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- It's a painful phenomenon when at this day and age, with search engines, social media sites and design galleries, Nigerian decision makers still resort to annoying referrals to award design and creative briefs. Why won't we assume it all relates to corrupt forms of issuing contracts?
Nigeria witnessed a change in the creative landscape when multinationals started businesses in Nigeria and built marketing campaigns on either creatives from their global advertising campaigns or outsourced designs to foreign designers. This trend gradually diminished when Nigerian designers began polishing up their skills and rising up to demands for world class designs. Even though some designs are still outsourced, most campaigns today can claim proudly Nigerian, not just in ideas but also in design.
This changing landscape also allowed brands to explore and be open minded regarding style and execution as long as it remained relevant and sold their products.
With the obvious changing landscape in quality of production and designs coming out of Nigeria it's unfortunate that our own leaders cannot harness and consult real talents to come up with strong, emotional and lasting design collaterals for major events and programs that are meant to build a strong Nigerian tourism brand.I honestly don't understand why we can never get it right when it comes to design here in Nigeria. Do decision makers only see this as a ploy to sign and issue cheques? Do they understand that perception is actually built by what you see?
I recently saw the branding created for the re-introduction of the so called National airline carrier, no jokes, I actually fell sick (literarily). As I began addressing the issue by writing this article, my head started pounding. So I postponed the writing article and till this day to avoid killing myself for another's mistake.I compared the current branding to that of Nigerian airways of 1980 and wondered if there was a committee or actual approval process for designs that are meant to be showcased to the world as officially ours. Maybe the designer thought he was creating a bus branding for a Nigerian event mascot.
Nigeria is a nation of Strong diverse black proud people. Although it's difficult to find a point that actually synergizes all culture and tradition, there is one thing that makes us who we are, the colour green white green.
Now regarding the brand name of this carrier, I'll give a big shout out to the decision makers cause the Name Nigerian Eagle just rolls of your toungue like a proud chant and stays with you.
My AttemptHere I merged the flight of the eagle and the stripe of the Nigerian colours to come up with this logo.
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Note: I'm not implying this could be the best attempt towards creating an Identity for a National Carrier but I needed to contribute my own quota before I openely critique someone else's hardwork.
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Apple scored the $30 million contract from the L.A. Unified School District this week, which will deploy iPads to all students throughout 47 campuses.
The Board of Education voted 6 to 0 on Tuesday to approve the contract after receiving positive input about iPad use from teachers and students. The iPad was also the least expensive device.
The L.A. Unified School District is paying $678 per iPad, which will come pre-loaded with educational software, but won't include a keyboard.
The school district also committed to spending "hundreds of millions of dollars" with Apple over the next two years, since they chose the company as their only tablet vendor.
The iPads have a three-year warranty that includes free replacement devices up to 5 percent of the value of the purchase price.
The $30 million for Apple's iPads is a steep contract price, but the L.A. district insisted on the measure because new state and national tests will be taken on computers, and it doesn't want its students falling behind on computer skills. Also, the software will help students in the classroom and after school for studying.
However, there are many concerns floating around the new agreement with Apple. Chief Strategy Officer Matt Hill complained that the funding came from facility bonds, which could have been used for construction instead. The teachers union wanted the money to be used for the hiring of new teachers.
Aside from school staff and officials, Microsoft has a beef to pick with the L.A. Unified School District too, and I bet you can guess why. That's right -- it wants its Surface tablets to be adopted by school districts so that students start using the Windows operating system early, and this will hopefully lead to loyalty to the OS as they upgrade over the years.
Robyn Hines, senior director of state government affairs for Microsoft, said that using only one platform throughout the district would limit options, such as innovations/price cuts from other companies and students' ability to learn platforms they'd find in the workplace (such as Windows).
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elementary schools
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Aside from the $30,000 L.A. Unified School District contract, Apple is using other ways to pull kids into its platform early:
Apple Camp
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And your reading comprehension is as shoddy as always. I already said my own numbers are wrong and it will be worse in reality.
Just like the *exponentially based* doomsday predictions from 2005, turned out to be even worse.
I gave the best scenario because you won't even belive the worst case. Here it is: The top 5 US banks alone have a derivates exposure of $222 trillion.
Social security and medicare liabilities until 2075 (so which these kids will pay for) amount to another $122 trillion.
I spoke about the national debt, but not the TOTAL US debt. Total US debt was around $33 trillion 8 years ago. Now it's around $60 trillion, another $5 trillion higher then it was in 2008. Linearily, it'll hit ~$110 trillion in 8 years.
Student loan debt has doubled from ~$500 billion to $1 trillion in 8 years. Tuition fees have also doubled since then, atleast.
The fed monetised 78,8% of ALL US treasuries in 2012. They're on track to hit 100% by 2018. At 100% you're effectively the only person buying your own debt and all confidence in your ability to pay back is lost, making hyperinflation the only awnser.
The real worst case scenario can hardly be belived. It's total social economical collapse. These kids will not be doing some menial job, they will be killing eachother over scraps of food! In fact, if the EBT system fails for a month, this would already be the case!
Oh, and i don't have to write a case study on this. Others have. How do you think i got all this info?
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Not 'should' but 'should be able to'. Because I then get better support for this tool, and you do too. And you paradoxically seem to be keen on making it not usable, while helping people with it anyway.
No, I've been using ubuntu since Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog).
You don't seem to understand that "usability" does not equal "ease of use"
Yes, bulletproofX made it easier to solve problems IN SOME CASES, but overall it created the same kind of hard to solve problems that made me move away from windows to begin with.
Also it makes it harder to provide support to new users, because it makes things harder to dagnose.
I agree on this one.
As a follow up to what adam said, You should stop thinking about what some "hypthetical" users might do once they run into a simple issue.
Just for the record, I HAPPEN TO BE A GODDAMN USER TOO YOU KNOW, I TOO COULD JUST MOVE BACK TO WINDOWS.
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Tom Brady appears to have everything. He has won three Super Bowls. He has movie-star good looks and a beautiful supermodel wife.
One thing he does not have, however, is the status as top quarterback in the league according to ESPN's analyst Ron Jaworski.
While the countdown continues, Brady has placed third behind Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees. Which quarterback ranks first remains to be seen, but it will not be Tom Terrific.
When you start to discuss the merits of Rodgers, Brees and Brady, you begin to split hairs. All three are elite. All three have won the big game, and all three will likely end up in the Hall of Fame after record-setting careers.
At 33 and 34 respectively, Brees and Brady are much older than Rodgers, who is without a doubt entering the peak years of his already amazing career at 28.
Tom Brady may go down as the greatest quarterback to play the game when he retires, and surely has a few more elite seasons in him. However, father time catches up with all of us, and Rodgers will surpass Brady's abilities at some point in their respective careers as Brady declines with age.
Brees is a phenomenal talent and an inspirational story given all he has overcome to enter the discussion of the league's best quarterback; however, he throws quite a few interceptions to go with his numerous touchdowns. As recently as the 2010 season, he chucked 22 picks, and has been near 20 each season for most of his career. Such is the life of a quarterback with an exorbitant amount of pass attempts each year, but it is a blemish on an outstanding resume.
Brady is not without his blemishes either. He has now lost the last two Super Bowls he has played in, and has not looked nearly as invincible as he did in his early playoff career.
However, one cannot deny that the ring is still the thing. Brady has three of them. That alone makes him the top quarterback in the league if he can maintain or surpass his modus operandi from the previous seasons. He has lost as many Super Bowls as Rodgers and Brees have been to. For that reason, he should be considered the league's top signal caller.
Jaworski acknowledges that Brady could easily be number one, and forecasts that he just may occupy the top spot when the season closes. He will no doubt be playing with a chip on his shoulder this season, and with targets like Wes Welker, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez and new recruit Brandon Lloyd, expect Tom Terrific to take the Patriots, and himself, to the top of the mountain again.
Here is a full transcript of Jaworkski's take from ESPN:
"Number three on my big board entering the 2012 season is Tom Brady. Brady is outstanding in so many areas, but what really stands out is his total command in the pocket. Few quarterbacks in NFL history move within the pocket better than Tom Brady. Pocket movement is an essential attribute to play NFL quarterback at a consistently-high level. Think of it this way: the ability to move within an area no larger than the approximate size of a boxing ring. Sometimes it's a strain, just a step here or a step there. Other times, it's more pronounced. The corollary, and it's equally as important, you must maintain your downfield focus while you're moving. You cannot look at the rush. It's a far more important trait than running out of the pocket.
"I don't think I've ever seen a more comfortable pocket quarterback than Brady. There have been times over the years he's literally been a statue in the pocket – static, stationary, motionless. I can tell you from experience that's a rare trait. Everything is happening very fast. The ability to slow down your body like that, that's remarkable.
"Another attribute that Brady has mastered is controlling the game at the line of scrimmage. Brady is outstanding at the subtle nuances of quarterback play. It's a highly-disciplined craft, and Brady has expertly refined the small details. His ability to immediately locate mismatches in man coverage, like Wes Welker on a linebacker, and to move defenders in zone coverage is as good as it gets. Manipulating and controlling the defense is advanced quarterbacking.
"Here, Brady read the cover 2. He had Deion Branch running the dig route. He had to get this linebacker out of the passing lane. He pumped to Rob Gronkowski. That's all it took. The linebacker moved and the window opened. I know this term is overused at times, but when I plug in a tape of Brady, I know I am watching a professional quarterback in every single way.
"I'm not necessarily a big stat guy, but how about this? In Brady's last four full seasons – now remember, he missed the 2008 season with an injury – he has thrown 153 touchdown passes and only 37 interceptions. Brady is number three on my big board right now, but he could easily move up to number one."
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Lawyers for the family of Michael Brown said a noted former medical examiner's autopsy backs claims the 18-year-old was trying to surrender when he was killed.
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Michael Brown Lawyers for Michael Brown's family say private autopsy backs witness accounts
Lawyers for the
family of Michael Brown said behind the autopsy of a former medical examiner
said the allegations of the 18-year-old was trying to surrender when he was
killed, but the self-employed former judge their findings did not reach that
Lawyers for the
family of Brown, who was shot dead on August 9 in a clash with police in the
St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, held a press conference Monday to unveil a report
by Dr. Michael Baden, former chief medical examiner of New York City. Baden's
autopsy commissioned by the family, determined that Brown was shot six times,
with the fatal wound hit the top of the head.
"We believe
that such facts as this officer should have been arrested," said Attorney
Daryl Parks.
But Baden, who was
at the press conference and also spoke, said he had not concluded whether the
position of the fatal entry wound meant Brown was handing Ferguson police
officer Darren Wilson when he was killed. Baden said the entrance wound on top
of the skull Brown suggested that his head was bent forward, when he suffered
the fatal injury, and before he told The New York Times would be consistent
with any delivery or freight in the officer.
A pathologist who
works with finding Baden said Parks' could be correct, "but we do not
pathologist Shawn Parcells said Brown may have had his back to the shooter, or
may have been facing the shooter with hands above the head or in a defensive
Attorney Benjamin
Crump said Monday that an independent autopsy shows Brown was shot at least six
times. But as Baden, noted that the report was preliminary.
A St. Louis County
autopsy found that Brown was shot six to eight times.
Manager office of
county coroner Suzanne McCune said Monday an autopsy showed Michael Brown was
hit in the head and chest. McCune would not confirm whether Brown was beaten in
another part of your body or discuss other details.
A person familiar
with the investigation told The Washington County Post that Brown had marijuana
in his system.
Complete results
of the autopsy are not expected for about two weeks.
Baden, who has
testified in several high profile cases, including the OJ Simpson trial, said
earlier Monday that he was waiting for information from the autopsy St. Louis
County - and other scientific studies - before definitive conclusions about how
in which Brown died.
Crump said the
family wanted the autopsy for fear of additional test results could be biased
County. Crump declined to release copies of the report to the media, and the
autopsy report of the region has not been released.
"They could
not trust what was going to be put in the reports on the tragic execution of
her son," he said during the press conference on Monday.
He said Brown's
mother "had any mother would ask: Was my child in pain Dr. Baden shared
with her, in her opinion, he did not suffer?". He also noted that Brown
had abrasions on her face from where he fell, but "otherwise there is no
evidence of a struggle."
Meanwhile, a
Missouri grand jury could begin hearing evidence Wednesday regarding shooting
death of Brown.
Ed Magee, a
spokesman for the Prosecutor Bob McCulloch St. Louis County - who is overseeing
the case - said Monday that prosecutors would try to start presenting evidence
on Wednesday, once a week, the date of the meeting regularly to the grand jury.
The cases often
jurors are presented in a single day. But Magee says the Brown case is
complicated and will take longer, but gave no specific timeframe.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion SummerSlam 2014, Brock Lesnar Takes Down John Cena to Become WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
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About James Garner of 'Maverick,' 'Rockford Files,' Dies at 86, James Garner dead at 86
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Amiable film and television
actor James Garner, who. In the popular television series "Maverick"
and played "The Rockford Files",
died on Saturday at his home in
Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles He was 86 How many popular leading men of
Hollywood's heyday, boasted Garner All American good looks and a winning
personality, conducted him through comedy and drama alike. Garner won two Emmys
and broke a total of 15 nominations. He had his greatest impact in television,
first on "Maverick" in the 50s and then in the 70's on "The
Rockford Files", for which he won an Emmy in 1977. He later appeared in
several quality telepics including "Promise," "My Name is Bill
W." and "Barbarians at the Gate", as well as the occasional
strong feature like "Victor Victoria" and "Murphy's
Romance," for which he his only Oscar nomination for lead actor captured.
RECOGNITION: James Garner gracefully carried the weight of Stardom Garner found
its way through a friend, theater producer Paul Gregory Showbiz: It was during
the rehearsals of the Broadway bound cueing actor Lloyd Nolan Garner
nonspeaking has finally caught a role in production in 1954, where he said
"The Caine Mutiny Court Martial." and he just studied the game's
stars, Henry Fonda. After studying with Herbert Berghof, Garner landed a role
in the touring production of "Caine". Back in Los Angeles in 1955, he
secured minor roles in the TV series "Cheyenne." Impressed, Warner
Bros. gave him a screen test and a contract at $ 200 per week. He paid his
contributions in supporting roles in "Towards the Unknown", "The
girl he left behind." And "Shootout at Medicine Bend" as well as
some TV functions He was the first really noticeable in a role as Marlon Brando
buddy in "Sayonara", after which he was assigned in a Supporting Role
"Darby Rangers." When "Darby" result Charlton Heston walked
away from the film, Garner inherited his first starring role, but the reviews
were mixed. The real boost to his career came in a roll now are indelibly
associated with him that the Bret Maverick in the comedy Western that ABC
debuted in 1957; the role and series fit his dry personality like a glove.
Originally, the story of the Maverick brothers of Garner and Jack Kelly was
played, but changing "Maverick" quickly became all about Garner
character who uses his wits to get out of trouble. Other actors were shooting
in and out with Clint Eastwood as the devil's gunslinger. "Maverick"
led to a long relationship between Garner and his creator, Roy Huggins. The
actor was with the series until 1960, when he quit over a dispute with Warners.
"I'm playing me," Garner said of the role. "Bret Maverick is
lazy: I'm lazy and I like it, lazy.." Lazy or not, the actor told the
Golden Globe for most promising newcomer in 1958 male and earned his first Emmy
nomination in 1959 for "Maverick". . "Cash McCall" In the
meantime, Warner served him frustrating dishes like "Up Periscope"
and taking advantage of a suspension during the Writers Guild strike of 1960,
Garner Warners sued for breach of contract and won
with whom he more be a free agent and demand
for his services. He appeared in deals before landing a supporting role in
"The Children's Hour" with Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn. His
roles in films even better: "Boys' Night Out" and especially
"The Great Escape" earned him the best advice. He said he drew on his
experience in the Korean War, during which he, the company scroungers, for the
latter role. For a time ready to face the aging Cary Grant romantic comedy
leading man coat with films like "The Thrill of It All" (1963),
"The Wheeler Dealers" and inherit it seemed "Move Over
Darling." Arthur Hiller gave him a meatier assignment, in the satire
"The Americanization of Emily," against the then red hot Julie
Andrews. Then he caught the thriller "36 Hours" and a few indifferent
comedy, "The Art of Love" and "A man could Get Killed". The
films were now A budget, but "Duel in Diablo," "Mr.
Buddwing" and "Grand Prix", which gave him a yen for car races
were not particularly memorable. During this time he played in westerns,
including "Hour of the Gun" (in which he played Wyatt Earp), comedy western
"Support Your Local Sheriff," "They only kill their
masters", "Marlowe" and "Skin Game." But television
roles brought him more importance, where after a short NBC western series
"Nichols" in 1971, he hit paydirt with comedic strand Detective
"The Rockford Files", which ran 1974 80 and won him an Emmy in 1977
and more four nominations. Huggins along with Stephen J. Cannell for the crime
series recycling many of the plots of "Maverick." Many Garner friends
had roles in the series, including Joe Santos and Stuart Margolin recurring as
his friends. Margolin said at the time that Garner worked long shifts, has to
do his own stunts and remained behind the camera lines for the other cast
members. But his old injuries and pay disputes led Garner to call it quits,
even if the show drew high ratings on NBC. He again essayed "Bret
Maverick" for one season in 1981., But a bad back, litigation with MCA TV
about "Rockford" syndication payments (he finally settled, allegedly
for several million dollars), and finally circumcised heart surgery his ability
to endure the rigors of a TV series. He reteamed with Andrews in Blake Edwards
'musical "Victor Victoria" in 1982, and he landed a plum
role opposite Sally Field in the comedy romance "Murphy's Romance" in 1985.
He essayed an older Wyatt Earp in Edwards' "Sunset "opposite Bruce
Willis as Tom Mix and did the underwhelming" Fire in the Sky "in
1983. in 1994, he took a small role in the bigscreen version of" Maverick
"with Mel Gibson in the main, what the star a run for his money in the
likability department. In 1996, he starred as ex president against Jack Lemmon
in "My Fellow Americans." The best of his later work, however, came
on television in such TV movie dramas like "Heart Sounds" with Mary
Tyler Moore in 1984, directed by Glen Jordan, who also led him by
"Promise" in 1986. in 1989 he was for "My Name Is Bill W."
celebrated with James Woods. In the 1992 HBO movie "Barbarians at the Gate,"
the actor in a dismal performance offered tough. Quieter, but no less
effective, was "Breathing Lessons" opposite Joanne Woodward. His
bigscreen career in the 2000s dealt with the Clint Eastwood directed veteran
astronaut comedy "Space Cowboys," chick pic "Divine Secrets of
the Ya Ya Sisterhood" and 2004 hit tearjerker "The Notebook" in
which Garner and Gena Rowlands played the older versions of a few of Ryan
Gosling and Rachel McAdams shown. On the small screen, Garner repeated on the
ABC comedy "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter" 2003 05. He also
expressed to God for the short lived NBC series "God, the Devil and
Bob", played the chief justice in CBS 'Supreme Court drama "First
Monday" and portrays Mark Twain in a 2002 Hallmark adaptation of Twain's
"Roughing it." Born James Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, he left high
school to be a merchant seaman before moving to Los Angeles, enrolled at
Hollywood High and then back to Norman, where he joined the Oklahoma State
National Guard. He went briefly to carpet in his father's business in Los
Angeles to work until he called to service in the Korean War. He was more than
a year on the Korean peninsula and was awarded the Purple Heart before his
release in 1952. He studied business administration at the University of
Oklahoma but left after one semester, ready to move in the direction of acting.
Garner played with Mariette Hartley in a series of commercials for Polaroid
noted in the 1970s. He won the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in
2005. Garner is survived by his wife, the former Lois Clarke, whom he survived
married since 1956; Daughter Greta "Gigi" Garner; and an adopted
daughter, Kimberly, from Clarke's first marriage. Friday, July 18, 2014
Tragic stories emerge of MH17 passengers' final moments
Obama hits reset button on wobbly public response to Malaysia Airlines shootdown
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Obama called on Friday the launch of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a
"revolt of the unspeakable conditions," it said a "wake up
call" for shy European leaders, and all but laid the blame for the tragedy
right outside the front door of Russian President Vladimir Putin
blunt language, delivered in the White House briefing room behind a lectern
with the presidential seal, offered a stark contrast to his muddled public
handling of the disaster the day before.
the news was announced on Thursday signaled the White House, the President had
first learned about the earth-shattering events of Putin at the rear end of a
telephone conversation at the request of Moscow arranged. With gruesome details
come in, Obama went ahead with a strong bipartisan public schedule: A speech in
Wilmington, Delaware, where he hit Republicans on infrastructure financing,
followed by a clip of Democratic fundraisers in New York City
had started his speech in Delaware with only seven sets on the attack, stated
that "it looks like it can be a terrible tragedy" - a shock reaction
to media reports, the already citing a death rate of nearly 300 people. He has
the disaster not bind to Russia.
it was Vice President Joe Biden, not Obama, specifically, the first Americans
that the passenger jet was apparently was "shot down -. Not an accident,
blown out of the sky"
have recently joined their regular criticism of Obama's handling of world
affairs - a reflection of the escalating chaos of Iraq in Libya and Syria civil
war expansion, China is increasingly strained relations with its neighbors and
the collapse of the Middle East peace process. His natural caution out the
crisis GOP charges that he is acting too slowly, or give voice to American
Friday, Obama revised his tone, shedding favor "can be a terrible
tragedy," "indignation of the unspeakable conditions" personally
confirmed that "a ground-to-air missile was fired, and that is what
brought down the jet," linked the attack directly back to pro-Moscow
Ukrainian separatists, and involved the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
group of separatists can not shoot military transport aircraft," he said,
"without complicated and demanding training, and this is coming from
refusal to stop the flow of weapons and fighters in the eastern Ukraine has
encouraged the separatists and led them to offend, charged Obama for talks with
the government in Kiev.
"has control over most of this situation, so far, at least he has not
exercised it," the president said.
had a stern message about the European leaders who have resisted U.S. calls for
strict economic sanctions against Russia for agitating armed unrest in eastern
Ukraine, fearful that Moscow could to the west of the oil and natural gas flows
will certainly be a wake-up call for Europe and the world that there are
consequences to be an escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine, that it is not
localized, it will not be contained," he said.
the world learned of the President that at least one American, Quinn Lucas
Schansman, was among the victims.
thoughts and prayers are with his family for this terrible loss," Obama,
who noticed said. "Because events are moving so fast, I would not say with
absolute certainty that there might not be other Americans"
House aides had stressed on Thursday that the president had made the charge
behind the scenes. She reveals his phone calls to the leaders of Ukraine, the
Netherlands and Malaysia. They pointed out that he had spoken by phone to
Secretary of State John Kerry and later CIA director consulted John Brennan,
head deputy director of National Intelligence Stephanie O'Sullivan, White House
chief of staff Denis McDonough, and Deputy National Security Advisor Lisa
Monaco and Ben Rhodes .
was not clear to what extent Obama, who took office vowing "reset" of
relations with Russia would change its cautious strategy when it comes to
Ukraine. The President has calls from Republicans to improve and support the
fight against the separatists supported by Russia arms of the country a shot
blocked. A government official, who requested anonymity, suggested that the
plane tragedy, the need for extreme caution in considering whether the advanced
weapons, powers not to use it is used.
if he escalate the pressure on Moscow, Obama declared that "it is very
important for us to ensure that we do not get out in front of the facts"
and noted that he on freshly announced sanctions against Russian energy and
financial companies Wednesday.
had already ratcheted up sanctions against Russia," he said. "We will
make it clear that Russia, you know, been committed to supporting the
separatists are that we. An ability that costs that we impose on them to
increase, and we will do so"
Obama included a greater role for the U.S. military.
is no way for the president partisan criticism in the current political climate
to avoid. But he could take faced by the experience of former President Ronald
Reagan, the conservative icon, the sharp words of fellow conservatives about
his reaction to the September 1, 1983 some comfort, incident in which a Soviet
fighter jet shot down a South Korean airliner with 269 to kill them all - men
aboard a U.S. Congressman, inclusive.
called the attack an "act of barbarism" and refers to it as the
"Korean airline massacre.", He ordered to be shut down U.S.
operations down a week after the incident, Soviet airline Aeroflot. His
personal diary for September 4, 1983, suggests that he took seriously a
Republican senator's proposal that the United States retaliate against Soviet
undercover operator.
Thurmond made a great suggestion," Reagan wrote. "We know
[redacted] the whereabouts of many KGB agents were [redacted] in the
practicality of this, that would shoot us to look yourself in the foot."
also complained about snipers from his right flank.
go to war, what they would do to us?" He asked in a speech.
know that some of our critics have sounded somehow we do not have enough
demanded revenge," Reagan said. "Well, that's not revenge the name of
the game in this."
was not enough for some conservatives. "The administration's pathetic,
when she says this proves the president's words were right," said the
columnist George Will, referring to anti-Soviet rhetoric Reagan. "We do
not have to choose a dictionary. We chose a president and it's time for him to
really excited with George Will. He was very bitter and personally mainly because
he did not believe in his attacks, Ive done or am doing enough to the Russians
and the KAL007 Massacre," he wrote, before it is what could look at
Reagan's admirers in today's Republican Party as the ultimate Reagan kiss-off.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Stanley Cup 2014,The Los Angeles Kings are one game away from winning the 2014 Stanley Cup.Kings vs. Rangers Game 3
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The Kings
needed overtime to come back and defeat the New York Rangers in Los Angeles for
the first two games of the finals, but at the last second goal by Jeff Carter
in the first time, the game-winner turned out on Monday. The Kings put a 3-0
shutout lick her hosts at Madison Square Garden a stranglehold of the Stanley
Cup Finals.
The game
started at a slow pace, probably due to the cross-continent journey by both
teams for a two-hour marathon in LA on Saturday night.
After the
Rangers were on their first power-play opportunity fooled with to use in the
first period less than three minutes, at the last second by Carter shortly
after the end of the penalty kill shot off the foot of the Rangers defenseman
Dan Girardi on Henrik Lundqvist remain with only seven tenths of a second in
the opening frame.
The Kings
have some puck luck in the second period, with Jake Muzzin and Mike Richards to
build by some insurance companies, the lead to 3-0. New York came up with a
certain effort and outshot Los Angeles 17-8 in the middle frame, but Kings'
Goalie Jonathan Quick has his best performance of the playoffs, while the
Rangers squandered six power play opportunities without a goal.
offering up an uncharacteristic 33 giveaways in Game 2, Los Angeles returned to
their defensive generally sound game, devotion only six giveaways in Game 3
The final
shots were 32-15 in favor of the Rangers, but with the Stanley Cup now in her
hand, Quick and the Kings some mistakes in Game 3 locks. Leave their bad habits
behind, Los Angeles is more and more like a team of destiny views in 2014.
The New
York Rangers will be another chance to their Stanley Cup dream to keep alive at
Madison Square Garden, when they get the Kings face again for Game 4 on
Monday, June 9, 2014
2014 World Cup Schedule, Dates and Coverage Info for 2014 World Cup
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Apple to expand Volume Purchase Program to 16 new regions, pushes into Middle East
07/10/2014, 05:07 pm
In an update to its website on Thursday, Apple announced it will soon bring bulk app and iBook purchases to 16 new countries through its Volume Purchase Program, which will include support for both businesses and educational institutions.
iTunes update brings HD Extras to the Mac, also coming to Apple TV and iOS 8
07/10/2014, 11:07 am
Apple on Thursday released iTunes version 11.3 and with it announced the availability of high-definition iTunes Extras for the Mac and Apple TV, with the bonus features coming to iOS 8 after the operating system's rollout this fall.
Apple ordered to revise App Store refund policy, may make changes global
07/07/2014, 04:07 am
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission on Sunday ordered Apple and Google to make changes to their respective iOS and Android app stores policies in an effort to make post-purchase refunding more consumer-friendly.
Following Apple's Beats Music buy, new data shows digital album sales down 12% while streaming up 50%
07/04/2014, 08:07 am
The latest data from Nielsen shows that sales of digital albums are down 11.6 percent, while purchases of individual tracks are down 13 percent, as on-demand streaming audio has surged 50.1 percent, helping to provide some insight into why Apple purchased Beats Music.
Google counters Apple's Beats buy with acquisition of music streaming service Songza
07/01/2014, 04:07 pm
Continuing its recent spree of acquisitions, Google on Tuesday announced it has purchased curated music streaming service Songza for an undisclosed sum.
Apple's gas-filled speaker design could allow higher fidelity audio playback
07/01/2014, 03:07 pm
Apple was awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today, describing a design for high fidelity speakers making use of lighter than air gas in mobile speakers.
Apple streamlines transition from browser-based iTunes Preview to iTunes app for Mac & PC
07/01/2014, 12:07 pm
Consumers who arrive at Apple's iTunes Store via the web-based iTunes Preview service will now notice a much slicker transition from their browser to iTunes, as Apple has done away with the old interstitial page in favor of a new in-place method.
Apple pays iTunes Festival performers with promotion instead of cash, Kanye West says
06/20/2014, 04:06 pm
Rapper Kanye West continued his French charm offensive on Friday, once again panning Apple's approach to recruiting talent for its annual iTunes Festival, and in the process revealing that the iPhone maker compensates performers with increased promotional space in the iTunes store rather than cash.
Apple simplifies app browsing and discovery with new 'Browse by Category' collection
06/12/2014, 08:06 pm
Apple on Thursday announced a new App Store feature called "Browse by Category" that allows users to navigate to different curated app collections without the need for drop-down menus.
Apple acknowledges sporadic iTunes outages, says issue resolved after brief downtime
06/12/2014, 06:06 pm
Apple on Thursday said it has resolved an issue that caused some iTunes customers to see limited access to the online store for around three hours, though details of the downtime have yet to be revealed.
Amazon halts preorders of Warner Bros. Blu-rays & DVDs in latest contract dispute
06/11/2014, 08:06 am
Amazon has continued to refuse sales of certain products in its efforts to gain leverage in negotiations with content providers, this time blocking preorders of physical copies of popular upcoming releases from Warner Home Video, including blockbuster hits "The Lego Movie" and "300: Rise of an Empire."
ESPN Radio & local NPR stations come to Apple's iTunes Radio streaming service
06/10/2014, 01:06 pm
Live 24-hour streaming sports content from ESPN Radio, as well as local National Public Radio affiliates from around the U.S., are now available to hear on Apple's iTunes Radio service.
Apple urges developers to opt-in to upcoming Family Sharing program
06/04/2014, 10:06 pm
In the run up to the launch of OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8, Apple is now asking developers to make their apps available as part of Family Sharing, a new iTunes feature that allows family members to share purchased content.
Apple planning locally targeted ads for iTunes Radio, iAd promotion of iTunes - report
05/30/2014, 01:05 pm
Apple's mobile advertising efforts are expected to increase this year, when the company is reportedly planning to have locally targeted ads air on iTunes Radio, and will also begin promoting iTunes content through its own iAd network.
Beats acquisition to result in first and only Apple apps for Android & Windows Phone
05/29/2014, 10:05 am
When recent reports suggested Apple was considering bringing iTunes to Android to help boost flagging music sales, skeptics scoffed at the thought of the iPhone maker supporting a competing platform. But with its $3 billion purchase of Beats, Apple has now revealed it plans to keep the Beats Music subscription apps alive not only on Google's Android, but also Microsoft's Windows Phone.
Apple's Eddy Cue to join Beats' Jimmy Iovine on stage at Code Conference panel
05/28/2014, 05:05 pm
After Apple announced its purchase of Beats Electronics and Beats Music on Wednesday, iTunes chief Eddy Cue and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine have been scheduled to talk at Re/code's Code Conference later today.
Apple emphasizes acquisition of Beats Music streaming service in blockbuster announcement
05/28/2014, 05:05 pm
While Beats may be best known for its headphones, Apple made it clear in announcing its $3 billion acquisition of the company on Wednesday that its real interest lies in the subscription Beats Music streaming service, which will complement Apple's existing iTunes offerings.
Apple fixes podcast bug with iTunes 11.2.2 release, issues first developer beta of OS X 10.9.4
05/28/2014, 01:05 pm
Apple on Wednesday pushed out a minor update for its iTunes media suite, fixing a podcast-related bug and various stability improvements. Developers were also provided with the first beta of OS X 10.9.4, arriving a few weeks after OS X 10.9.3 became available to the public.
Apple's App Store revenue on track to surpass iTunes Store by the end of this year
05/28/2014, 11:05 am
As sales of of music and videos from the iTunes Store decline, Apple's App Store continues to grow, and is on pace to account for most of the company's online services revenue by the end of this year.
Apple fixes hidden '/Users' folder bug introduced in OS X 10.9.3 with iTunes update
05/16/2014, 11:05 pm
Apple on Friday released a minor version update to its iTunes content management software for Mac, bringing a fix for the recently discovered bug introduced in OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 that inadvertently hides the "/Users" folder.


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California's next §1115 waiver provides an important opportunity to improve health outcomes for over 10 million Californians. We wanted to share our thinking on possible directions. We have completed our nine regional workgroups throughout the state and our stakeholder convenings in Southern California counties. So these comments are informed by […] more
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If you didn't catch our live-tweet session during yesterday's Covered California Board Meeting, now's the time to catch up. The quick meeting reviewed the start of open enrollment, next steps, and previewed considerations for 2016. Open Enrollment Updates The Covered California Bus Tour was incredibly successful and the "I'M IN" […] more
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A good hotel at a central location. Rooms are a bit dated but does not stand out to be an issue. Covered access to Bugis mall & MRT is a definite plus point. Below is my review of the hotel.
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- InterContinental Singapore, the only luxury hotel in Singapore to preserve Peranakan artistry in a shophouse-style setting, is located next to Bugis Junction shopping complex, Singapore's first glass-covered, air-conditioned shopping street. Descendants of the Chinese traders and local Malay women from as early as the 17th century, the Peranakans blend Chinese art and Malay style harmoniously to create a unique architectural look. Set in the heart of historic Bugis and minutes away from Marina Bay, Central Business District and Orchard Road shopping and entertainment district, the hotel is a unique landmark replete with subtle Peranakan undertones, from timeless furnishing with elaborate carvings to rich tapestry and intricate ceramics. With 403 luxuriously appointed rooms and suites with modern amenities blending seamlessly into the décor as well as a variety of award-winning restaurants, bar and lounge, the hotel is a city sanctuary that delivers an authentic and enriching experience combined with world-class facilities and services for all discerning travelers. ... more less
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Gray wolves are under attack. Learn about these critical predators' peril and what the Center's doing to protect them across the lower 48 states.
Due to our landmark 757 species settlement in 2011, hundreds of rare but formerly neglected species have already received federal protection, from the scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper to the Maimi blue butterfly.
White-nose syndrome has killed almost 7 million bats in the United States. Help us save our bats from this startling crisis that's threatening whole populations of these creatures of the night.
We're now experiencing the worst spate of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs. Get the scary inside scoop on the extinction crisis.
What exactly is biodiversity, anyway? Learn the whats, whys, and what-ifs regarding the best thing on Earth: life in all its forms and glory.
The Southeast's staggering freshwater biodiversity also comprises one of the most imperiled ecosystems on the planet — so we petitioned for 404 species.
Contact the Environmental Health Program.