythic consciousness and wood-burning script cultures a theological consciousness, while the coal-era print culture was an age of ideology.
Our rapidly aging petroleum-based electronic culture evolved what he dubs a psychological consciousness, in which Freud, Jung and others pioneered new ways to conceive of our own identities and interrelationships.
Now, he suggests that we are heading into a renewably powered digital and "dramaturgical" consciousness in which, to paraphrase Shakespeare, all the world will be our stage.
While it is certainly refreshing to find so much evidence for human goodness in one place, the problem is that Rifkin covers so many topics that few of them are given the depth they deserve.
Furthermore, he has a frustrating penchant for seeking his own path through territories previously (and famously) mapped by others, which leaves the reader bereft of insights that might have otherwise lent further illumination to his arguments.
He speculates, for example, about the pre-history of human consciousness without referring to the work of Julian Jaynes, and analyzes modes of communication media with only the most superficial of references to Marshall McLuhan.
Despite the book's considerable length, it is also surprisingly limited in scope. Beyond demonstrating our inherent goodness Rifkin can offer little in the way of constructive, normative principles for actually building and achieving an "empathic civilization."
This fundamental inadequacy is largely owed to the book's greatest failing: that the global and universal empathic civilization Rifkin envisions appears to be almost wholly derived from Euro-American culture and thought.
Aside from some early brief references to Eastern religions, ancient Middle Eastern history and Japan's education system, the studies, histories and philosophies described here are all Western.
There is almost no effort on Rifkin's part to learn from or describe the empathic traditions or histories of African, Asian, Oceanic or South American cultures.
As a result, the reader is essentially left to equate the Euro-American experience with "civilization."
Worse, rather than trying to learn from diverse traditional and indigenous societies still retaining closer adherence to familial, social and ecological values, Rifkin draws his (and our) only guidance from the very intellectual traditions most culpable for the present ecological crisis.
The oversight is a grievous one. The book's primary message may be welcome and inspiring, and its many important ideas deserving of a wide audience, but these cannot compensate for the ironic failure of their author to sufficiently extend his own empathic gaze.
Michael Dudley is a research associate and library co-ordinator at the Institute of Urban Studies at the University of Winnipeg.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 16, 2010 H10
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Phasing of the grading system in the civil service and its replacement with interviews of assessment requires new practices within government. Managers, in particular, must adapt to their new role. Dimension sometimes not enough understood.
I saw them daily, and we dialoguions informally on a particular topic. When I spoke to conduct assessment interviews, I asked myself the question of their interest. Public Service, reveals the lack of knowledge some officials of the maintenance assessment, established by the Act of February 2, 2007 to modernize the civil service.
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By Nawaf Obaid, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Nawaf Obaid is a fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School, a senior fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, and author of A Saudi Arabian Defense Doctrine. The views expressed are his own.
It's hard to overstate the implications of the unfolding violence in Iraq for the prospects of stability in the Arab world. As tribal and Baathist opponents of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's regime have joined with the jihadis of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to seize major Sunni urban centers such as Mosul, the Iraqi army has simply melted away, consistently failing to offer even nominal resistance.
The problem for Iraq's neighbors is that the current turmoil looks set to evolve into something even more destabilizing – a sectarian conflict and perhaps civil war that pits Sunnis against Shias. Indeed, the possibility of this only increased with al-Maliki's apparent willingness to once again turn to Iran for support. But in his efforts to bolster his own Shia-led government, al-Maliki has stoked broader tensions in the Muslim world between the overwhelming majority Sunnis and minority Shias.
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Fareed speaks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about speculation that convicted spy Jonathan Pollard might be released from U.S. prison.
What do you think this, past week, the shenanigans have told us – maybe we're pardoning Jonathan Pollard, maybe we're not, the peace talks were going to fail, they were not going to fail? What's going on?
In the long run, it's irrelevant for the purposes of peace whether Mr. Pollard is in prison or not. It won't affect the basics. The real question, is the situation ripe? Are the leaders involved willing and able to make peace? I'm skeptical.
Let's just say for a second I'm wrong. So what? Right now, I think what we have to admit is that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, while it's of importance to Israelis and Palestinians, it's become a local dispute. It won't affect the dynamics of the Middle East. It's not going to affect the trajectory of the civil war in Syria or what's going on in Egypt between the government and the Muslim Brotherhood or what's happening elsewhere.
This has become a local dispute, that, quite honestly, is not worthy of the time and attention the secretary of state and the United States are giving.
By Frida Ghitis, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is the author of "The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television." Follow her on Twitter@FridaGhitis. The views expressed are her own.
What will happen if the current round of peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians ends in failure? If the two sides cannot come to an agreement is there another option for solving the conflict?
As the talks continue with scant visible evidence of progress, a few prominent Israelis have started reviving talk of a third way: unilateral withdrawal of Israel from most of the West Bank – even without a peace deal.
The notion that Israelis could voluntarily withdraw from territories claimed by Palestinians without securing an agreement is nothing new. In fact, the term "unilateral disengagement" was coined by the recently-deceased former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who removed all Jewish settlers and military forces from Gaza in 2005. He ordered the withdrawal after saying he had concluded that peace with Palestinians was not possible, but that he also believed Israel should not rule over millions of Palestinians.
By David Andrew Weinberg, Special to CNN
Editor's note: David Andrew Weinberg is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. You can follow him @DavidAWeinberg. The views expressed are his own.
In a controversial interview aired this week, Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum called for sanctions on Iran to be dropped. His proposal for prematurely unwinding the sanctions regime represents the most tangible success thus far for Iran's efforts to weaken the Saudi-led consensus in the Gulf against Tehran.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, though, those actors most amenable to Iranian overtures have been Gulf leaders with a political or financial stake in engaging the Islamic Republic.
Shortly after Iran reached a short-term nuclear accord in November, its foreign minister, Javad Zarif, embarked on a regional tour of the Gulf, initially setting out to visit Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar. At the end of his tour, Zarif also tacked on an unexpected trip to the United Arab Emirates, where he met with the rulers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Qatar and Oman each share energy resources with Iran, Kuwait has an influential Shiite minority, and Dubai has long served as an illicit hub of trade and investment for Iran.
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Over the past few months, the Middle East has become an even more violent place than usual. Iraq is now once again home to one of the most bloody civil wars in the world, after Syria of course, which is the worst. Watching these horrors unfold, many in the United States are convinced that this is Washington's fault or that, at the very least, the Obama administration's "passive" approach toward the region has allowed instability to build. In fact, the last thing the region needs is more U.S. intervention.
The Middle East is in the midst of a sectarian struggle, like those between Catholics and Protestants in Europe in the age of the Reformation. These tensions are rooted in history and politics and will not easily go away.
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Here's a startling statistic: more than 8,000 Iraqis were killed in violent attacks in 2013. That makes it the second most violent country in the world, after its neighbor Syria.
As violence has spread and militants have gained ground in several Middle Eastern countries, people have been wondering how much this has to do with the Obama administration and its lack of an active intervention in the region. The Wall Street Journal and a Commentary magazine opinion piece have both argued this past week that the Obama administration's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq is directly responsible for the renewed violence in that country. They and others have also argued that because it has stayed out of Syria, things there have spiraled downward.
Let me suggest that the single greatest burden for the violence and tensions across the Arab world lies with a president – though not President Obama – and it lies with an American foreign policy that was not too passive but rather too active and interventionist in the Middle East. The invasion and occupation of Iraq triggered what has become a regional religious war in the Middle East. Let me explain how, specifically.
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Editor's note: Anna Borshchevskaya is a fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy. The views expressed are her own.
Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved perhaps his most desired goal in 2013: He successfully positioned Russia as indispensable to resolving key international problems. And nowhere has his success been more visible than in the Syrian conflict and Iranian nuclear negotiations. The Moscow-brokered deal to put Syria's chemical arsenal under control of international inspectors helped avoid military strikes against the Syrian regime. Meanwhile, Russia also emerged as a strong voice in the P5+1 group, allowing Iran to avoid tougher sanction against its nuclear program upon reaching an interim deal in Geneva in December 2013.
But behind the scenes, Russia is playing an even more significant role, and is an increasingly assertive player throughout the broader Middle East. It's a trend the West cannot ignore.
According to Russian press reports, the Kremlin struck a $2 billion weapons agreement with Egypt last month, the culmination of years of quiet Kremlin efforts to revive Russia's Cold War relationships in the region.
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Editor's note: Georges Pierre Sassine is a political activist who writes about Lebanon's public policy issues at www.georgessassine.com. The views expressed are the writer's own.
Lebanese may have enjoyed celebrating 70 years of independence last week. But they will also have been fully aware of something much less welcome – nine months of political gridlock. Since March, Lebanon has been unable to form a new government, parliamentary elections held in June were postponed for 18 months, and the current caretaker government has no decision-making powers. As the gridlock persists, Lebanon is slowly losing its ability to manage the spillover from Syria's war – and a cynical Lebanese society is debating three responses to tackle the country's malaise.
The first response is simply a "wait and see" policy, rooted in a firm belief that geopolitics supersedes domestic politics. To succeed, this approach requires a resolution of the crisis in Syria. The second response is more inward looking, a belief that the gridlock can be overcome through constitutional reforms and a rethink of Lebanon's political system. The third, more cynical, response calls for the complete partition of the country.
By Becca Wasser, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Becca Wasser is a research analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. You can follow her @IISSBecca. The views expressed are her own.
Saudi Arabia's careful silence in the immediate aftermath of the deal struck with Iran on its nuclear program at the weekend should have come as no surprise. From disagreements over how to handle Syria and Egypt, to its rejection of a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, the Kingdom has been clear about its displeasure with Washington's strategy in the Middle East.
The current head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan al-Saud, met recently with European diplomats in Riyadh to notify them of a "major shift" in U.S.-Saudi relations, while former Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Turki has for his part given several interviews suggesting that the Gulf States will become more independent.
Saudi Arabia's public displeasure is largely a reaction to the U.S.-Iranian rapprochement, perceived U.S. inaction over the Syrian and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, differences over Egypt's future, and a lack of support for Saudi Arabia's domestic and foreign policies. The U.S.-Iran rapprochement in particular has shaken Saudi trust in the United States, and Saudi Arabia is not alone among the Gulf States in fearing that warming of U.S.-Iran ties risk coming at the expense of their own relationship. And while Saudi Arabia has been publicly quiet over the Iran deal, a senior advisor to the Saudi royal family has reportedly said the Kingdom is willing to steer a more proactive foreign policy course in future.
By Barry M. Blechman, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Barry M. Blechman is a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan international security think tank. The views expressed are his own.
The world will be a safer place if the surprising agreement that led to the promised destruction of Syria's stockpile of deadly chemical weapons can pave the way for the banning of such weapons from the entire Middle East and eventually the world.
The next move is up to Israel and Egypt.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad surprised the world in September when he agreed to sign the Chemical Weapons Convention barring the use of such weapons and to permit the supervised destruction of all his chemical weapon stocks. The move was designed to halt an expected U.S. bombing campaign against his country after al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people in the Syrian civil war.
By Ellen Laipson, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Ellen Laipson is president and CEO of the Stimson Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan international security think tank. The views expressed are her own.
Following recent meetings in Saudi Arabia, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said, "Our relationship is strategic, it is enduring and it covers a wide range." But his Saudi counterpart, Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, politely acknowledged differences with the United States, stating that "a true relationship between friends is based on sincerity, candor and frankness."
The Saudi foreign minister tried to tamp down talk of a major rift, based on recent pronouncements by senior Saudi officials that conveyed a deep frustration in Riyadh about international cooperation on the key issues facing the Middle East: the Syrian crisis, the Palestine question and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
The Saudis have staked out positions on each issue that do not align with major world capitals, highlighting the limits of the kingdom's efforts to shape the regional environment and project Saudi power and influence. And, as the kingdom expands its global role and seeks recognition as a more independent actor, its reliance on the United States is understandably under stress.


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The other unit is newly factory restored (the first won't factory restore at all any more--it just reboots into the blinking question mark if you try) with spanking fresh hacks, ATVFiles, Perian, and Joost. It's working great and sits (albeit with its innards still exposed to daylight) in its proud place on a ceramic trivet next to my TV. The other one gives it dirty looks through my office wall and sulks in look-what-you-did-to-me-and-now-I'll-only-boot-up-if-I-feel-like-it demeanor.
But they live. And for now, that's going to be enough. I've got to head off to CompUSA to swap out a Seagate 120 drive that's been making horrible clicking noises. It never ends.
Anyone have any requests for AppleTV ports? Any software you'd like to see on it? Ideas for custom plug-ins?
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I'm really enjoying your coverage of this topic, thanks.
2007-04-06 08:48:41
Can you get it to stream and control a Slingbox? Could this be added to the front row interface as an option? Or how about something to allow the box to cycle through a number of Widgets as "screen savers" so the TV could be used to display weather and my daily schedule when not it use.
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Unfortunately, I don't own a slingbox so that's going to be a non-starter for now.
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Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate have rallied together to put forward legislation that will reframe how we approach the crisis of child trafficking.
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America has become a nation in which those who wish to exercise their First Amendment rights are subject to systematic government intimidation and where citizens face harassment and threats based on their beliefs.
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Whisk first 6 ingredients to blend in 8 X 8 X 2-inch glass baking dish. Add pork and turn to coat. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour or cover and refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Transfer pork to rack set in roasting pan; reserve marinade. Roast until thermometer inserted into center registers 150 degrees F., about 55 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes.
Strain marinade into heavy medium saucepan. Add cream and juices from roasting pay. Boil sauce until reduced to 1-1/2 cups, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has yet to answer the question on how the team's fearless leader Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) is still kicking after being stabbed in the chest by Loki (Tom Hiddleston) in The Avengers. But Tuesday's episode did offer up another clue that could point us in the right direction. Let's first take a look at the clues we've already been given:
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It's raining zombies, quite literally, by the end of the first hour of The Walking Dead's fourth harrowing season (Sunday, 9/8c, AMC). And when it rains, it pours blood. Just how fans like it.
But it's in the pauses between the gruesome action, those eerie and unsettling silences, when we're reminded there's no rest for the living in a treacherous world where swarming walkers are constantly pressing against the prison-shelter gates, insatiable and relentless. In these quieter moments, Dead reinforces its claim as TV's greatest horror drama by making us care so desperately about the characters' humanity.
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Book Description: In each section of Michael Cunningham's bold new novel, his first since The Hours, we encounter the same group of characters: a young boy, an older man, and a young woman. "In the Machine" is a ghost story that takes place at the height of the industrial revolution, as human beings confront the alienating realities of the new machine age. "The Children's Crusade," set in the early twenty-first century, plays with the conventions of the noir thriller as it tracks the pursuit of a terrorist band that is detonating bombs, seemingly at random, around the city. The third part, "Like Beauty," evokes a New York 150 years into the future, when the city is all but overwhelmed by refugees from the first inhabited planet to be contacted by the people of Earth.
Presiding over each episode of this interrelated whole is the prophetic figure of the poet Walt Whitman, who promised his future readers, "It avails not, neither time or place ... I am with you, and know how it is." Specimen Days is a genre-bending, haunting, and transformative ode to life in our greatest city and a meditation on the direction and meaning of America's destiny. It is a work of surpassing power and beauty by one of the most original and daring writers at work today.
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I'm a particular fan of novellas; these three are really sweet. Not quite as complex as Cloud Atlas, but it reminded me of it a lot.Published 7 months ago by jlmcmillan
This was actually a really thought-provoking book. Truly interesting with many different ideas. I think that this is a book that will continue to cross my mind for years.Published 14 months ago by Spargle
Very interesting novel. First time reader of this authors work and he is very good. Love the constant references to Whitman..Published on July 14, 2012 by benjamin washington
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Friday, 01 August 2014
2015 comes the Full Metal Cruise double impact! Next to the cruise in the Mediterranean in April (Sold-Out within 2 hours), there will be another Full Metal Cruise in August. This time, the cruise will happen at the Baltic sea.
The route starts in Kiel and leads over Copenhagen and Gothenburg – the home of Melodic Death Metal! – to Hamburg. If you're looking for a special final of the festival season after W:O:A 2015, you should consider this cruise!
The FMC III booking starts at the 20th of August 2014 at 9 o'clock – online at www.tuicruises.com/full-metal-cruise, the Full Metal Cruise hotline +49 40 6441 3903 and all tourist offices. Reservations can't be taken!
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There's a new addition to the Full Metal Cruise II billing:
Since the 80's Peter "Peavy" Wagner, Victor Smolski and André Hilgers of Rage are rocking the stages worldwide. Now they're planning to rock the "Mein Schiff 1" as well. Find more information about Rage here.
The same also applies for the legendary Axxis, who will ensure a heavy sea with their mixture of Melodic Heavy and Power Metal. Find more information about Axxis here.See you an board!
Friday, 28 February 2014
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Teil der Sendung sind unter anderem auch Themenkreuzfahrten mit einem Bericht von der letztjährigen Full Metal Cruise.
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Wednesday, 05 February 2014
unfortunately, there are no more cabins left. The Full Metal Cruise II was sold out after only two hours and two minutes!
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Researchers don't think that means smoking more pot is actually safer.
Other studies, which were larger, found that cancer risk increased with the size of a man's pot smoking habit. The new study may simply be too small to show the same relationship.
Doctors aren't sure why marijuana may increase the risk for certain kinds of testicular cancer. The active ingredient in the drug, THC, is known to disrupt hormone signals in the body. That may put cells in the testes on a path to cancer. More research is needed before researchers can say for sure.
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"The overall story is that there's an increased risk in marijuana users," says Schwartz, who was not involved in the research. "It's particular to the kinds of testicular tumors that are the most aggressive and therefore the most likely to put a man's life at risk." What's more, he says, the finding "is pretty consistent amongst these three studies, which is something we should be paying attention to."


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Festivus: Seinfeld's Festivus is Today!
Festivus, oh Festivus! A holiday that rose to popularity thanks to the popular TV show "Seinfeld" - is today!According to the website Festivusweb.com, "Seinfeld" writer Dan O'Keefe based the concept on family traditions started by his father.
The Festivus episode of "Seinfeld" includes this memorable exchange between Frank Costanza (George Costanza's father) and Cosmo Kramer:
Frank Costanza: "Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way."
Cosmo Kramer: "What happened to the doll?"
Frank Costanza: "It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born ... a Festivus for the rest of us!"
Cosmo Kramer: "That must've been some kind of doll."
Frank Costanza: "She was."
Festivus traditions include the Airing of Grievances, a giant complaining session that takes place after dinner. It's followed by the Feats of Strength, a family wrestling competition.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 22. INDIANA's Brooklynn Snodgrass pulled off a stunning upset of American-record holder Elizabeth Pelton of California in the women's 200-yard backstroke at the NCAA Division I Women's Championships.
Snodgrass, who lead throughout the race, held off a charging Pelton to win 1:50.52 to 1:50.55. Pelton nearly caught her with a tremendous final wall, but wasn't able to track down the Hoosier. Snodgrass jumped to ninth all time in the event and joined Kate Fesenko as the only other Hoosier to win the event's history.
Virginia's Courtney Bartholomew placed third in 1:50.84, while Florida's Sinead Russell snatched fourth in 1:51.65. Russell's teammate Elizabeth Beisel wound up fifth in 1:52.21 after having won the event in 2012.
California's Melanie Klaren (1:52.44), Denver's Sam Corea (1:53.68) and Auburn's Jillian Vitarious (1:54.78) also swam in the surprising finale.
The .03 second win isn't the closest ever as Sue Walsh of North Carolina pipped Tori Trees of Texas, 1:59.84 to 1:59.85, in 1983.
Auburn's Aubrey Peacock turned in a 28.49 down the stretch to win the consolation heat with a time of 1:52.37. Texas A&M's Paige Miller, the 100 back victor, took second in the B final with a 1:52.84.
California's Stephanie Au (1:53.39), FGCU's Kira Toussaint (1:53.79), UCLA's Madison White (1:54.24), Stanford's Annemarie Thayer (1:54.42) and Georgia's Rachel Zilinskas (1:56.32) also put up times in the consolation heat, while Texas A&M's Melanie McClure drew a disqualification.
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r:+0.67 26.56 54.50 (27.94)
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r:+0.63 26.72 54.99 (28.27)
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Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3
Release Date: 09/20/2014


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John Anthony - Swats
Artist: John Anthony
Producer: Russ
Album: Jxhn
Avg Rating: 3.3 ( 4 total votes )
While the rest of the game is chasing a trend, John Anthony knows that the way to truly stand out is to say whatever is on your mind - no matter how twisted your mind is. Coming off the DJBooth-approved Drugs, new cut Swats is fueled by a darkly haunting beat from Russ that demands some "he said what?" verses. And of course Anthony is only too happy to oblige, unleashing nihilistic rhymes that have to be heard to be believed: "Doin felonies in daylight / smoking on God's gift so I can tell you what heaven tastes like." For more unapologetically twisted hip-hip be sure to keep an ear out for Anthony's upcoming, vowel-free album Jxhn, set to drop in late July/early August.
Listen to More: John Anthony , Downloads, Alternative
Written by Nathan S. on 07/17/12
First DJ Booth Appearance:
"Drugs " (2012)
Total DJ Booth Features:
6 Songs
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