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Feb 21, 2013
Attention, Indian women rising Self defence can land you in jail
A young Kerala woman has been charged with a non-bailable offence for beating up her harasser. The message: when it comes to sexual violence, even self defence is no guarantee of safety. #ThatsJustWrong #Kerala #Sexual violence #One billion rising #Amrita
Feb 21, 2013
Case against Kerala woman for beating up eve-teaser
Amrita, had made headlines after she beat up two men who had misbehaved with her at a Thiruvananthapuram eatery. #NewsTracker #Thiruvananthapuram #One billion rising #Amrita
Feb 16, 2013
Violence against women Is One Billion Rising really the answer?
One Billion Rising is a thoughtful campaign - for people who get it. And that number isn't too many. #CultureDecoder #Violence against women #Delhi rape #One billion rising
Feb 15, 2013
Films influence society but not sleazy item songs Farhan Akhtar
Filmmaker and actor Farhan Akhtar admits films influence the general public, but says more than the sleazy item songs, what impacts is the way the hero romances his on-screen love interest. #BuzzPatrol #Farhan Akhtar #One billion rising
Feb 15, 2013
Delhi women unite on Valentine's Day to call for end to violence
A number of Delhi's college students and professors participated in an event held as part of a global show of strength against violence on women, called for by American author and playwright Eve Ensler (of Vagina Monologues fame). #ChangeAgent #Delhi University #Eve Ensler #One billion rising #Miranda House


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It has now been well over 6 months since the devastating earthquake in Haiti. And still to this day, we see commercials running on television that feature our First Lady and former Presidents Clinton and Bush asking that we donate money to help with relief in that country.
What frustrates me more, is the fact that since the devasting recent flooding in Nashville, Tennessee and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, no one has made the first television commercial requesting that we here at home in the United States, help our fellow Americans. Where are these commercials and where is the help? The same thing happened right after Hurricane Katrina when New Orleans flooded. It took our government, state and federal, forever to get aid to people. Why does this happen? Is it maybe because governmental officials don't really know what to do?
I saw a comment in a local paper recently that stated,"I hope Mr. Obama's golf score is getting better, because he sure isn't doing anything to help Louisiana get through this oil spill catastrophe". Yes, President Obama has made several trips to Louisiana since the April oil spill. However, he has not done anything, nor had anyone else do anything that will help our citizens who have lost much due to this tragedy. Our commercial fishermen have not been able to go to work and earn their normal income for this year because of this mess. Restaurants are losing business because of the lack of local fresh seafood available. Vacation spots in south Louisiana have lost tourism dollars because of beaches and fishing spots being closed. To make matters worse, BP has decided to hire out of state people to assist them with the cleanup instead of hiring locals who actually know the waters around here.
What is also very frustrating is the fact that BP has not claimed responsibility and does not want to pay for any costal cleanup, much less take care of the wildlife that has been terribly affected by this situation. There is one BP official who has made a commercial stating that he would be here in Louisiana to assist with claims anyone had to make regarding the spill because this is his home. My question is this – where are all of the other officials who should be here but aren't? Instead of these no-show officials being in Louisiana where the tragedy is happening, they are off in England watching yacht races. How insensitive is that? The BP officials have no sympathy whatsoever for the people of Louisiana, for what they are going through, or for what we have lost. It's like they really don't care at all and that's a shame.

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Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to speak at National Conference of CPA Practitioner's Event!Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt will speak on CPA independence and other issues before The National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP) on Friday, October 20, 2000 @ 12:00 noon at The Inn at Great Neck in Great Neck, Long Island, NY.Contact Bill Corbett, Jr. at 516-775-0435 or 516-428-9327 for more information.
Oct 16 2000
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AICPA Response to SEC Proposed Guidelines
In an article this month in the Journal of Accountancy, AICPA President Barry Melancon discusses the possible repercussions throughout the entire accounting profession should the SEC's proposed guidelines to limit the scope of services provided by auditors be adopted.The AICPA position is that proposed ruling is not in the public interest and sites the following concerns:The proposed ruling would handicap accounting firms as they try to grapple with issues in the New Economy.Audit quality will suffer if firms a
Oct 11 2000
GAO Advises Against Cash Balance Conversions
The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has recommended that the Internal Revenue Service continue an unofficial moratorium on cash balance approvals.
Oct 10 2000
Bush or Gore? Will the real Front Runner Step Up?
An independent national survey commissioned by inc.com suggests that Governor George Bush may be the present front-runner among small-business owners. The results show that the major worries of small-business owners are taxes, health insurance, and government regulations.The survey suggests that nearly 50 percent of respondents lean toward Governor Bush in the November election, whereas approximately 30 percent are partial to Vice President Al Gore.
Oct 10 2000
Bill May Recover Billions in Tax Dollars
There are approximately 2 million business owners across the country who, over the years, have withheld payroll taxes from employees and then failed to turn the money over to the federal government.
Oct 10 2000
DC Commuters Receive Federal Stipend
Effective October 1, 2000, up to 200,000 federal employees in the DC metropolitan area are entitled to receive a monthly stipend designed to get them off the highways and onto public transportation.The Metrocheck program, which has provided a $33 per month commuting stipend to 150,000 federal employees since 1993, has been expanded to provide an increased subsidy of $65 per month and to cover an additional 200,000 federal employees.
Oct 9 2000
Save Baby Boomers! Keep Government Surpluses!
In the latest version of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Long-Term Budget Outlook report, these words of doom appear: "If the government saved all of the surpluses projected over the next decade, serious budgetary problems would not arise until the second half of the century."The first World War II baby boomers, those born in 1947, turn 53 this year, and they are already starting to plan for retirement.
Oct 9 2000
New Accounting Packages Track Contracts to Completion
Several new accounting packages developed by Softrax are designed to automate the contract function by tracking each step involved in the process.Analysts say that Softrax, based in Canton, MA, has hit upon a real niche: the packages are ideal for reporting income to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), especially considering the new revenue recognition rules required for software company reports.The programs, which include S
Oct 8 2000
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Summers Warns Senators About Impeding SEC Plan
Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers claims he has knowledge that some Senators, who are remaining unnamed, are attempting to use government spending legislation to thwart the SEC proposal to issue auditor independence guidelines.
Oct 6 2000
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Jane Bryant Quinn Analyzes SEC/Levitt Matter
In a syndicated story published by the San Francisco Chronicle, noted financial guru Jane Bryant Quinn gives her own spin to the SEC hearings concerning the independence of accounting and consulting firms.In this story, she brings the facts to a level that would be interesting to investors rather than the firms themselves based on what a ruling for or against the firms could mean.Specifically, a negative ruling could affect the cost of stocks and bonds.
Oct 4 2000
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Andersen Responds to SEC Violations in Arizona
Arthur Andersen is seeking a hearing to respond to the Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations that the firm violated state securities law in connection with a 1996 audit of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona. Andersen is accused of giving the Foundation a clean audit despite warnings that the Foundation may have committed fraud with its investors. After the audit report was issued, $200 million was raised by the Foundation, which eventually filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 1999.
Oct 4 2000
Is Your State Friendly to Entreprenuers?
How friendly is your state's public policy in supporting small business and entrepreneurs?A new report called the 'Small Business Survival Guide Index' issued by the Small Business Survival Committee found that South Dakota, Nevada, Wyoming, New Hampshire and Texas were the top five states, in order.Consequently, the bottom of the list, beginning with number 46, included Ohio, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Hawaii and the District of Columbia.
Oct 2 2000
Bad Training at Issue in Gov. Accounting System
A new report released last week by the General Accounting Office finds that the accounting system running our nation's government is in peril due to a lack of security training of personnel and poor enforcement of security policies.The Financial Management Services (FMS) arm of the Treasury Department is the agency responsible for operating the accounting and reporting system, as well as distributing money to Federal agencies.
Oct 2 2000
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Senate Asks Levitt for Smoking Gun
Arthur Levitt, SEC Chairman, presented his case for new guidelines for auditor independence to the U.S.
Sep 29 2000
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Mr. Levitt Goes to Washington
Undaunted by days of public pleas for more time and less restrictive guidelines from members of the accounting profession, Chairman of the SEC, Arthur Levitt, will appear in Washington today to make his case for auditor independence before Congress.Mr. Levitt is expected to meet with heavy opposition from Republicans and other members of Congress who have complained that the strict guidelines would "force dramatic changes in the structure and business practices of accounting firms" and would require corporations "to pay increased costs for some types of accounting services."Mr.
Sep 28 2000
Pier 1 and SEC Strike Deal
According to sources, the former CFO of Pier 1 will pay a $75,000 fine due to his involvement in concealing a $20 million investment loss. In a deal struck with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the retailer also agreed to stop violating financial reporting rules.The case dates back to 1995, when it was alleged that CFO Robert G. Herndon conspired with money-manager S.
Sep 26 2000
Firstgov is Open for Business
Designed to provide citizens with one-stop access to all government information, the new portal site, www.firstgov.com, was introduced Friday by the Clinton administration. At Firstgov, users can search 20,000 government web sites containing 27 million federal government web pages.The site enables users to search for documents presently available in the ".gov" and ".mil" Internet domains, as well as providing links to state government information.
Sep 25 2000
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Complete Transcripts - all SEC Testimony
Read what all of the witnesses have had to say about the SEC's proposed auditor independence guidelines. The SEC has published all of the transcripts of all testimonies from public hearings held on July 26, September 13, September 20, and September 21.The SEC has suggested guidelines to limit the scope of services that accounting firms conducting audits of publicly held companies can perform.
Sep 21 2000
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Are you concerned about the SEC proposed guidelines to limit the scope of services performed by accounting firms? It's not too late to voice your opinion.The SEC is still accepting written responses to the proposed guidelines, until September 25.
Sep 20 2000
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Members of the accounting profession joined together Tuesday in an Open Forum sponsored by AccountingWEB and voiced their views on the proposed SEC hearings on auditor independence.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is learning how to deal with post-hurricane issues these days. He recently appointed former New Orleans Recovery Czar Ed Blakely to a recovery commission in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. That's the topic of this week's Commentary by Eyewitness News Political Analyst and Gambit columnist Clancy DuBos.
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We all know that hurricanes can cause post-traumatic stress. When I read that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed former New Orleans 'Recovery Czar' Ed Blakely to a special commission on emergency response, I figured Governor Cuomo needed some rest.
Nothing else explains appointing Mr. Cranes-in-the-Sky to anything resembling a position of responsibility, especially after Blakely failed so spectacularly here in New Orleans. The only things Blakely succeeded at were over-charging us for his alleged services, and taking credit for things that either didn't happen or happened because of the efforts of others.
One more thing Blakely was good at: trash talking the very people whose lives he was supposed to improve. Remember when he called us lazy, racist and backward? That was after we paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars to organize and administer our city's recovery something he later said he didn't have time to do.
Now Blakely talks about not rebuilding coastal communities. Excuse me, but Blakely lives in Sydney, Australia a coastal community.
I know Governor Cuomo gets lots of advice, but I'm going to offer him some more: Governor, don't let Ed Blakely anywhere near New York, unless he's paying his own way as a tourist. If you do anything else, you do so at your own and New York's great peril.
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France's most preoccupying foreign policy issue was also a domestic matter—resolution of the euro-zone crisis. Immediately after his inauguration on May 15, Hollande flew to Berlin to discuss with German Chancellor Angela Merkel his earlier campaign pledge to factor growth into the fiscal compact that had been signed by 25 EU states in March. At subsequent EU summits Hollande obtained German agreement to use some EU funds for modest stimulus spending. This concession came in return for France's having pledged to commit to reduce its public deficit to 4.5% in 2012 and to 3% in 2013. To try to achieve this, the government raised taxes and cut spending by a total of €30 billion in its budget plan for 2013. However, additional German demands for greater central control over euro-zone country budgets, seen as conditions of German acceptance of any debt-sharing agreements, threatened to reopen the French Socialists' split over European integration. The foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, and the European affairs minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, had sided against Hollande in a 2005 referendum campaign over the proposed EU constitution.
Hollande had more freedom to carry out another foreign-policy campaign pledge. Following the killing of four French soldiers by a rogue Afghan soldier, Sarkozy had announced that all French soldiers would be pulled out of Afghanistan by the end of 2013. During the campaign, Hollande said that he would complete total withdrawal by the end of 2012, although he later applied that timeline only to French combat troops. Shortly after his election, he discussed this plan with U.S. Pres. Barack Obama and with other NATO allies. He then flew on to visit French troops in Afghanistan. The accelerated French withdrawal met with acquiescence, if not approval, from other allies who all planned to quit Afghanistan in 2014.


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Wine, oats, and aloe vera all hobnob with your face to give you a sunny glow
Drink a glass of red wine and you expect to glow with good health. Massage your face with it and it will leave your skin aglow. Logic, huh? After all what can cleanse and benefit from within can do the same to your outsides too.
Naturals, the chain of unisex salons in the city, introduced the wine facial as a seasonal special during Christmas 2010/New Year's 2011. "It has a good detoxifying effect and is rejuvenating also. It promotes new cell generation," promises Bindu, regional trainer of the salon in preparation for the facial.
Visions of a bottle of wine being opened and poured daintily into a glass, held up to my nose and then dipped into by delicate fingers that will massage my face filled my eyes.
So was I going to be scrubbed with a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Chateau Mouton Rothschild? Bindu explains that Naturals uses in-house red grape wine brewed in their nodal centre in Chennai, aged about four to five months. All natural ingredients like oats and aloe vera juice are mixed with the wine to give skin the required glowing effect, offers Bindu.
With the stage all set for the facial, I'm eased onto the massage table suitably gowned. After the cleansing, I get the first heady whiff of wine, as the masseuse works some cold wine mixed with oats into my face, coaxing all the heat and dust out of pollution-laden skin. The wine is strong enough for the vapourised flavour to seep in through my cheeks and swirl around in my head intoxicatingly. I'm yearning for a glass of it. Instead the masseuse teases my nostrils further — the war against the blackheads has begun.
The face is then steamed out for the pores to open (and I momentarily put up with the blackhead prying till I ask the masseuse to please move on to the next pleasant task at hand). The masseuse then begins with the wine and aloe vera scrub. The instant cooling effect of the aloe vera gives me goosebumps and a thought — isn't drinking wine supposed to warm you up? As she works up my neck and cheeks, I suddenly freeze. Nails! My masseuse's got nails. Then I think I'm perhaps a bit heady with the aromas of wine — no masseuse ever has nails. And my eyes are covered with cotton pads; I can't see and ascertain my guess.
While I'm still debating the nails, the masseuse asks me to be prepared for 20 minutes of lying still with a face mask. She dips gauze in wine-and-something and places it on my face. A bouquet of earthy fragrances envelope me again and I'm swimming in the giddy tides.
The first few of the 20 minutes are occupied by a really quick hand and then foot massage. Before I know it, she's gone. Then there's a bus that rumbles by noisily and I start counting them…two, three. There's the tap-tap of the window blinds, some clanging that sounds like ongoing construction work, and of course the therapist's footsteps as she walks in and out of the room, locking and unlocking it — all very unsettling, because there's no music to distract me.
I'm glad when the 20 minutes are done and she takes the gauze off and does the finishing moves. A last daub of sunscreen signals the end of wine-and-after. I step out looking a bit bleached, probably from all the acidic wine, I tell myself. My face has certainly cleared up. I check the masseuse's hands — she's got pointy purple nails. I'm appalled enough to tell the management, who then sheepishly admit she's their hair therapist! Egad! What was she doing with my face? I try desperately not to think.
But, like any good facial, the promised glow sets in a day or two later. I'm a bulb.
The wine facial is priced Rs. 2011. Naturals can be contacted on 42102201.
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3 US lawmakers back SAVE Act, says Del Rosario
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MANILA, Philippines—A bill in the United States Congress that is "mutually beneficial for both the Philippines and the US" has gained the support of three US senators after meeting with Philippines' Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario who has been campaigning for the bill.
The bill, known as Save Our Industries Act or SAVE Act, would allow "apparel products manufactured in the Philippines using US made fabrics to enter the United States duty free," a statement by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.
Del Rosario has "successfully secured the commitment of three members of the United States Congress to support the SAVE Act" after meeting with members from both houses of the US Congress on April 17 and 18, the DFA said.
The senators who committed to supporting the SAVE act were Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), and Representative Don Manzullo.
Del Rosario said that "the apparel industry remains a very significant sector economically and politically."
"SAVE Act is mutually beneficial for both the Philippines and the United States because it also provides a significant new export opportunity for the US textile industry," he said.
The SAVE act was described by Del Rosario as "a major step that would immediately contribute positively to Philippine-US bilateral trade and over-all relationship."
"This opportunity could account for hundreds of millions in new US textile exports in a short period of time that would translate into thousands of additional jobs for the US textile sector," he added.
Del Rosario campaigned for the bill by telling US senators and congressmen that "by helping strengthen the Philippine economy through such arrangements as the SAVE Act, the US is also making itself stronger."
The bill will also serve to prepare the Philippines for its eventual membership in the Trans Pacific Partnership, the DFA said.
Senator Wyden is the chairman of the Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Competitiveness, while Senator Roberts is a senior member of the said Subcommittee. Representative Manzullo is the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific under the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the DFA said.
Del Rosario met with Senators Max Baucus, Chuck Grassley, John Rockefeller, Mike Enzi, Chuck Schumer, Robert Menendez, Debbie Ann Stabenow, Marco Rubio, and with Representatives Hal Rogers, Wally Herger, SAVE Act principal sponsor Jim McDemott, Ed Royce, Ander Crenshaw, Geoff Davis, Mazie Hirono, Steve Austria, and Kilili Sablan.
"The other Members of Congress met by the Secretary gave assurances that they understand both the strategic and economic importance of the bill, and that they will have to examine it more closely," he said.
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Sonia Gandhi's speech in Amethi asking people to ensure the victory of Rahul Gandhi on Saturday invited barbs from BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who wondered how the Congress vice president can lead the country when he cannot handle his constituency.
Modi kept up with his sharp attacks on the first family of the ruling party as he referred to 'whopping rise' in the assets of Rahul's brother-in-law Robert Vadra and termed it the model of 'ma-bete ki sarkar'.
'Sonia told the people in Amethi to take care of her son.We are told that he will take care of the country. Tell me, is there any logic in this? One who is begging with the people in Amethi to take care of her son....If he can't handle Amethi, then how can he handle the country,' he told a rally in Sarguja.
Sonia had told a rally in Amethi on Saturday that the people should support policies of Congress and ensure victory of Rahul. 'I have handed over Rahul to you in 2004 following the tradition of Indira Gandhi, who had handed over her son Rajiv Gandhi to you,' she had said.
Criticised by Gandhis for selling people dreams and giving an impression that he has a magic wand to turn around the country, Modi tried to turn the tables as he said he often wondered who they were referring to as they never named anyone. He then cited a recent report in a US newspaper on Vadra's fortunes and said sarcastically he finally realised who Gandhis spoke about after reading the story.
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Accusing Rahul of misleading the country on issues of women's safety, he said seven of the top 10 states in terms of crimes against women were ruled by Congress. 'I think the new slogan of Congress is 'har haath loot har bol jhoot' .


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Johnlocke didn't the Independent itself quote witnesses who heard the officer shouting at him to stop and one who saw him continuing to advance right after the shooting.
Posted on December 18 at 10:53 a.m.
The prices have gone down since the shops closed?
Posted on December 14 at 10:19 a.m.
A step in the right direction by the Congresswoman's office, unfortunately far to often it takes a tragedy like this to see where a in place system needs to be corrected.
I am curious, did the Independent or any other local media think to ask Chris Meager his impressions of his coworker at the party how drunk he seemed and what he observed? Since he was there also it seems a fair question.
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The headline seems off, if they are just buying carbon offset credits and non local ones they are not really reducing any impact here.
I wonder if there could have been a middle ground force them to donate to social service groups here - food banks/homeless shelters/etc a few hundred grand a year and gone with the state level emissions.
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Posted on October 25 at 9:28 a.m.
Lois should express her displeasure by throwing down a gauntlet and introduce measures to take large swaths of land off taxpayer rolls in their districts. That would get local coverage in their market and also open up the discussion of their donations from the Chumash.
Posted on October 24 at 7:37 p.m.
Loonpt, you are joking right? Armed foreign citizens working for a cartel in the national forest not a problem...the sentence is a joke.
Posted on September 5 at 10:05 a.m.
It would be standard operating procedure for news agencies to have requested the deceaseds criminal history if any, and under CA law it's public information. If the Indy or another publication requested that then it would come out, not necessarily law enforcement trying to "smear" the deceased.
Posted on September 2 at 10:56 p.m.
My bad Rob of course you are correct. The cartel growers on national forest land who started the La Brea fire were freedom fighters, the ones who chased the hikers in New Cuyama were stand up people. The guys in Humboldt who locked the 15 year old girl in a box from LA and raped her are of paragons of virtue.
Its all the fault of the government and the laws, not the people in the marijuana trade being sketchy characters. Its not like for $150 for a doctor recommendation I cant grow my own in this state, its the governments fault. If Yosemite burns; its not the growers fault they are the standard bearers of liberty, its the governments how could I be so stupid. Those 50,000 plus Mexicans who died can take comfort in knowing they died so Americans can exercise their god given right to get high and by dying struck a blow against government tyranny. Viva the brilliance of Rob Engenolf!!
Again I support legalization since we are essentially there anyways.
Posted on September 1 at 11:56 p.m.
I think it should be legalized, that said Rob - it wouldnt be the continued illegality at fault if it turns out that's what started the fire. It would be the dealer looking to make money in a illegal product. The only real blame if it proves true is with the person who started this.
I don't care if you are offended but your comment is the intellectual equivalent of someone saying a rape victim asked for it due to the way they dressed.


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We need to "respect" a bodface lie? I do not think so. As long as you keep it to yourself, I could not care less, really. But as soon as you go public with it, I will oppose it. I will not insult Jesus, but I will not ssit silently while ypou tell lies in public.<quoted text>
jesus will forever be the son of god in my heart and you muslims need to respect that,
My religion has respect because we try to obey GOD and we do not go around spreading obvious and stupid lies about GOD. People respect that. Islam teached us to not lie about GOD.<quoted text>maybe your religion would get respect if you didnt say how others are wrong you cant judge only god can mind your own business on who i belive i use to repsect islam until people like you brag and criticize my beliefs you muslims are uncivilized killing in the name of god shameful the only religion that targets others jesus said love your enemys you muslims do the oppsite of his words.


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Under relentless international pressure, the inner core of the Qadhafi regime may be heading for a major split, with two of the sons of Libyan strongman, Muammar Qadhafi, signalling their apparent readiness to find a formula for a political transition, without their father in the picture.
Citing a "diplomat" and a Libyan official, The New York Times is reporting that Seif and Saadi e-Qadhafi are proposing a plan to end the Libyan conflict without their father in the driving seat. "They have hit so many brick walls with the old guard, and if they have the go-ahead, they will bring the country up quickly," the Times said quoting a person close to the camp of the two siblings. Regarding Mr. Qadhafi's own view, as speculation spirals that a "palace coup" might be in the works, the daily said "it is not clear whether Qadhafi, 68, has signed on to the reported proposal backed by his sons, Seif and Saadi el-Qadhafi, although one person close to the sons said the father appeared willing to go along". The plan, if enforced could trigger a family feud, launching Seif and Saadi el-Qadhafi into a confrontation with Khamis and Mutuassim, two other sons of Mr. Qadhafi, who are known hardliners.
Responding to the report, Ali al-Essawi, the former Libyan Ambassador to India, who has broken ranks with the regime, said on Monday that Mr. Qadhafi's replacement by one of his sons was unacceptable. Speaking in Rome, he said: "Any political initiative which does not include the departure of Qadhafi is not acceptable."
In yet another indication that the regime might be seeking a diplomatic bailout, Libya's Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Ati-al-Obeidi travelled to Greece for talks with his counterpart, Dimitris Droustas. After the meeting, Mr. Droustas said: "From the Libyan envoy's comments it appears that the regime is seeking a solution."
Mr. Obedi is heading for Turkey, which has been among the strongest advocates of diplomacy to end to the Libyan crisis.
Ahead of the Libyan envoy's visit, the Turkey said that it was looking for an opportunity to broker a ceasefire.
Offering humanitarian assistance in the line of fire, Turkey has taken the bold step of sending a hospital ship to rescue Libyan civilians who have been seriously injured during fighting in the embattled city of Misurata, Libya's third largest. The ship, Ankara, has brought more than 250 casualties to Benghazi, the nerve centre of the anti-Qadhafi revolt.
The current international focus on diplomacy followed a perceptible drop in the West to arm the opposition with modern weapons. In the United States, fears of Al-Qaeda infiltration, and lack of internal cohesion, have fuelled a debate on arming the opposition.
Intervening on the air waves, the former U.S. President, Bill Clinton, told ABC television that Washington should not "shut the door" on arming the rebels.
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A Fifth of PC Software in United States is Pirated, Posing Challenges to High Tech Sector and Cyber Security
New study reveals extent of PC software piracy worldwide
These are among the findings of the Sixth Annual BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study released today by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). The study was conducted by IDC, the information technology (IT) industry's leading global market research and forecasting firm.
In 2008, the rate of PC software piracy dropped in about half (57) of the 110 countries studied, remained the same in about a third (36), and rose in just 16.(1) The worldwide PC software piracy rate rose for the second year in a row, from 38 percent to 41 percent, because PC shipments grew fastest in high-piracy countries such as
In another sign of the scale of the problem, the monetary value of unlicensed software — "losses" to software companies — broke the
"We are continuing to make progress against PC software piracy in many countries, which helps people working in the U.S.-led global software industry. That's the good news," said BSA President and CEO
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Negative Impacts of Piracy Go Far Beyond Software Industry
Software piracy affects much more than just the global software industry. For example, for every
Software piracy also increases the risk of cyber crime and security problems. For example, the recent global spread of the Conficker virus has been attributed in part to the lack of automatic security updates for unlicensed software. And in a 2006 study, IDC found that 29 percent of Web sites and 61 percent of peer-to-peer sites offering pirated software tried to infect test computers with "Trojans," spyware, keyloggers, and other tools of identity theft.
Software piracy also lowers tax revenues at a time of increased fiscal pressures on governments worldwide. According to the 2008 IDC study noted above, reducing piracy by 10 points would generate
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The global economic recession is having a mixed impact on software piracy, the study says.
"Reduced buying power is only one of many factors affecting software piracy," Gantz says. "The economic crisis will have an impact — part of it negative, part of it positive — but it may not become fully apparent until the 2009 figures come in."
Among other factors affecting PC software piracy, the global spread of Internet access is driving up piracy, with IDC projecting 460 million new Internet users coming online in emerging markets in the next five years. Growth in the number of consumers and small businesses will also bring more high-piracy users into the fold.
On the positive side, factors contributing to falling piracy rates include legalization programs offered by software vendors and governments; public-private partnerships in education and enforcement, including BSA's anti-piracy initiatives; new software distribution models such as "cloud computing"; the influence of compacts such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Community; and better technical protection measures such as digital rights management.
"The proven 'blueprint' for reducing piracy is a combination of consumer education, strong intellectual property policies, effective law enforcement, and legalization programs by software companies and government agencies," Holleyman said. "The progress seen in so many nations is proof that this anti-piracy strategy works."
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- While emerging economies account for 45 percent of the global PC hardware market, they account for less than 20 percent of the PC software market. If the emerging economies' PC software share were the same as it is for PC hardware, the software market would grow by
$40 billiona year. Lowering global piracy by just one point a year would add $20 billionin stimulus to the IT industry.
- The lowest-piracy countries are
the United States, Japan, New Zealand, and Luxembourg, all near 20 percent. The highest-piracy countries are Armenia, Bangladesh, Georgia, and Zimbabwe, all over 90 percent.
- The highest-piracy regions are Central/
Eastern Europe(67 percent) and Latin America(65 percent). The lowest regions are North America(21 percent) and the European Union (35 percent).
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The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the voice of the world's commercial software industry and its hardware partners before governments and in the international marketplace. BSA fosters technology innovation through education, policy and legal initiatives in the areas of copyright protection, cyber security, workforce skills, trade, and innovation. BSA's worldwide membership includes Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Corel, CyberLink, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, Embarcadero, McAfee, Microsoft, Minitab, Quark, Quest Software,
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IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. For more than 45 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com.
(1) The subsets do not add up to 110 because there is no prior year data for one country,
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U.S. National Indoor Championships notebook
American Jack Sock, a quarterfinalist in last year's U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, took a step toward returning Tuesday.
That's not to say there weren't several stumbles along the way.
Sock, 21, defeated France's Adrian Mannarino, 7-5, 1-6, 7-6(5), in the first round, but had a difficult time closing out the match. Sock, who beat Mannarino in straight sets last month in Auckland, was serving for the match at 5-3 in the third, but was broken and eventually had to survive in a tiebreaker.
"My serve kind of let me down at the end," Sock said. "I missed a lot of first serves and he was able to get into a lot of my games and get onto my second serve.
"I don't know if I made a first serve in the tiebreak, but I was able to scrap some points out and kind of use my speed."
Sock said he's trying to use his speed to his advantage this year, instead of being known solely for his big serve and punishing forehand.
"I think of myself as a quick player, pretty fast around the court," he said. "I'm trying to use that to my advantage now. This match was a perfect example. When my serve goes away I can use my speed and craftiness a bit."
Retracing fond footsteps
For only the second time since his playing days, Michael Chang, 41, is roaming the hallways of The Racquet Club.
Chang is back in Memphis as a coach for top seed and defending champion Kei Nishikori. He said returning to the club's intimate atmosphere rekindles fond memories for the 1997 champion and 1998 runnerup.
"I made my pro debut here when I was 15," Chang said. "It's one of the tournaments I really enjoyed throughout my career. It's one of only four tournaments I never missed playing."
Baghdatis advances
Marcos Baghdatis, a former No. 8 player in the world, won Tuesday for the first time in three matches this year. He opened with a straight-set win over American qualifier Rajeev Ram.
"It felt good getting a win, the first win of the year," Baghdatis said. "It feels great to get back to a winning mentality.
"This year I've been playing good in practice, but I couldn't (carry) it into a match. Today I played pretty solid and I'm happy I won. That's all that matters at the end of the day."
While he enjoyed the 6-3, 6-4 win over Ram, Baghdatis, ranked 134th, said what is most important is regaining his mental focus. Baghdatis, 28, was the Australian Open runnerup and a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2006.
"I'm going through one of the worst moments of my career," Baghdatis said. "I had some like this when I was younger. This one's pretty tough. I'm trying to hang in there. I'm fighting every day and working very hard. It's a matter of my mental state on the court. I need to find that back, which I did today."
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