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§Hill country blues is NOT the stuff that Muddy Waters took to Chicago. It's the stuff that stayed behind in Mississippi. This may be why Junior Kimbrough's music sounds sadder, and uses fewer chords, than Muddy's: because the lives of its creators were more circumscribed. The hill country elders didn't have the big hits that Muddy, Wolf, Little Walter, B. B. King enjoyed. They didn't have tour buses. They didn't play the Regal and the Apollo. They didn't wear matching suits. They wore truckers' caps and cowboy boots. They stayed home. They farmed, drove tractors, worked for themselves. They played houseparties and picnics. They rocked Kimbrough's juke in Chulahoma. Hill country blues is functional: it's all about the groove, and the dancers who move to the groove. (It's also about the women: guitarist Jessie Mae Hemphill, granddaughter of multi-instrumentalist Sid Hemphill.)
§The hill country is NOT the Delta. The Mississippi Delta is a teardrop-shaped flood plain that sits in the northwestern quadrant of the state. Memphis is the northern tip of the Delta; Vicksburg is the southern tip. The Mississippi River is the Delta's western flank; the Yazoo River is the eastern flank. The Delta all lies west of I-55. The Mississippi Delta is extremely flat—so flat that you notice its flatness the moment you enter it on any of the dozen-odd state highways that cross the interstate and sail down into it. Historically, the Delta counties had a very high proportion of African American residents—as much as a 9-to-1 ratio of black to white. This is why the blues flourished in the Delta during the 1920s and 1930s.
§The hill country is its own distinct part of the state. The North Mississippi hill country lies, for the most part, east of I-55, although some portions of it, including the towns of Como and Senatobia, straddle the interstate. The hill country has lots of flatland, a fair share of cottonfields. But the land isn't as fertile as Delta land. The hills in the hill country aren't like the massive Appalachian crests of Kentucky. They're low rollers, like a thick blanket roughly shaken across an unmade bed. By early summer, kudzu has taken over—snaking out into the middle of the road, covering everything, including the smaller longleaf pine trees, with a rippling emerald carpet that has a distinctive astringent smell.
§Hill country blues is different. But how? The sadness and the droning groove are predominant. Where Delta and Chicago blues generally use a 12-bar, AAB format (think "Sweet Home Chicago"), hill country blues often sticks to the I chord rather than making a change to the IV or the V. Sometimes, though, hill country blues spends most of its time on the IV chord, like a dancer who always starts off on his left leg but quickly hops to his right, and holds the pose. This harmonic shift, when it shows up, gives hill country blues a haunting, uncanny sound—what musicians call a "suspended" sound. I might kill you right now, baby, but then again I might just sit here all night long and never do it. That sort of sound.
§The harmonica doesn't show up much in hill country blues. In fact, Johnny Woods, a harmonica player from Looxahoma, is the only name that comes up, and even he barely registers with many harp aficionados. He accompanied Mississippi Fred McDowell and R. L. Burnside, and did a great job of it. His playing is spare, solid, and intense. But he pretty much stands alone as an exemplar of hill country harmonica playing. And that's too bad. (Among other things, Hill Country Harmonica—the event—dares to suggest that the hill country blues sound and its danceable grooves is something that harp players should be paying attention to.) There's one other player who deserves mention here, and isn't usually thought of in this context: Jason Ricci. Arguably the most dynamic and innovative blues harmonicist on the scene today, Jason spent the late 1990s in North Mississippi, working Junior Kimbrough's juke joint with Kimbrough's son, David Malone Kimbrough. Listen to Jason's second album, Down at the Juke. You'll hear the hill country flavor.
§There's some overlap between Delta and hill country styles. Musicians travel, and they carry their music with them. Mississippi musicians travel in-state for various reasons: to play gigs, to look for work, to spend time with family. In the late 19th and early 20th century, a great number of black folk migrated down out of the hills into the Delta, looking for a fresh start. But family members remained in the hills, and people go back home. So it's a mistake to assume that Delta blues and hill country blues are entirely distinct. They're first cousins; sometimes they're more like brothers. Musicians from each tradition share a common stock of songs. Some musicians who hail from the Delta, like Paul "Wine" Jones and T-Model Ford, sound more like hill country players.
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Bill Bond was principal of Heath High School in Kentucky in 1997 when a Freshman student shot and killed three girls, and injured five others, in the school's lobby. He says he understands locking school doors won't prevent shooting tragedies, but it's a common-sense safety step.
"The most valuable asset we own should be behind locked doors. Those are our children," he told us as he visited Millsaps College in mid-January to address school safety.
Do our local districts lock school doors?
Using a hidden camera, the WLBT News team visited nine schools we won't name in the three largest metro area school districts, and found mixed results.
In Madison County, the front doors to one school were unlocked. Our reporter walked in and passed by personnel in the lobby. No one stopped us. At the second and third Madison County schools we visited, the front doors were locked, but we easily entered the office area. We were not stopped by office personnel for the few seconds we were inside either school. At one of the schools, a security guard approached our reporter as she got back into the car, and asked what our business was there.
In Rankin County, our employee walked into one school and started down a hallway. A teacher stopped us and asked our reporter if she had a visitor pass. The teacher then directed the reporter to the office.
At the second and third schools, the reporter walked in, proceeded down hallways, and exited without being stopped.
It was a different story in Jackson Public Schools. Security measures at two of the three schools we visited prevented us from walking the halls. In fact, one school we visited was completely locked down. The front doors can't be opened unless the visitor buzzes the office first.
The front doors at the second school were also locked. We entered the office door, but couldn't get by the staff member who told us to sign in before going any further.
But the third Jackson school had unlocked front doors. Our reporter walked down a hallway. A staff member on a walkie talkie was dealing with an unruly student. Our reporter walked back toward the front door, where a security officer was also dealing with the student. No one questioned us.
"The third school is a concern for me," says Chief Gerald Jones, who heads up JPS's Campus Enforcement. He's pleased to learn security measures worked at two of the three schools we visited.
Chief Jones says expectations are for a staff member to be at the entranceway watching who comes in.
"We do have security measures that include someone at least acknowledging your presence, asking you to sign in," Jones explains.
Chief Jones says all schools in Jackson have the ability to lock up tight.
"Some of our schools are locked all day, every day. Some have points of ingress and egress depending upon the age of the children, the need for access from the outside," Jones confirms.
Security measures at JPS are always being updated.
Madison County Superintendent Ron McGehee says schools built after 2002 have safer designs, and the front doors are locked. He says safety is a priority, and the district continues to explore keeping students and staff members safe. The document below offers Superintendent McGehee's full statement.
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The judge, Army Col. Peter Brownback, had recently been at odds with prosecutors in the case, Reuters reports.
Earlier this month Brownback ordered prosecutors to turn over key evidence to defense lawyers. He also had complained that he was "badgered and beaten and bruised" by prosecutors who wanted him to set a trial date for Khadr.
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Is Apple's Market Cap "Irrational"?
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The Economist takes the Apple's too big meme to a whole 'nother level…
Apple is now easily the largest company in the world by market capitalisation, at some $565 billion. It looms over Exxon Mobil, which is worth a mere $408 billion. Since the start of this year it has added $187 billion to its valuation, roughly equivalent to the entire market caps of companies like Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and Wells Fargo. Apple is larger than the American retail sector combined.
It accounts for 4.5% of the S&P 500 and 1.1% of the global equity market (see chart 1). Some bank analysts have started to report America's corporate earnings without Apple, because including the firm so skews results. Fourth-quarter earnings are expected to have risen by 6.7% from the prior year for companies in the S&P 500, but by a much more modest 3.6% if Apple is excluded, according to UBS.
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While management isn't exactly pleased with her music career, Lilian Garcia does have the support of her fellow WWE divas backstage, many of whom have publicly helped spread her music to their fans on social media sites such as Twitter.
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Smoking gun reveals shameful copying by Samsung: let's determine the right penalty
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I've defended Samsung relentlessly before, but after seeing this smoking gun evidence, I can't trust anything they say anymore. Samsung was telling themselves that their app drawer copied the iPhone icon concept. They asked themselves to change it. What happened? They doubled down. This is shameful and they must be punished severely. Apple is asking for $2.5 Billion. Triple damages would be $7.5B. I think halfway, at $5B would be a lenient penalty.


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A Spurs fan reportedly stabbed in the neck during an attack by Lazio Ultras in Italy last night is due to undergo emergency surgery today.
Ashley Mills, 25, who is in a critical condition in hospital, was allegedly stabbed in the jugular vein by a Lazio fan.
Up to 50 Lazio Ultras are thought to have targeted Spurs fans in the Drunken Ship pub in Campo de Fiori before tonight's Europa League game between Tottenham Hotspur and Lazio in Rome.
Spurs fans Dave Lesley, Stephen Tierney and Christopher Allen are also believed to be amongst the nine fans injured in the assault.
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Well, it seemed the goals would come easily in this match, but there was no scoring between Monterrey and Santos Laguna in the first half of the CONCACAF Champions League Final opening leg. These teams know each other well, and they obviously studied the habits of their opponents to get a good defensive game plan.
Somewhat surprisingly, both teams are following their respective strategies in the first 45 minutes. That means Monterrey have held most possession and tried to create a sustained buildup in their attack. While the Rayados have looked more likely to open the scoring so far, that fits well in Santos' pattern, as they have played well on the counterattack in the past two rounds of the CCL and stayed back until their opponent is tired out and confident of a result. They have executed the early stage of that game plan perfectly to this point, soaking up pressure and reversing the run of play when they get an opening.
It seemed the game would be blighted by yellow cards in the opening minutes, as Humberto Suazo received one in the fourth minute and Neri Cardozo got one in the 10th minute, both on somewhat soft calls. The biggest individual battle in the opening half was between Suazo and Santos center back Felipe Baloy, as the two battled back and forth. Baloy received a yellow card of his own in the 40th minute after knocking Suazo down on a breakaway. Fortunately, the pace of the yellow cards has slowed, and perhaps all 22 players will finish this match (there's still a lot of soccer to be played, however).
Although Monterrey had the lion's share of possession and took more shots, they were not high-quality chances and Santos had the closest looks on goal. Candido Ramirez took a shot on a volley from the corner of the box in the 20th minute that unfortunately curled away from the far post and was ultimately harmless. In the 42nd minute, Darwin Quintero ran down the length of the field with the ball on a counterattack and instead of taking the shot himself, he tried to be crafty and passed the ball across Monterrey's box to a teammate. A Monterrey defender stepped in and blocked the cross, snuffing out the most exciting sequence of the match so far.
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TOLEDO — For its last game before Regionals, Newton swept through a young Cumberland team in two sets on Thursday and built insurmountable leads in both sets.
Hannah Litzelman's nine kills led the Eagles in the win that makes them 10-1 in the Little Illini Conference to end the regular season.
The Eagles built leads of 14-7 in each set against Cumberland, stretching the first-set lead to 20-13 and the second-set lead to 23-10 before winning 25-14 and 25-12.
Andrea Cartright's seven kills and Taylor Johnson's five kills also paced the Eagles as their offense put Cumberland's defense on its heels.
"I feel like to begin the year we were the team that was just taking it, playing defense, which is great because you want to keep the ball off the floor, but there comes a time when you want to be the aggressor and want to be the team that's hitting," Newton head coach Jill Kistner.
Kistner said her team has worked a lot on setting up its hitters and showed improvement in that area on Thursday, led by Gabby Zerrusen's 13 assists.
Newton, which is the top seed in at the Class 2A Casey-Westfield Regional next week, finished each set strong by scoring eight of the last nine points in the first set and eight of the last ten points in the second.
Kistner said her team's consistency showed up against Cumberland, after what she said was a roller coaster season, finishing 23-12 overall.
She said her team did a good job matching the effort of the Pirates' young team that features 10 underclassmen.
"They have a lot of talent, but they're just young," Kistner said. "They just go out and play hard all the time. I tried explaining to my seniors that you have to go out and play the same. Every ball is a big ball. You just have to play every point like it's the most important."
Litzelman, who led the team in kills, led the team with two blocks in the game, while Cartright led the team with nine digs.
Newton is the top seed in the Casey Regional and will await the winner of the Marshall vs. Red Hill game on Monday. The Eagles will play on Tuesday an potentially play the winner of a game between second-seeded Casey-Westfield and Robinson or Lawrenceville.
Kistner said her team will have to make sure it stays consistent heading into regional action next week.
"When we're good, we're good and bad when we're bad, so we're trying to figure that out," Kistner said. "We'll have some teams out to get us, being the one seed. They want us."
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- Rehearses in Florida; performances will be aboard the cruise ships to various worldwide locations including the Caribbean, Asia, India, USA, Australia, the Mediterranean, and Africa.
- Auditions: Sep 25, in New York, NY and Sep 26 in New York, NY
Casting singers, dancers, ballroom dancers, and specialty teams for Elite 6 Star Ships "Now & Forever: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber." Jean Ann Productions is a full service entertainment company specializing in Las Vegas Entertainment, cruises and award winning Broadway shows.Aug 18
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---- — FARINA-South Central struggled to a 6-21 record last spring, but head coach Gary Kapper is optimistic about his outlook for this season. The Cougars return pitcher Lexi Schafer, and have a handful of others who are coming back with varsity experience. With a core of starters back in Kapper's third year at the helm, the skipper hopes his squad continually improves throughout the season and is a challenger in every game they play.
"We want to win more games than we did last year," he said. "We hope that we can compete, that we get better in all aspects of the game."
Schafer's return gives Kapper a steady arm to turn to on the mound. The junior played a significant role for South Central last season, and will again be counted on to deliver this spring. Kapper says she has all the tools, but must become more precise in her pitches.
"Lexi throws hard," he said. "We're just working on her to be more consistent."
South Central fans will also see a new face on the mound this spring, with freshman Abby King emerging as a potential breakout performer for the Cougars. Kapper is interested to see how she throws in live game action, as his team has been forced to practice inside the previous weeks due to the uncooperative weather.
"All I've seen is she is consistent," he said. "We'll just have to wait and see how she does with some live stuff. She'll be relied on a lot."
Kapper will use a pair of catchers this spring in senior Kellie Crain and sophomore Jordan Schaal. Crain figures to take the majority of innings behind the plate, but Schaal has been hard at work to get some time as well. Both players, Kapper says, have put forth the necessary work in the offseason.
"Kelly's worked hard the last couple years to get better at her defensive skills and her throwing skills," he said. "Jordan has improved a lot since her freshman year also."
Bailey Ritter will assume first base duties, and Schafer could play some there as well when she's not on the mound. Macie Cain will move to shortstop after missing all of last season with a torn ACL, having played third earlier in her career.
Rounding out the infield spots are Sierra Gunnels at third and King at second when she's not pitching. Gunnels was called up to fill in for Macie Cain as a sophomore, and Kapper said she's showing signs of becoming a quality player.
"Sierra stepped in last year to play third," he said, "and if she improves like she did last year she'll help us a lot."
In the outfield, Mia Campbell will hold down left field, Oceana Whitt will play center and Schaal will see time at right when she's not catching. Whitt played in the infield last spring, but Kapper says she's willing and able to roam the outfield.
"She's looking forward to playing center and the challenge of it," he said.
Kapper is looking for his defense to cut down on their errors this year, as the skipper said mistakes cost them dearly in 2012. But to improve on last years 6-win total, improvements will need to be made in all areas of the game.
"Right now we are hoping we can improve in general," he said. "Our first few games when we do get out will tell us what we really need to work on more."
When the time finally comes for Kapper's squad to take the field, he will have his largest roster in his three years as the head coach. Eight newcomers went out for the team, including six freshman. To go along with the larger roster, Kapper says his team has the right attitude and is raring to get the season underway.
"They've all been working hard," he said. "Its getting old being in the gym, we've just got to keep doing good things and it will show up outside."


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Here's a unique way to enjoy Mother's Day.
The Haverhill Crossings housing complex and the Council on Aging will host a Mother's Day tea on May 12 at Haverhill Crossings, 254 Amesbury Road.
Entertainment will be provided by musician Eric McFadden.
Admission is free.
Reservations are by calling 978-374-2390.
What: Mother's Day tea
When: May 12
Where: Haverhill Crossings, 254 Amesbury Road
More information: Call 978-374-2390.
Here are other local events and activities for senior citizens:
Trip planned to "Art in Bloom'' exhibit: The city's Council on Aging is planning a trip to the "Art in Bloom'' exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on April 28.
"Art in Bloom" is an annual exhibit at the museum. This festival of flowers event brings together dozens of New England garden clubs and professional designers to create floral displays interpreting art from the museum's collection.
Tickets are $55, including a private guided tour. More information is available by calling 978-374-2390, ext. 11 or 16.
'Bones and Brain' exercise: The exercise class "Bones and Brain" is underway Mondays at 11 a.m.
Classes will be held at the Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St. This is a comprehensive program of fitness appropriate for senior citizens. The program focuses on balance training to prevent falls, strength training to increase bone density, and age-appropriate trivia to challenge the brain. By incorporating trivia questions along with the workout not only challenge your body, but your brain, too. To register or for more information, call 978-374-2390, ext. 11 or 16.
Herbs discussion planned: Herbalist Suzanne Wicks will present a program on culinary herbs May 21 at 10 a.m. Learn the history of four herbs, how to grow and use them, and whether they have medicinal properties.
Participants will plant an herb patio garden and receive recipes for using these four herbs. A door prize will be provided. There is a $10 fee for the cost of plants and materials. Please bring your own 8-to-12-inch diameter by 12-inch-high decorative pot. Call 978-374-2390 to sign up for this workshop and pay registration fee.


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Assuming Lin's small sample size and Asik's limited role were honest representations of their talent, Houston has the bookends of their rebuild in place. I doubt that will placate many fans, but it is more than we can say for the bottom feeders in most divisions. I'm a "potential" hater, but out of four 1st round rookies in 2013 and a slew of picks coming in 2014 the Rockets are bound to find something of value.
Weird offseason, but let's see how this plays out.
Dallas grades out as the best defensive team in the NBA. It is hard for me to view Nowitzki, Kaman, and Brand as the ultimate defensive frontcourt, but RAPM sure seems to think so (Brand at least has the rep and looks like a great defender using counterpart measures as well... same goes for Vince) The potency of Dallas' defense really isn't important in the big picture though, because their offense is tied for the worst in the West. A +2.4 differential may get you into the playoffs back East, but that isn't going to cut it in the Western conference.
Maybe it is silly giving a 19 year old rookie a star, but I am a believer in Anthony Davis. I felt equally justified in pegging Rivers at 3.5 standard deviation below the average player. I could be wrong on either count, but I like my odds.
The Hornets were really bad last season, but they added Davis, Anderson, Lopez, and *Gordon* this offseason. That is a ton of talent. Add that to solid role players Aminu and Jason Smith and you have a legitimate basketball team. If Davis is what I think he is, this team is well positioned to claim the Southwest from the Spurs in a couple of years.
The Grizzlies project to play defense at nearly the same level as the Mavericks, but they complement it with slightly above average offense. Memphis didn't make any significant changes after last season, but they really didn't need to. They let Mayo leave, picked up Bayless, and most importantly will have Randolph around for the entire season. I currently have them pegged as the #4 seed in the West.
There is an age adjustment in this model, and it is quite harsh on older players. However, San Antonio's old-man trio still comes out looking unstoppable. They just won't go away. Not much to say here... Tiago Splitter starting to match his initial billing. Kawhi surprisingly porous defensively for his rep, but not for his age... Otherwise, it is just the same old Spurs. Tony, Tim, and Manu having their way with the rest of the NBA for at least one more year.
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Kim K. gets territorial with Betty White
Kardashian says, 'No Way, Kanye,' in latest 'Off Their Rockers' sneak
By Kenny Herzog Jan 2, 2013 10:29AM
Ninety-year-old legend Betty White may have played a babe in the woods on "Golden Girls," but she looks pretty shrewd for welcoming Kim Kardashian to the Season 2 premiere of "Off Their Rockers." Kim K. is, of course, dominating Hollywood buzz since announcing that she and Kanye West are expecting a baby.
Bing: Kim Kardashian | Kanye West | Betty White | "Off Their Rockers"
In a bit of serendipitous timing, NBC has just released a sneak peek of the socialite's "Rockers" cameo. In the below clip, White informs Kardashian that they are in fact distant cousins, before musing aloud if that means they can share boyfriends -- something White would no doubt reconsider now that she'd inherit partial responsibility for raising West's kin.
Not to worry. Kim quickly cautions her newly discovered, several-times-removed cousin, snapping, "Back off, Betty." We'd take that advice if we were you, Ms. White. After all, there are surely plenty of open-minded 30-something rappers seeking the comfort of women three times their age. This is 2013, after all.
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I don't know.
Maybe it's the Carrie Bradshaw "Sex and The City" movie effect, since she's a writer.
Or maybe it's knowing the school year ends in just a few days, and I'll have two and a half months of down time.
Or maybe it's attending Book Expo America this weekend, the publishing industry trade show, and feeling weird that I didn't have a new product ready to promote, along with the thousands of other new books coming out. Like, my friend Fiona is on her fourth novel, Hungry For It, since 2005.
Maybe it's calming down on the Puma front for a bit... the 30/20 dating thing.
Or maybe it was the nice, yet professionally firm, conversations with some folks at my publishing house reminding me of the book-a-year pact, and that's how a published author's career grows.
But whatever it is... I've had one of the most productive writing weeks in months.
I'm even getting up again for my 5am writing sessions... and falling asleep at the keyboard every night. That's a good thing for me... and for the people who read my books.
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Combine multiple rewrite rules for Zeus
Currently, i have working with a Zeus server and we have a website which is developed using Wordpress. Zeus Sever don't support the .htaccess file which is required to install wordpress and also for the SEO. however, there is another way we can manage Zeus to achieve our tasks by defining some rewrite rules.
For WordPress we are currently Using the following Rewrite rules:
RULE_0_START: # get the document root map path into SCRATCH:DOCROOT from / # initialize our variables set SCRATCH:ORIG_URL = %{URL} set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = %{URL} # see if theres any queries in our URL match URL into $ with ^(.*)\?(.*)$ if matched then set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = $1 set SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING = $2 endif RULE_0_END: RULE_1_START: # prepare to search for file, rewrite if its not found set SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME = %{SCRATCH:DOCROOT} set SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME . %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI} # check to see if the file requested is an actual file or # a directory with possibly an index. don?EUR(TM)t rewrite if so look for file at %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME} if not exists then look for dir at %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME} if not exists then set URL = /index.php?q=%{SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI} goto QSA_RULE_START endif endif # if we made it here then its a file or dir and no rewrite goto END RULE_1_END: QSA_RULE_START: # append the query string if there was one originally # the same as [QSA,L] for apache match SCRATCH:ORIG_URL into % with \?(.*)$ if matched then set URL = %{URL}&%{SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING} endif goto END QSA_RULE_END:
need a sub domain for our project:
Our hosting service provider "netregistry.com.au" is not based on Cpanel which makes our job harder to setup a Subdomain. Netregistry provide a tutorial which guide us to setup the subdomain.
however, to make the subdomain work we need to add some rewrite rule for the server Zeus.
The following rewrite rule we need to add:
RULE_1_START: insensitive match IN:Host into % with ^www.example.com.au if matched then goto END RULE_1_END: RULE_2_START: insensitive match IN:Host into % with ^(.*).example.com.au if matched then match URL into $ with ^/(.*) if not matched then goto RULE_2_END set URL = /%1/$1 RULE_2_END:
problem is we already have written rule 1 for the Wordpress. and if we place rule 1 again server will irnore the rule 1. Anyone have any idea how we can combine rewrite rules?
Please help us to combine WordPress and subdomain rewrite rule together
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What's the difference between the first insensitive match lines? Okay, I would replace (.*) with ([a-z]+) but that's because (.*) causes so many problems. Since (.*) will match www, all you need is the second rule.
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if i only use the second rule, there is the possibility not to reach the second rule as after the first rule the program will jump to the QSA_RULE_START: and if we see the "QSA_RULE_START:" code, its terminating further execution.


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By Amie Sites Pharos-Tribune
LOGANSPORT — A new unit at the Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility is taking an alternative approach to traditional correctional facility methods — and, administrators say, providing a more positive environment.
The Youth Transition Reentry Independent Living (YTRI) Unit is less structured, allowing students to take responsibility for basic operations while offering additional freedom and privileges.
The YTRI housing unit, which is set up like a college dormitory, can house up to 18 people. There are currently nine people in the unit, but the number changes often with people moving in and out, according to Mark Harmon, public information officer at the Logansport Correctional Juvenile Facility.
Harmon, who has worked in juvenile corrections for 21 years, said he has already seen an improvement since the unit started in October.
"It's nice to see a program display such positive results," Harmon said. "You can see growth here. They are actually demonstrating that they are learning and it's encouraging."
Students in the unit take responsibility for wake-up times by using alarm clocks and participate in orienting new students. Eventually, YTRI Unit students will be involved with new employee orientation to help staff become familiar with student views.
Students must be chosen to participate. They can become a resident by filling out an application, getting three staff recommendations, meeting specific behavioral and performance expectations and eventually facing an interview panel of staff for consideration.
The unit was created out of existing space known formerly as an isolation/segregation unit. The implementation of the unit came from a national push to reduce time spent in isolation.
The experience has proven to be a positive motivation to students involved.
Students within the unit said they enjoyed the ability to talk, less structure, better communication and more responsibility.
Dylan and Nathan are roommates within the YTRI Unit. Within their room is a space for personal items, an alarm clock and a journal to leave some notes of advice for the next people who will enter the room.
Dylan enjoys the increased freedom and ability to communicate in the YTRI Unit. Developing relationships and working closely with the staff has helped Dylan meet goals and work on difficulties, he said.
Nathan, who once didn't enjoy the increased responsibilities, is learning to embrace and even enjoy them, he said.
The unit is a contrast to the general population units where it is highly structured and talking to others and personal items are not allowed.
James Manley, youth development specialist, has had experience working with both the general population units and now the YTRI Unit. He described the difference between the two as "night and day."
"The kids have proved they can behave and stay out of trouble," Manley said. "By getting them away from some of the negativity, they're able to open up and show their true personality."
Manley said he hopes it continues to grow in other facilities and in other states.
The YTRI Unit has had a special impact on Gage, who's been in the unit since it opened. Gage has been at the Logansport Juvenile Facility for 16 months and has eight more months to go before he completes his time.
The four months in the YTRI Unit have been "life-changing" for him, Gage said. "I want to take more responsibility."
Gage, who earned his General Educational Development diploma while he was in the facility, is able to work one-on-one with a storage clerk during the week. He has turned his longer stay in to an opportunity to mentor others.
"My self-discipline has changed a lot," Gage said. "I'm able to mentor others and it feels good. Because I've been through a lot, I get to explain how to get through it to others."
Each day the students in the YTRI Unit attend classes. Those who have earned a GED usually go to vocational classes. There are also several learning opportunities to receive certifications in occupational health and safety admission, C-Tech and in food preparation safety.
"I'm so happy about the education opportunities," Harmon said. "A lot say they're glad they got in here in the first place because they wouldn't have continued education otherwise."
The students are also involved in the 40 Development Assets Group, where a unit counselor, psychologist and a member of the education staff facilitate group members by looking over 40 different assets needed to become a successful adult.
The 40 Development Assets Group meets twice a week for eight weeks and includes a different topic each time.
"When they leave they're really prepared," Harmon said.
Ken Hine, counselor for the 40 Development Assets Group, also encourages those in the group to do a good deed without being told and keep a journal on successes and things that weren't as successful.
"The neatest thing is to see these kids take charge," Hine said. "They really want that responsibility."
Amie Sites is a staff reporter at the Pharos-Tribune. She can be reached at 574-732-5117 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her: @PharosAES.


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Four girls volleyball teams from the Inland-area competed alongside several of the nation's best squads last week at the Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas.
Vista Murrieta was the area's top placer, finishing 18th among 48 participants. Redlands East Valley was 24th, Lake Arrowhead Rim of the World finished 26th and Temecula Great Oak placed 28th overall.
Vista Murrieta was the lone Inland team to win its pool Friday night, but the Broncos lost their play-in match against Pleasant Grove (21-25, 25-21, 25-18).
The other three squads went 1-1 in pool play and all three lost their play-ins.
Redlands East Valley did give Torrey Pines a scare, taking the first game of a play-in match before falling, 21-25, 25-14, 25-15. Torrey Pines is the nation's top-ranked team, and the Falcons eventually went on the win the tournament.
Vista Murrieta reached the championship match of the Bronze Bracket, but the Broncos were defeated by Santa Ana Mater Dei, 25-21, 20-25, 27-25.
Rim of the World reached the finals of the Competition Bracket, but the Scots were defeated by Los Alamitos, 25-18.
Here are the complete results for all four teams:
Friday's Pool Play
defeated Huntington Beach Edison, 25-22, 25-21
defeated Clovis West, 25-16, 25-21
Friday's Play-in
lost to Pleasant Grove, 21-25, 25-21, 25-18
Saturday's Qualifying
defeated Irvine Beckman, 25-13, 25-19
Saturday's Bracket Play
defeated Redlands East Valley, 25-23, 25-19
defeated North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, 25-23, 25-17
lost to Santa Ana Mater Dei, 25-21, 20-25, 27-25
Friday's Pool Play
defeated Las Vegas Durango, 25-7, 25-6
lost to Lousiville Assumption, 25-19, 25-18.
Friday's Play-in
lost to Torrey Pines, 21-25, 25-14, 25-15
Saturday's Qualifying
defeated Rim of the World, 25-27, 25-23, 25-21
Saturday's Bracket Play
lost to Vista Murrieta, 25-23, 25-19
lost to Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, 25-23, 25-18
lost to Thousand Oaks, 25-23 (only one game played)
Friday's Pool Play
lost to Lakewood, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23
defeated Newport Harbor, 25-15, 25-22
Friday's Play-in
lost to Long Beach Poly, 22-25, 27-25, 25-21
Saturday's Qualifying
lost to Redlands East Valley, 25-27, 25-23, 25-21
Saturday's Bracket Play
defeated Irvine Beckman, 25-12, 16-25, 25-17
defeated Great Oak, 25-19, 25-22
lost to Los Alamitos, 25-18, 25-11
Friday's Pool Play
defeated Las Vegas Shadow Ridge, 25-15, 25-20
lost to Los Alamitos, 25-22, 24-26, 27-25
Friday's Play-in
lost to Honolulu 'Iolani, 26-24, 25-18
Saturday's Qualifying
lost to Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, 25-17, 25-23
Saturday's Bracket Play
defeated Placentia El Dorado, 25-14, 25-14
lost to Rim of the World, 25-19, 25-22
lost to Louisville Sacred Heart, 25-20, 25-23


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Letter to the Editor:
This letter is in response to last week's letter, titled "Resist government control of education."
The writer piqued my curiosity about the process for making and implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). So I went to my search engine and typed in "Who wrote the Common Core State Standards?"
This process started in 2008. At this time, the No Child Left Behind initiative left it up to the states to develop standards for education. Wisconsin did this. Academic standards varied widely from state to state.The Common Core idea originated with the National Governors' Association. A member of this association proposed an initiative to develop an internationally competitive education system. A task force was developed and a report was published, "Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education."
The thought behind Common Core was that the performance of students from different states could be compared nationally because the educational standards would be the same. The process of developing the CCSS started.
Involved in the development of the CCSS were Achieve, "an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit education-reform organization;" a committee from the National Governors' Association; and the Council of Chief State School Officers, "a nonpartisan, nationwide nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states."
Then input was sought from the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and members of both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association.
Next, according to "The History of Common Core State Standards" in U.S. News and World Report, "Each draft of the standards was posted online for the public to view. After the final draft was published, Dane Linn says, the organizations allowed 'anyone and everyone' to submit comments, questions and concerns. They received more than 10,000 responses."
This process took four-plus years and received input from countless individuals. I am wondering which standards last week's letter writer would want changed? Did he give input when the standards were being drafted?
One issue that I have not addressed is the time and taxpayer cost to change the curriculum, objectives, goals, benchmarks, texts, assessments and teacher materials that have recently been changed to align with the CCSS.
Changing from one set of standards to another is a long and complex process of developing assessments, curriculum, training, etc. This takes time and money. Do the taxpayers want to make this investment again?
Barb Neddo
Eagle River
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News about Barack Obama, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Aug. 22, 2014
White House Memo; Pres Obama engenders criticism for heading to golf course in Martha's Vineyard, where he is on vacation, soon after speech in which he addresses brutal murder of journalist James Foley by Islamic radicals; some see move as indicative of Obama's indifference to horrific event, while others state it is necessary for a president to remain impersonal. MORE
Aug. 22, 2014
Op-Ed article by Prof Tali Mendelberg and Bennett L Butler contends Pres Obama's first term budget priorities offer convincing defense against critics who accuse him of failing to focus on poor communities of color; maintains that Obama has done more for such communities than any Democratic president in the past half century. MORE
Aug. 21, 2014
Political Memo; potential Republican control of both the House and Senate following midterm elections could stymie Pres Obama during his last two years in office, but could help formulate strong talking points for Hillary Rodham Clinton if she runs to succeed him. MORE
Aug. 20, 2014
Diplomatic Memo; Pres Obama has told advisers that delaying pullout of American troops from Afghanistan will make no difference if country cannot overcome its political rifts; Obama is rejecting chorus of arguments that chaos in Iraq should prompt him to reconsider timetable for withdrawing last troops from Afghanistan. MORE
Aug. 20, 2014
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column laments that Pres Obama's disdain for politics has served to alienate him from many of his stalwart Democratic supporters in Congress; laments that Obama has sunk into some petulant expression of his aloofness at a time when the country needs a president to illuminate and lead. MORE
Aug. 20, 2014
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column poses series of questions one must ask about Syrian civil war before deciding whether Pres Obama has or has not done enough regarding the conflict; refutes argument advanced by Hillary Rodham Clinton that merely arming pro-democracy rebels would have led to defeat of Pres Bashar al-Assad's army. MORE
Aug. 20, 2014
News analysis; Pres Obama and Atty Gen Eric J Holder Jr have approached unrest in Ferguson, Mo, from fundamentally different backgrounds and points of view; some African-Americans praise Holder for his outspokenness on issue, and lament or even denounce Obama for his caution and what they see as dispassionate distance. MORE
Aug. 19, 2014
Pres Obama appears remarkably distant from his own party and Democrats in Congress say his long neglect of would-be allies is catching up with him; interviews Democratic lawmakers and congressional aides suggest that Obama's approach has left him with few loyalists to effectively manage issues erupting abroad and at home. MORE
Aug. 19, 2014
United States says it has completed destruction of deadliest chemical weapons in Syria's arsenal, rare foreign policy achievement for Pres Obama at time when Middle East is embroiled in violence and political turmoil. MORE
Aug. 19, 2014
Pres Obama calls for calm and healing in Ferguson, Mo, where riots over fatal shooting by police of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown reveal deep racial divisions between minorities and law enforcement in cities across the United States; criticizes both protesters and police involved, making clear that he is not issuing a blanket indictment of either side. MORE
Aug. 19, 2014
Pres Obama's appetite for the use of executive order on issues like immigration, tax policy and gay rights has emboldened activists to flock to the administration with their policy wish lists; it also has exposed Obama, already facing charges of executive overreach, to criticism that he is presiding over opaque policy-making, with the potential to reward political backers at the expense of other interests. MORE
Aug. 19, 2014
Editorial observes Pres Obama, who has granted only 62 clemency petitions, is the least merciful president in modern history; maintains federal pardon policy must become more transparent and must be applied more frequently; calls for overhaul of clemency process that would involve taking it out of the hands of the Justice Department and establishing an independent commission to make informed recommendations directly to the president. MORE
Aug. 19, 2014
Roger Cohen Op-Ed column considers whether the United States has entered a period of decline in terms of its global influence; notes while Europeans are critical of American foreign policy, spying and other issues, they remain enthusiastic about its cultural and technological products; argues that a similar ambivalence exists at home, as Americans demand an end to military debacles abroad even as they criticize Pres Obama's caution about the dangers of overreach. MORE
Aug. 17, 2014
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column criticizes Justice Dept and Obama administration for trying to force New York Times reporter James Risen to testify and reveal identity of confidential source in his 2006 book about bungled CIA operation; notes Risen may go to prison for refusing to testify, and that he considers Pres Obama to be greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation. MORE
Aug. 16, 2014
News analysis; Pres Obama, facing frustration over turmoil in places like Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, has garnered additional criticism for stressing the limits of American power and the office of the chief executive in particular; some of his comments appear as an attempt to excuse his failures and inaction. MORE
Aug. 16, 2014
Pres Obama will travel to Estonia in September to reassure Baltic allies that they have the support of the United States as tensions rise over Russian intervention in Ukraine. MORE
Aug. 15, 2014
Fifty-five children appear before Judge F James Loprest Jr in New York City as part of Justice Dept's new accelerated court process for deportations; process is cornerstone of Obama administration's strategy to deal with surge of unaccompanied minors from Central America; service providers say that experience has been remarkably smooth. MORE
Aug. 15, 2014
Editorial welcomes fact that Missouri Gov Jay Nixon has put State Highway Patrol in charge of policing protests in Ferguson; condemns overly aggressive police response to protests surrounding shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown; contends Nixon and Pres Obama have obligation to ensure that real dialogue begins in Ferguson and other racially segregated areas. MORE
Aug. 14, 2014
Concurrent visits to Martha's Vineyard by Hillary Clinton and Pres Obama set the stage for an awkward encounter days after Clinton publicly criticized Obama's foreign policy; Obama aides dismiss notion that there is strain between Obama and Clinton, and say it is natural for Clinton to stake out her own positions. MORE
Aug. 14, 2014
Political Memo; Republicans disagree about whether they should focus efforts to win a Senate majority on Pres Obama's perceived incompetence; some Republicans are expressing opinion that Obama's competence is not the defining issue of upcoming midterm elections, and not much of an issue at all except among conservatives who have never liked him. MORE
Aug. 14, 2014
Gail Collins Op-Ed column examines aftermath of Hillary Clinton interview in The Atlantic in which she criticized Pres Obama's foreign policies; applauds interview for bringing up issues that deserve further discussion, and calls for more in-depth examination ahead of 2016 elections, particularly in regard to Clinton's stance; notes Clinton seems to have backed away from conflict and has made up with Obama. MORE
Aug. 13, 2014
Hillary Clinton calls Pres Obama to assure him that comments she made in magazine interview criticizing some foreign policy decisions were not intended 'to attack him, his policies or his leadership.' MORE
Aug. 13, 2014
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column criticizes Hillary Clinton for critical remarks she made in an interview about Pres Obama's foreign policy; contends remarks were calculated attempt to show she was tough and that she is not afraid to use power. MORE
Aug. 12, 2014
Diplomatic Memo; former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's comments criticizing not just Pres Obama's refusal to aid rebels in Syria, but also his shorthand description of his entire foreign policy, shatters image of unity she and Pres Obama had cultivated; situation suggests that Clinton is more ready to distinguish her views from Obama's in advance of possible presidential campaign in 2016. MORE
Aug. 12, 2014
Frank Bruni Op-Ed column contends Hillary Clinton faces the problem of balancing criticism of Pres Obama so that she does not seem to be betraying him as she prepares to run for president in 2016; maintains her interview in which she criticized Obama's foreign policy sounded disloyal, and she still needs the support of the voters who supported him twice. MORE
Aug. 12, 2014
David Brooks Op-Ed column contends Hillary Clinton's withering criticism in her Atlantic magazine interview of Pres Obama's foreign policy illuminated different flavors of Democratic thinking on international affairs; questions how well Clinton's approach to foreign policy will play in Democratic primaries for the presidential election in 2016. MORE
Aug. 9, 2014
Obama administration officials, in interviews, paint portrait of president forced to abandon longstanding reluctance to military force as conditions rapidly deteriorated in Iraq; looming over intensive deliberations and decision to return United States to war was specter of 2012 attack on US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. MORE
Aug. 9, 2014
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column relates interview with Pres Obama about United States foreign policy; describes Obama's views on variety of international challenges, including crisis in Ukraine, war in Gaza and gains made by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in Iraq. MORE
Aug. 8, 2014
News analysis; Pres Obama, in sending warplanes back into skies over Iraq, has returned United States to seemingly intractable conflict and signaled bleak reality that America's involvement there has not ended; in doing so, Obama becomes fourth consecutive American president to order military action in Iraq; to longtime opponents of Iraq war, Obama's decision represents step back down dangerous path. MORE
Aug. 8, 2014
Pres Obama announces he has authorized limited airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq; move, bid to avert fall of Kurdish capital of Erbil, returns United States to significant battlefield role in Iraq for first time since last American soldier left country at end of 2011; also says American military has dropped food and water to tens of thousands of Iraqis trapped in mountain range in northern Iraq. MORE
Aug. 8, 2014
Editorial welcomes Pres Obama's announcement that the United States will drop food and water supplies for some 40,000 Iraqis near Turkish border and that he has authorized airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, if needed; calls on US, Turkey and other allies to move quickly to meet Kurds' needs for ammunition and weapons. MORE
Aug. 7, 2014
Transportation policy experts and members of both parties blame missteps by Obama administration for United States failure in high-speed rail projects; critics say instead of putting $11 billion directly into high-speed initiatives, administration made mistake of parceling out money to upgrade existing Amtrak service, which will allow trains to go no faster than 110 miles per hour; none of the money originally went to service in Northeast Corridor, most likely place for high-speed rail. MORE
Aug. 6, 2014
Pres Obama promotes more trade between United States and African nations at forum in Washington, steering clear of concerns about the Ebola outbreak or Islamic militancy; also announces series of steps US is taking to boost American ties in Africa. MORE
Aug. 6, 2014
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column examines why politicians from both parties would benefit if Republicans try to impeach Pres Obama for using an executive order to give amnesty to millions of undocumented Hispanic immigrants; maintains Obama's reputation would likely soar form its current nadir. MORE
Aug. 5, 2014
Letter from Pamela Shifman and Gloria Steinem responds to July 30 Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Op-Ed essay arguing that Pres Obama's My Brother's Keeper neglects challenges faced by girls and women of color. MORE
Aug. 3, 2014
Ross Douthat Op-Ed column warns that Pres Obama's political apparatus is playing dangerous game as it talks nonstop about alleged Republican plan to impeach the president; notes that what makes this risky is that Obama is contemplating offering temporary legal status to up to half the nation's illegal immigrants, an extraordinary abuse of office. MORE
Aug. 2, 2014
White House Memo; Pres Obama expresses frustration over gridlock on a number of domestic and foreign issues during 50-minute news conference; his comments during 50-minute question-and-answer session display his growing second-term fatigue and disillusionment. MORE
Aug. 2, 2014
Pres Obama publicly expresses his confidence in John O Brennan, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, despite Brennan's admission that the agency improperly searched computer files of the Senate Intelligence Committee; Sen Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who sits on the panel, wants Justice Department to reconsider whether criminal charges should be pursued under laws prohibiting computer hacking. MORE
Aug. 2, 2014
Editorial warns that the labor market remains stubbornly weak despite growth in GDP, stock gains and corporate earnings; calls on Pres Obama to continue using his executive authority to improve pay and working conditions, to work with Labor Department to re-establish overtime rules and to keep pushing for a higher minimum wage. MORE
Jul. 31, 2014
Pres Obama, at talk in Kansas City, Mo, delivers optimistic report concerning effects of administration's economic policies in spite of congressional inaction, buoyed by announcement that economy grew more than anticipated in the spring. MORE
Jul. 31, 2014
House of Representatives votes to sue Pres Obama for overstepping the powers of the presidency in his application of the Affordable Care Act; move angers conservatives who call it insufficient, emboldens Democrats who say Republicans are being vengeful, and further erodes much of what is left of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. MORE
Jul. 31, 2014
Gail Collins Op-Ed column lambasts Congressional Republicans for fixating on impeaching Pres Obama, while simultaneously attempting to distance themselves from any discussion of impeachment by blaming Democrats for bringing it up; also assails their vote to sue Obama for delay in implementing portion of Affordable Care Act that Republicans opposed in first place; notes that Democrats have leveraged absurd threats for their own political gain. MORE
Jul. 30, 2014
Obama administration officials involved in nuclear negotiations with Iran face skepticism from members of both parties at two congressional hearings; sharpest differences emerge in debate over whether Pres Obama or Congress will get final say on any agreement with Iran, part of running battle over Obama's efforts to bypass lawmakers on a range of issues. MORE
Jul. 30, 2014
Democrats are using Republican threats of impeaching Pres Obama to raise money and to add supporters as midterm elections approach. MORE
Jul. 30, 2014
Op-Ed article by law Prof Kimberle Williams Crenshaw contends that Pres Obama's signature initiative My Brother's Keeper, five-year, $200 million program that will give support to boys and young men of color, entirely omits challenges facing their mothers and sisters; argues that White House has become most influential promoter of myth that black men are exceptionally endangered by racism. MORE
Jul. 28, 2014
Charles M Blow Op-Ed column criticizes House Republicans for considering lawsuit against Pres Obama, which the White House calls 'impeachment,' instead of attending to urgent issues like veterans' health care and immigration; warns impeachment may work out in Democrats' favor in midterm elections. MORE
Jul. 26, 2014
Timothy Egan Op-Ed column excoriates House Republicans and Speaker John Boehner for plot to sue Pres Obama over delayed implementation of part of Affordable Care Act that Republicans never supported in first place; says presidents throughout history have routinely delayed, modified or deferred enforcement of certain laws; faults Congress for their willingness to litigate rather than legislate. MORE
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Highlights From the Archives
News Analysis
Obama Wins a Clear Victory, but Balance of Power Is Unchanged in Washington
After $6 billion, two dozen presidential primary days, four general election debates and more TV ads than anyone could watch, the two parties essentially fought to a standstill.November 8, 2012 usNews Analysis
Man in the News | Barack Hussein Obama
4 Years Later, Scarred but Still Confident
President Obama is making the case that while progress is slow, he is taking America to a better place — and that he will be a better president over the next four years than the last.September 6, 2012 usNews
Obama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.November 5, 2008 usNews
U.S. Weighs Direct Military Action Against ISIS in Syria
A top national security adviser to President Obama said the United States was "not going to be restricted by borders" to protect its interests, including possibly pursuing direct military action in Syria.
August 23, 2014, Saturday
U.S. Officials and Experts at Odds on Threat Posed by ISIS
With the rapid advance of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the rhetoric the Obama administration is using to describe the danger the group poses to the United States has escalated.
August 23, 2014, Saturday
Taking Note
Facts & Figures: Presidents on Vacation
So far, President Obama has taken about 150 days off. His predecessor took 879 over four years.
August 22, 2014, Friday
White House Memo
A Terrorist Horror, Then Golf: Incongruity Fuels Obama Critics
As the president returned to his vacation, a firestorm of criticism from Republicans and Democrats erupted over what many saw as a callous indifference to the slaughter of James Foley.
August 22, 2014, Friday
U.S. General Says Raiding Syria Is Key to Halting ISIS
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey was circumspect in describing the sort of broad effort that would be required to roll back ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
August 22, 2014, Friday
Despite ISIS Horror, Congress Is Wary of U.S. Military Expansion
The execution of James Foley has drawn emotional reactions from Capitol Hill, but even those criticizing President Obama for not doing more have not specified what to do.
August 22, 2014, Friday
Op-Ed Contributors
Obama Cares. Look at the Numbers.
Has the president hidden his own war on poverty too well?
August 22, 2014, Friday
Obama, 'Appalled' by Beheading, Will Continue Airstrikes
President Obama said the beheading of an American journalist by militants in Syria "shocked the conscience" of the world, but vowed that America would not alter its strategy in Iraq.
August 21, 2014, Thursday
Political Memo
Loss for Democrats in Midterm Elections Could Be Boon for Clinton
The results of the midterm elections could stymie President Obama in his last two years, but help formulate strong talking points for Hillary Rodham Clinton if she runs to succeed him.
August 21, 2014, Thursday
Taking Note
President Obama on James Foley, and Muslim Victims
The point that the extremist group's victims are overwhelmingly Muslim is worth repeating.
August 20, 2014, Wednesday
President Obama's Election Night Speech
"Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual," President Obama said after winning the election. "You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours."
Milestones: Barack Obama
An interactive timeline of Barack Obama's life and career.
Obama to Continue Fight Against ISIS
Saying that the United States would be vigilant and relentless in protecting its people, the president called the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria a "cancer" that must be extracted.
Obama on ISIS and James Foley
The president gave a statement on the beheading of an American journalist by militants in Syria in which he denounced the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and vowed to stay on course in Iraq.
Obama's Statement on James Foley
President Obama addressed the beheading of James Foley, an American journalist, by the terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Obama Calls for Peace Again in Ferguson
President Obama said Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will go to Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday to monitor the ongoing investigation into the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Obama Announces Progress in Iraq
President Obama said Iraqi and Kurdish forces, backed by American airstrikes, have recaptured a strategically important dam near Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
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