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The pitches being tossed around in San Diego's debate over a higher minimum wage for this sprawling city would have had the late, great Tony Gwynn seeing double. Spin Cycle spent some time digging into the subject and has come to the useless conclusion that it's one confusing mofo. It doesn't help that the numbers and players keep changing as frequently as Lady Gaga's wardrobe.
Monday's pitch from Council President Todd Gloria, however, may have finally brought the conversation out of the ivory towers. Slicing $1.59 an hour from his originally proposed $13.09 minimum wage by 2017 certainly pricked up many ears, save for those attached to the usual naysayers among Chamber of Commerce allies whose lexicon these days appears devoid of the word "compromise."
Erik Bruvold, the puckish president of the National University Institute on Policy Research, jokingly suggested that he'd have to turn in his "right-wing nut card" when he told Spin that the new $11.50-an-hour proposal was "more doable than thinking about" a hike to $13.09.
That's not to say that Bruvold, an economics researcher by trade, doesn't still worry about the consequences for smaller businesses that provide character to communities. "I worry about how it affects my favorite genre bookstore here in San Diego, Mysterious Galaxy, because they already have to compete with Amazon," he said.
He also wonders how people might shift their shopping habits should they live or work close to a community with a lower minimum wage. "Moving it to $11.50 might make it less of an issue, but we've found that nearly a quarter-million San Diegans and about 50,000 jobs are located within a mile of a San Diego border," Bruvold said.
"Out on El Cajon Boulevard and the 94, you've got this weird situation where one wage would be paid on one side of the block, and retail businesses on the other side of the block would be paying lower," he said. "There's nothing separating them. It's not like San Diego and Del Mar, where you've got a lagoon."
It is the fate of these kinds of small, independently owned businesses that worry Blanca Lopez Brown the most. A Democrat who twice ran unsuccessfully for the San Diego City Council District 4 seat now occupied by Myrtle Cole, Brown said that while on the campaign trail, she heard from many small business owners—barber shops, nail boutiques, family-owned restaurants and markets—who may operate with only two or three employees and would have to cut staff or raise prices.
"They were very blunt about it, pointing at things in the store and saying, 'That's going to go up in price by this much' and 'See that person over there? Now one will do the job of two,'" Brown told Spin. "That's the reality, and I don't think the council took the time to go talk to small business owners."
Spin talked to Brown prior to Gloria announcing his revised number Monday and could not reach her afterwards. Brown has taken some arrows from progressive ranks for initiating a petition drive in April that could lead to a competing ballot measure in November that would eventually raise the city minimum wage to $12 an hour, but Gloria has blasted that proposal because he claims it would exempt 93 percent of local businesses.
Brown laughed at that figure but could not provide a counter number. She's heard the jabs— that she's the front for more nefarious political players in town hell-bent on confusing voters come November with competing minimum-wage measures.
But Brown said her aim is true. "When I heard what was initially proposed, I said, 'No, let's put something out there and hope that maybe the council will come to the table. Let's bring business owners in District 4 and 8—the people who will be hardest hit with this—into the negotiations.'"
A couple of signature gatherers Spin spoke to recently said Brown's petition—requiring nearly 68,000 verified signatures— had been pulled from circulation. Brown disputed that, saying only that certain locations were removed from canvassing. "Oh, it's very much alive," she said.
She also said others have taken up the cause, as well, most notably the San Diego County Prosperity Institute, which on its website is described as a "nonpartisan, non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public on the issues."
The institute's chairman is Thomas J. "TJ" Zane, who until recently headed up the conservative Lincoln Club of San Diego County, purveyors of some of the more controversial campaign mailers in recent elections.
Organizing papers filed with the state show that at one time the institute was operated by Zane (chairman), former City Councilmember and current congressional candidate Carl DeMaio (president) and Felipe Monroig (treasurer), former DeMaio chief of staff and current deputy chief of staff to Mayor Kevin Faulconer.
Zane, in an email, said that DeMaio and Monroig resigned from the organization in May 2013 when DeMaio jumped into the race against Rep. Scott Peters and Monroig took over the reins at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association.
Zane said his institute "doesn't really have a formal role with the petition drive, per se." He acknowledged "some understandable confusion" because he set up an independent committee in his other role as a political consultant to help finance the drive.
Brown said "absolutely" the Prosperity Institute is involved, adding, "I don't have conversations with them because I'm going about this my way, and if anyone else is interested, you do what you want, thank you."
Asked if she's concerned that her motives with the petition—to get folks to the table—might be different than others who have taken on the cause, she laughed, "I wouldn't be shocked or surprised if that ended up being true.
"Look," she added, "if the council is open to dialog, I am all for it. Todd Gloria, the sooner you call me, the quicker this one can be put away. "
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UNITED NATIONS The Palestinians are Friday set to submit to the United Nations an application for membership for their state along the 1967 borders, a move vehemently opposed by both Israel and Washington.
Here is a timeline of key events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the last two decades:
· Nov 1: The Madrid Peace Conference sets a framework for the peace process.
· Sept 13: Israel and the PLO sign Declaration of Principles on autonomy after months of secret negotiations in Oslo.
· May 4: Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat sign the autonomy accord in Cairo.
· July 1: Arafat returns from a decade in exile in Tunisia to establish the Palestinian Authority, which was to oversee the road to statehood.
· Nov 4: Rabin is assassinated by a Jewish extremist.
· July 11-25: US president Bill Clinton hosts talks with Arafat and Israeli premier Ehud Barak at Camp David that collapse over the issues of Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees.
· September: Eruption of the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against the Israeli occupation.
· June 4: Launch of the Middle East "roadmap" for the creation of a Palestinian state by 2005 at a summit in Jordan with US president George W. Bush, Israeli premier Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmud Abbas.
· Nov 11: Death of Arafat.
· Feb 2: Sharon and Abbas — now Palestinian president — meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and declare an end to hostilities.
· August: Israel carries out its unilateral disengagement plan, withdrawing all its settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip.
· Nov 27: Abbas and Israeli premier Ehud Olmert formally restart negotiations at Annapolis, Maryland.
· Dec 27: Israel begins a devastating 22-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip, prompting the Palestinians to suspend talks.
· May 9: Indirect talks start.
· Sept 2: US President Barack Obama launches direct talks at a White House summit with Abbas and Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
· Sept 28: A partial freeze of West Bank settlement building expires, leading to the collapse of direct talks.
· November: Palestinian officials begin talking publicly about seeking UN membership for a Palestinian state on the lines that existed before the 1967 Six Day War incorporating the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem.
· March 20: Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat says seeking UN membership for a Palestinian state is the official strategy although no date is set.
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I've read the argument to this point and it hasn't been a very good one, as neither of you has done much to support your positions. However, I do agree with you that Verizon and ATT holding the majority of the spectrum is a problem. Yet, I'm torn on the issue because I know they gobbled up the spectrum fair and square in an FCC auction. So, your point that small guys with big bucks aren't being given a chance isn't really true, because they could have bid on the spectrum as well. Furthermore, I'm not really interested in seeing big government push businesses around trying to tell them what's fair and what isn't fair for consumers. I'm not saying they shouldn't bust up monopolies or take steps against businesses with anti-competetive practices, but I think telling a business that bought its spectrum fair and square in an FCC auction that it now has too much spectrum and that it needs to give the little guy a chance may be a little more interference than I'm comfortable with. I think the government's role should be one of finding ways to encourage innovation and competition and less of one of trying to make everything equal. Making everything equal would drive prices up as well. Also, lets not rule out the possibility of other technology. 20 years ago you couldn't have convinced very many people at all that cellular technology could do what it's doing today. Heck, 30 years ago you couldn't convince most people that PC's could do what cell phones do every day. Who knows what the next technology will be. But lets not pretend that just because Verizon and ATT hold all this wireless spectrum there can't be anything else. Maybe the government should concentrate less on this and more on encouraging businesses to innovate new technology.
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The Friends University Community Orchestra welcomes the winners of the Miller Concerto/Aria Competition and the Wichita Area Piano Teachers League Competition as guest soloists for a concert titled "Showcase."
The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 15 in the Riney Fine Arts Center's Sebits Auditorium.
This concert will feature music composed by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ibert and Copland. Two concerto competition winners will perform solo works with the orchestra. Amy Shelden, winner of the Wichita Piano Teacher's League High School Division Concerto Competition, will perform the second movement of Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 2"; and Jeremy Schrag, winner of Friends University's Miller Concerto Competition, will perform Ibert's "Concertino da Camera for Alto Saxophone and Eleven Players." The major orchestral work on the program, "Scheherazade," will feature concertmaster and Friends University faculty member Valerie Sullivan.
"There will be something for everyone to like in this concert: staples of the Romantic period for large orchestra, chamber music for small orchestra, virtuosic performances by soloists and orchestra members, and twentieth-century music influenced by jazz and Americana," said Wes DeSpain, adjunct professor of music at Friends University.
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TJX says 45.7 million customer records were compromised
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The scope of the breach, which was initially disclosed in January, is far wider than previously believed.
"This is the largest security breach we've ever had worldwide," said Avivah Litan, an analyst with research firm Gartner. "There was a case at CardSystems where 40 million records were exposed, but this one looks like it was a case where the information was stolen."
TJX, which operates such discount retail chains as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls in the U.S., released additional details of the breach in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In its filing, TJX noted cyberthieves first accessed its computer systems in July 2005 and installed software to harvest such sensitive customer information as account information, names and addresses, drivers' license numbers and military and state identification. The breach continued through mid-January 2007.
Accounts and transactions affected included credit and debit card transactions, as well as checks and returned merchandise without receipts at the company's Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and A.J. Wright stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Credit card transactions at TJX's Winners and HomeSense stores in Canada, as well as credit and debit card transactions at its T.K. Maxx stores in Ireland and the U.K. were also compromised.
TJX rang up a pre-tax charge of $5 million in the fourth quarter to deal with the computer breach, which included the costs associated with investigating the issues, improving its security systems and notifying customers.
Those costs are likely to increase, given the multiple lawsuits customers have filed and investigations launched by a number of government agencies. According to the SEC filing, a multistate investigation is currently under way that encompasses 30 states, and the Federal Trade Commission is also reviewing whether TJX violated laws pertaining to consumer protection. In Canada, several privacy commissioner offices in various provinces are also reviewing the matter.
The security breach involving CardSystems, a third-party processor of payment data for banks and merchants, resulted in the exposure of credit card numbers for 40 million accounts--a figure comparable to the TJX case. Other notable cases include data broker ChoicePoint, which affected an estimated 145,000 Americans, and the University of California at Los Angeles, in which 800,000 people had their information compromised after a security breach.
In the case of TJX, Litan suspects it was a case where attackers gained access through a wireless regional hub for the company's store controllers that handle the point-of-sale system. From there, the attackers may have been able to work their way into TJX's central system, she noted.
"Most retailers aren't looking at their point-of-sale system," Litan said. "Most enterprises tend to forget about the devices hanging off of their networks. What happened here may not be all that uncommon."
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- 30% Of Working Population!!!
- Forty five million people is about 1/3 of the current U.S. workforce. So look to your co-worker on your left, your co-worker on your right, and know that one of you will have your financial life made a living hell by TJ Hacks for the next 10 years.
Shop at retail stores? My advice is to buy with cash for any tranaction under $100. This will also save you from the retail stores 35% credit card rates too. Stores will hate you for this -- Mervyn's tries to shill me into signing up for their CC every time I buy something, but screw them!
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- pathetic security
- Their primary data center should've been protected from something like this, and every IT professional knows that wireless is the easy way into every network. A wireless connection is how hackers got into Microsoft several years ago. A MS employee was working from home with an open wireless connection - what an idiot. TJX should fire their entire IT department and start over.
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- The intrusion detection illusion
- What's the matter? All the greatest IDS/IPS appliances, Firewalls, Anti-malware crap in-place and the company still got exploited? I'm not surprised.
IT managers are basically lazy. They spend huge dollars on control devices, train users and stick them in the control room. The signature baselines take care of the majority of mundane issues and people just basically don't care. The equipment was bought to do most of the work. The same story happens over and over again.
Exploits occur through laziness and over-reliance on technology. If nobody understands what is normal on the network how can you tell what's abnormal? Today's hacks are subtle and take advantage of holes in processes, technology and by exploiting social conditions. No signature can identify and threat if it isn't programmed to do so! HELLO!
Big appliances and big dollar expenditures are the life blood for most large company IT managers. They need to justify their salaries, staff and budgets and continue to pile box after box into their premises. Are the more secure? Yes, but at a considerably inflated cost.
IMHO, it's a very simple matter of clearly defining what should be on the network, coming in and going out, on every port and noting every protocol. In so doing the anomalies tend to stand out much more easily than simply trying to control everything. You can't spend your way to a secure network.
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This is a rare moment for me.
As of right now, the phones aren't ringing, the emails are silent. Texting is at a minimum with short reminders from my children who want me to know they love me. Work has loosened its grasp on me and I am enjoying the solitude of a quiet evening at home. "Enjoying" is perhaps not the word...possibly "tolerating" is the correct term as I am feeling foreign and out of place in these four walls as I tap out these letters on this keyboard. My writing deadlines have been met, the bills have been paid and I have cleaned my house, done the laundry, utilized the hours to accomplish all other menial tasks that my racing mind can think of...
Channel-surfing left a bad taste in my mouth after I stumbled on an episode of "Ancient Aliens" and couldn't take my eyes off of Giorgio A. Tsoukalos' hair. I also spent about fifteen minutes on TotallyFreeCrap.com and entered my home address for a free sample of Metamucil and a UFC poster for my daughter's boyfriend. I tried to get an Air Wick deodorizer for my car but they were out of it. (I knew I had to "get a life" when I shouted, "Eww! You gotta be KIDDING me!!!" out loud and scared the bejeebers out of the cat.)
No. I'm not sure if idle time is right for me.
Pffff. Maybe I'm feeling melancholy for days gone by. Perhaps I'm a little ticked off that I don't have more days like this to chill out and do my "thang." So, I'm trying to push everything into one day and watching the time ignite in a burst of bright light then fizzle with each passing minute. Didn't I just wake up, stretch and feel the excitement for the hours to come only to realize it's almost 11 p.m. and I can't remember if I took my CoQ10 and Resveratrol?
Maybe I'm pouting because my daughter is home from college for the summer but she left for the evening to spend some girl-time with her BFF back at the university. You all know my Bre is my shining star, my angel, my reason for believing that life is gorgeous, awesome and full of never-ending hope. When she is here I can weather everything from a crazy-looking spider on my back deck to the craziest of life's dilemmas. But in her absence I am a certified lost soul that misses the most beautiful accomplishment/gift in my life...
I need to change my ticker. It's off by about 20 pounds. And not the "good" 20-pound-end of the spectrum either. My schedule permits "Eat and Run." Okay, that is a load of bullcrap and you and I both know that. I've switched over to "sugar-free" products and DID get in a couple of hikes the last few days but I need to re-prioritize my needs in the nutrition department. Easier said than done but since when have I ever done anything easy?? Am I willing to let that aspect of my life fall by the wayside? Right now, I can't think. I'm too busy watching the clock tick away my last few moments of "freedom."
I don't want to spend them on the treadmill.
What I really want to do is text my daughter and tell her to be careful with her BFF, watch out for creepy guys and stay away from the hookah. And to remind her to lock her car doors, use the deadbolt on her apartment door and make sure her fire alarm has new batteries. I want to call my husband on his last break and tell him to watch out for deer along the highway as he travels home. I want to finish putting the photographs in my new photo album and run my fingers across the faces of my sisters as they smile back from the pictures and cherish the memories of last year's vacation on the beach.
I may not be able to respond to each of you personally right now, the ones who have left comments on my page, sent me beautiful, heartfelt goodies and left me Sparkmails. But I want you to know that they have all come at a very good time during the hustle and bustle of my life. I check my correspondence on my phone religiously and each word has kept me grounded, kept me connected to my "roots" on here. I deeply appreciate you. I miss you. And you still and always will have a very large place in my heart.
God bless you all.
You are loved.
(That is me on the right. My heart is on the left. May 22nd, 2013.)
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I'm still here with you too. Life just tends to take us in odd directions sometimes and leaves us wondering, WTH. Cheer up though, you are loved and that is what matters.
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Michelle, so good to see you here again! I've missed you and your blogs!
Hope you are feeling okay. Love the picture of you and Bre!
By the way, everyone deserves to "idle for awhile". . .
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Love the pic. Gorgeous as ever. Both of you.
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Love you!! and your blogs!!
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I love your writing. Thanks for another blog.
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Miss your blogs!
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" (I knew I had to "get a life" when I shouted, "Eww! You gotta be KIDDING me!!!" out loud and scared the bejeebers out of the cat.) "
* Oh, gosh. I WISH my life was that exciting.
"Pffff. Maybe I'm feeling melancholy for days gone by. Perhaps I'm a little ticked off that I don't have more days like this to chill out and do my 'thang.'"
* Or maybe your just getting to that "I'm bored because the day has run it's course feeling". I get those at the end of a low key day.
"I've switched over to "sugar-free" products and DID get in a couple of hikes the last few days but I need to re-prioritize my needs in the nutrition department."
* Best of fortune to you!
" But I want you to know that they have all come at a very good time during the hustle and bustle of my life. I check my correspondence on my phone religiously and each word has kept me grounded, kept me connected to my "roots""
* Miss you as well.
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Nice to read a blog from you again! You both look great!
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She just looks just like you!!
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You both look as beautiful as ever.
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Have missed you. It's good to hear what you've been up to. By the way....you and your daughter look more like sisters that mother-daughter! You look amazing!
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So good to hear from you! I have definitely missed seeing your smiling face on my friend feed! Beautiful photo!
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Like sands through the hour glass so are the days of our lives....
It was good to hear from you!
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Michelle, You are as beautiful as ever!! Inside and out! Love that pic of you with Bre! It is kind of sad to have "free time" slip away so fast. The busier we are, it seems the faster the "down" time goes!
Just glad to know y'all are ok.
Nice blog and it came at a great time to let me know that you ARE ok!!
I know, that by now, your regularly scheduled mayhem has started again, but I wish you a super great day! Here's hoping all goes smoothly and expeditiously so maybe you can unwind better this evening and enjoy some time with Bre.
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Glad all is ok then :)
Thinking of you too...
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I just had a weird thought about a mother / daughter/ strange guy from the internet hot tub party... pictures of pretty girls do that to me sometimes.
Ahhh, Giorgio... "ALIENS!". That hair just keeps getting crazier each year.
Take care of yourself sweetie, however you need to do it. Whether it's better food, or more running / walking, make sure that you're doing it for you.
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You are loved! But I know you have heard that about a million times from me but it is as true today as it ever has been...even if you don't venture around these parts as much.
Still going to need some birth certificate evidence one of these days that the two of you aren't sisters! I'm still not completely buying the whole mother/daughter thing! :) But that is a really great picture of you and your baby!
That is good to hear that you have gotten back into some hiking here recently because I know how much you love to do that. I hope that you have much more time and many more days this summer where you are able to get out and stomp around your grounds!
You are the best and you are loved Michelle, always!
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So good to see you! Love that picture.
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WHat a lovely photo! So glad to hear from you!
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Just before Christmas last year, we were making a concerted effort to avoid shopping at malls due to all of the crowds. We found ourselves around the Cambie area and I remembered that there was a new Thai restaurant that opened up in the old SalaThai spot.
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Pulses: Energy Food for Diabetics
Pulses are the edible seeds of plants, such as peas, beans and lentils (exclude green beans, green peas, soybeans and peanuts) which are members of the legume plant family. Pulses are great for energy because they are high in fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals and complex carbohydrates. They are also healthy because they are low in fat and have no cholesterol.
Food that are high in fiber, complex carbohydrates and essential nutrients are great for long-term energy. These foods usually have low glycemic index (GI) value. The lower the GI value, the longer it takes for your body to digest the food for energy. This is a good thing, especially if you are diabetic because glucose is absorbed at a steadier rate, reducing blood sugar spikes. Pulses are also great for weight management because they digest slower which keeps the hunger away. The nice things about pulses are that they are versatile, inexpensive, easy to store and have longer shelf-life.
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- Before cooking, sort through the pulses (beans), discard any bad beans and debris. For best result, soak the beans for 6 to 8 hours before cooking them. Otherwise, soak the beans in hot water for about an hour.
- Cook pulses in boiling water until they are soft and tender for easier digestion, cover the pan with a lid to preserve nutrients. Salt them after they are cooked.
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iPod touch represents 38% of iOS devices sold by AppleOf the 120 million iOS devices sold by Apple, 37.7 percent of those were the iPod touch — a share that has decreased since the iPad launched, according to a new analysis.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs revealed last week that just over 120 million iOS devices have been shipped since the iPhone first launched in 2007. asymco took those numbers and subtracted the 59.6 million iPhones that were sold through June, and the 3.2 million iPad sales that were announced last quarter.
The site assumed that 8 million iPhones and 4 million iPads were sold in August and July, which would leave the remaining share of 45.2 million units to the iPod touch. Out of the 120 million iOS devices, that would represent 37.7 percent.
The site calculated in April that 41 percent of iOS units sold were the iPod touch, which shows that the introduction of the iPad, along with international expansion of the iPhone, has reduced the overall share of the device. However, the iPod touch in the last year has also become the best-selling iPod in the company's lineup, Jobs revealed last week.
Last week, Jobs also made comments about the success of the iPod touch as a game playing device. He claimed that the hardware has more than a 50 percent market share for portable game players in both the U.S. and worldwide.
"It's become the number one portable game player in the world," Jobs said. "It's amazing. The iPod touch outsells Nintendo and Sony portable game players combined. It's been amazing."
But as noted by Philip Elmer-DeWitt at Fortune, those figures have been called into question. Nintendo has sold 125 million of its Nintendo DS portable system, while Sony's PSP has shipped more than 62 million.
As for more recent sales, it is estimated that Nintendo sold 3.15 million of the DS last quarter, while Sony is said to have sold 1.2 million PSPs. Apple, however, does not reveal specific iPod touch sales, but last quarter the company sold a total of 9.41 million iPods.
Jobs' comments would suggest that of those 9.41 million iPods, Apple sold more than 4.35 million, or the total combined number of Nintendo DS and Sony PSP sales from last quarter. Analyst Gene Munster has estimated that Apple actually sold more than 6.8 million of the iPod touch last quarter.
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Acer Aspire S7-392-6807
SpecificationsNotebook: Acer Aspire S7-392-6807 (Aspire S7 Series)
Processor: Intel Core i5 4200U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 2560x1440 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 1.3kg
Price: 1100 euro
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Aspire S7-392-6807
Source: Tweaktown
The one area that this system has a major advantage is cost. Due to the smaller SSD and slower processor, this model can be found on the Internet for around $1,250, about $250 cheaper than the faster model. We awarded its big brother the Editor's Choice award for it truly being an Ultrabook. Thanks to the lower cost, better screen, and similar performance, we have no choice but to award this system our Editor's Choice award as we'd like this model much more than the previously reviewed model, which we already love.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/22/2014
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 88% performance: 96% features: 96% workmanship: 98%
Source: Laptop Mag
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Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 2.6 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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It is a good idea to establish naming conventions for your Visual Basic code. This article gives you the naming conventions used by Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS).
This document is a superset of the Visual Basic coding conventions found in the Visual Basic "Programmer's Guide."
NOTE: The third-party controls mentioned in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these controls' performance or reliability.
Naming conventions help Visual Basic programmers:
Setting Environment OptionsUse Option Explicit. Declare all variables to save programming time by reducing the number of bugs caused by typos (for example, aUserNameTmp vs. sUserNameTmp vs. sUserNameTemp). In the Environment Options dialog, set Require Variable Declaration to Yes. The Option Explicit statement requires you to declare all the variables in your Visual Basic program. Save Files as ASCII Text. Save form (.FRM) and module (.BAS) files as ASCII text to facilitate the use of version control systems and minimize the damage that can be caused by disk corruption. In addition, you can:
Object Naming Conventions for Standard ObjectsThe following tables define the MCS standard object name prefixes. These prefixes are consistent with those documented in the Visual Basic Programmers Guide.
Prefix Object Type Example ------------------------------------------------------- ani Animation button aniMailBox bed Pen Bedit bedFirstName cbo Combo box and drop down list box cboEnglish chk Checkbox chkReadOnly clp Picture clip clpToolbar cmd (3d) Command button (3D) cmdOk (cmd3dOk) com Communications comFax ctr Control (when specific type unknown) ctrCurrent dat Data control datBiblio dir Directory list box dirSource dlg Common dialog control dlgFileOpen drv Drive list box drvTarget fil File list box filSource frm Form frmEntry fra (3d) Frame (3d) fraStyle (fra3dStyle) gau Gauge gauStatus gpb Group push button gpbChannel gra Graph graRevenue grd Grid grdPrices hed Pen Hedit hedSignature hsb Horizontal scroll bar hsbVolume img Image imgIcon ink Pen Ink inkMap key Keyboard key status keyCaps lbl Label lblHelpMessage lin Line linVertical lst List box lstPolicyCodes mdi MDI child form mdiNote mpm MAPI message mpmSentMessage mps MAPI session mpsSession mci MCI mciVideo mnu Menu mnuFileOpen opt (3d) Option Button (3d) optRed (opt3dRed) ole OLE control oleWorksheet out Outline control outOrgChart pic Picture picVGA pnl3d 3d Panel pnl3d rpt Report control rptQtr1Earnings shp Shape controls shpCircle spn Spin control spnPages txt Text Box txtLastName tmr Timer tmrAlarm vsb Vertical scroll bar vsbRate
Object Naming Convention for Database Objects
NOTE: Using a suffix for queries allows each query to be sorted with its associated table in Microsoft Access dialogs (Add Table, List Tables Snapshot).
Prefix Object Type Example ------------------------------------------ db ODBC Database dbAccounts ds ODBC Dynaset object dsSalesByRegion fdc Field collection fdcCustomer fd Field object fdAddress ix Index object ixAge ixc Index collection ixcNewAge qd QueryDef object qdSalesByRegion qry (suffix) Query (see NOTE) SalesByRegionQry ss Snapshot object ssForecast tb Table object tbCustomer td TableDef object tdCustomers
Menu Naming ConventionsApplications frequently use an abundance of menu controls. As a result, you need a different set of naming conventions for these controls. Menu control prefixes should be extended beyond the initial mnu label by adding an additional prefix for each level of nesting, with the final menu caption at the end of the name string. For example:
When this convention is used, all members of a particular menu group are listed next to each other in the object drop-down list boxes (in the code window and property window). In addition, the menu control names clearly document the menu items to which they are attached.
Menu Caption Sequence Menu Handler Name Help.Contents mnuHelpContents File.Open mnuFileOpen Format.Character mnuFormatCharacter File.Send.Fax mnuFileSendFax File.Send.Email mnuFileSendEmail
Naming Conventions for Other ControlsFor new controls not listed above, try to come up with a unique three character prefix. However, it is more important to be clear than to stick to three characters.
For derivative controls, such as an enhanced list box, extend the prefixes above so that there is no confusion over which control is really being used. A lower-case abbreviation for the manufacturer would also typically be added to the prefix. For example, a control instance created from the Visual Basic Professional 3D frame could uses a prefix of fra3d to avoid confusion over which control is really being used. A command button from MicroHelp could use cmdm to differentiate it from the standard command button (cmd).
Third-party ControlsEach third-party control used in an application should be listed in the application's overview comment section, providing the prefix used for the control, the full name of the control, and the name of the software vendor:
Prefix Control Type Vendor cmdm Command Button MicroHelp
Variable and Routine NamingVariable and function names have the following structure: <prefix><body><qualifier><suffix>
Part Description Example -------------------------------------------------------------------------- <prefix> Describes the use and scope of the variable. iGetRecordNext <body> Describes the variable. iGetNameFirst <qualifier> Denotes a derivative of the variable. iGetNameLast <suffix> The optional Visual Basic type character. iGetRecordNext%
The following tables define variable and function name prefixes that are based on Hungarian C notation for Windows. These prefixes should be used with all variables and function names. Use of old Basic suffixes (such as %, &, #, etc.) are discouraged.
Variable and Function Name Prefixes:
NOTE: the values in the Converged column represent efforts to pull together the naming standards for Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications, and Access Basic. It is likely that these prefixes will become Microsoft standards at some point in the near future.
Prefix Converged Variable Use Data Type Suffix -------------------------------------------------------------------------- b bln Boolean Integer % c cur Currency - 64 bits Currency @ d dbl Double - 64 bit Double # signed quantity dt dat Date and Time Variant e err Error f sng Float/Single - 32 Single ! bit signed floating point h Handle Integer % i Index Integer % l lng Long - 32 bit Long & signed quantity n int Number/Counter Integer % s str String String $ u Unsigned - 16 bit Long & unsigned quantity udt User-defined type vnt vnt Variant Variant a Array
Scope and Usage Prefixes:
Hungarian notation is as valuable in Visual Basic as it is in C. Although the Visual Basic type suffixes do indicate a variable's data type, they do not explain what a variable or function is used for, or how it can be accessed. Here are some examples:
Prefix Description g Global m Local to module or form st Static variable (no prefix) Non-static variable, prefix local to procedure v Variable passed by value (local to a routine) r Variable passed by reference (local to a routine)
iSend - Represents a count of the number of messages sentEach of these variable names tell a programmer something very different. This information is lost when the variable name is reduced to Send%. Scope prefixes such as g and m also help reduce the problem of name contention especially in multi-developer projects.
bSend - A Boolean flag defining the success of the last Send operation
hSend - A Handle to the Comm interface
Hungarian notation is also widely used by Windows C programmers and constantly referenced in Microsoft product documentation and in industry programming books. Additionally, the bond between C programmers and programmers who use Visual Basic will become much stronger as the Visual C++ development system gains momentum. This transition will result in many Visual Basic programmers moving to C for the first time and many programmers moving frequently back and forth between both environments.
The Body of Variable and Routine NamesThe body of a variable or routine name should use mixed case and should be as long as necessary to describe its purpose. In addition, function names should begin with a verb, such as InitNameArray or CloseDialog.
For frequently used or long terms, standard abbreviations are recommended to help keep name lengths reasonable. In general, variable names greater than 32 characters can be difficult to read on VGA displays.
When using abbreviations, make sure they are consistent throughout the entire application. Randomly switching between Cnt and Count within a project will lead to unnecessary confusion.
Qualifiers on Variable and Routine NamesRelated variables and routines are often used to manage and manipulate a common object. In these cases, use standard qualifiers to label the derivative variables and routines. Although putting the qualifier after the body of the name might seem a little awkward (as in sGetNameFirst, sGetNameLast instead of sGetFirstName, sGetLastName), this practice will help order these names together in the Visual Basic editor routine lists, making the logic and structure of the application easier to understand. The following table defines common qualifiers and their standard meaning:
Qualifier Description (follows Body) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- First First element of a set. Last Last element of a set. Next Next element in a set. Prev Previous element in a set. Cur Current element in a set. Min Minimum value in a set. Max Maximum value in a set. Save Used to preserve another variable that must be reset later. Tmp A "scratch" variable whose scope is highly localized within the code. The value of a Tmp variable is usually only valid across a set of contiguous statements within a single procedure. Src Source. Frequently used in comparison and transfer routines. Dst Destination. Often used in conjunction with Source.
User Defined TypesDeclare user defined types in all caps with _TYPE appended to the end of the symbol name. For example:
When declaring an instance variable of a user defined type, add a prefix to the variable name to reference the type. For example:
Naming ConstantsThe body of constant names should be UPPER_CASE with underscores (_) between words. Although standard Visual Basic constants do not include Hungarian information, prefixes like i, s, g, and m can be very useful in understanding the value and scope of a constant. For constant names, follow the same rules as variables. For Example:
Variant Data TypeIf you know that a variable will always store data of a particular type, Visual Basic can handle that data more efficiently if you declare a variable of that type.
However, the variant data type can be extremely useful when working with databases, messages, DDE, or OLE. Many databases allow NULL as a valid value for a field. Your code needs to distinguish between NULL, 0 (zero), and "" (empty string). Many times, these types of operations can use a generic service routine that does not need to know the type of data it receives to process or pass on the data. For example:
The are some drawbacks, however, to using variants. Code statements that use variants can sometimes be ambiguous to the programmer. For example:
The above examples would be much less ambiguous and easier to read, debug, and maintain if the Visual Basic type conversion routines were used instead. For Example:
Commenting Your CodeAll procedures and functions should begin with a brief comment describing the functional characteristics of the routine (what it does). This description should not describe the implementation details (how it does it) because these often change over time, resulting in unnecessary comment maintenance work, or worse yet, erroneous comments. The code itself and any necessary in-line or local comments will describe the implementation.
Parameters passed to a routine should be described when their functions are not obvious and when the routine expects the parameters to be in a specific range. Function return values and global variables that are changed by the routine (especially through reference parameters) must also be described at the beginning of each routine.
Routine header comment blocks should look like this (see the next section "Formatting Your Code" for an example):
Every non-trivial variable declaration should include an in-line comment describing the use of the variable being declared.
Section Comment Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Purpose What the routine does (not how). Inputs Each non-obvious parameter on a separate line with in-line comments Assumes List of each non-obvious external variable, control, open file, and so on. Returns Explanation of value returned for functions. Effects List of each effected external variable, control, file, and so on and the affect it has (only if this is not obvious)
Variables, controls, and routines should be named clearly enough that in- line commenting is only needed for complex or non-intuitive implementation details.
An overview description of the application, enumerating primary data objects, routines, algorithms, dialogs, database and file system dependencies, and so on should be included at the start of the .BAS module that contains the project's Visual Basic generic constant declarations.
NOTE: The Project window inherently describes the list of files in a project, so this overview section only needs to provide information on the most important files and modules, or the files the Project window doesn't list, such as initialization (.INI) or database files.
Formatting Your CodeBecause many programmers still use VGA displays, screen real estate must be conserved as much as possible, while still allowing code formatting to reflect logic structure and nesting.
Standard, tab-based, block nesting indentations should be two to four spaces. More than four spaces is unnecessary and can cause statements to be hidden or accidentally truncated. Less than two spaces does not sufficiently show logic nesting. In the Microsoft Knowledge Base, we use a three-space indent. Use the Environment Options dialog to set the default tab width.
The functional overview comment of a routine should be indented one space. The highest level statements that follow the overview comment should be indented one tab, with each nested block indented an additional tab. For example:
Variables and non-generic constants should be grouped by function rather than by being split off into isolated areas or special files. Visual Basic generic constants such as HOURGLASS should be grouped in a single module (VB_STD.BAS) to keep them separate from application-specific declarations.
OperatorsAlways use an ampersand (&) when concatenating strings, and use the plus sign (+) when working with numerical values. Using a plus sign (+) with non-numerical values, may cause problems when operating on two variants. For example:
ScopeVariables should always be defined with the smallest scope possible. Global variables can create enormously complex state machines and make the logic of an application extremely difficult to understand. Global variables also make the reuse and maintenance of your code much more difficult. Variables in Visual Basic can have the following scope:
In a Visual Basic application, only use global variables when there is no other convenient way to share data between forms. You may want to consider storing information in a control's Tag property, which can be accessed globally using the form.object.property syntax.
Scope Variable Declared In: Visibility -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Procedure-level Event procedure, sub, or Visible in the function procedure in which it is declared Form-level, Declarations section of a form Visible in every Module-level or code module (.FRM, .BAS) procedure in the form or code module Global Declarations section of a code Always visible module (.BAS, using Global keyword)
If you must use global variables, it is good practice to declare all of them in a single module and group them by function. Give the module a meaningful name that indicates its purpose, such as GLOBAL.BAS.
With the exception of global variables (which should not be passed), procedures and functions should only operate on objects that are passed to them. Global variables that are used in routines should be identified in the general comment area at the beginning of the routine. In addition, pass arguments to subs and functions using ByVal, unless you explicitly want to change the value of the passed argument.
Write modular code whenever possible. For example, if your application displays a dialog box, put all the controls and code required to perform the dialog's task in a single form. This helps to keep the application's code organized into useful components and minimizes its runtime overhead.
Third-party ControlsNOTE: The products discussed below are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
The following table lists standard third-party vendor name prefix characters to be used with control prefixes:
The following table lists standard third-party control prefixes:
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Control Control Abbr Vendor Example VBX File Type Name Name -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alarm Alarm almm MicroHelp almmAlarm MHTI200.VBX Animate Animate anim MicroHelp animAnimate MHTI200.VBX Callback Callback calm MicroHelp calmCallback MHAD200.VBX Combo Box DB_Combo cbop Pioneer cbopComboBox QEVBDBF.VBX Combo Box SSCombo cbos Sheridan cbosComboBox SS3D2.VBX Check Box DB_Check chkp Pioneer chkpCheckBox QEVBDBF.VBX Chart Chart chtm MicroHelp chtmChart MHGR200.VBX Clock Clock clkm MicroHelp clkmClock MHTI200.VBX Button Command cmdm MicroHelp cmdmCommandButton MHEN200.VBX Button Button DB_Command cmdp Pioneer cmdpCommandButton QEVBDBF.VBX Button (Group) Command cmgm MicroHelp cmgmBtton MHGR200.VBX Button (multiple) Button Command cmim MicroHelp cmimCommandButton MHEN200.VBX Button (icon) CardDeck CardDeck crdm MicroHelp crdmCard MHGR200.VBX Dice Dice dicm MicroHelp dicmDice MHGR200.VBX List Box (Dir) SSDir dirs Sheridan dirsDirList SS3D2.VBX List Box (Drv) SSDrive drvs Sheridan drvsDriveList SS3D2.VBX List Box (File) File List film MicroHelp filmFileList MHEN200.VBX List Box (File) SSFile fils Sheridan filsFileList SS3D2.VBX Flip Flip flpm MicroHelp flpmButton MHEN200.VBX Scroll Bar Form Scroll fsrm MicroHelp fsrmFormScroll ??? Gauge Gauge gagm MicroHelp gagmGauge MHGR200.VBX Graph Graph gpho Other gphoGraph XYGRAPH.VBX Grid Q_Grid grdp Pioneer grdpGrid QEVBDBF.VBX Scroll Bar Horizontal hsbm MicroHelp hsbmScroll MHEN200.VBX Scroll Bar Scroll Bar DB_HScroll hsbp Pioneer hsbpScroll QEVBDBF.VBX Graph Histo hstm MicroHelp hstmHistograph MHGR200.VBX Invisible Invisible invm MicroHelp invmInvisible MHGR200.VBX List Box Icon Tag itgm MicroHelp itgmListBox MHAD200.VBX Key State Key State kstm MicroHelp kstmKeyState MHTI200.VBX Label Label (3d) lblm MicroHelp lblmLabel MHEN200.VBX Line Line linm MicroHelp linmLine MHGR200.VBX List Box DB_List lstp Pioneer lstpListBox QEVBDBF.VBX List Box SSList lsts Sheridan lstsListBox SS3D2.VBX MDI Child MDI Control mdcm MicroHelp mdcmMDIChild ??? Menu SSMenu mnus Sheridan mnusMenu SS3D3.VBX Marque Marque mrqm MicroHelp mrqmMarque MHTI200.VB Picture OddPic odpm MicroHelp odpmPicture MHGR200.VBX Picture Picture picm MicroHelp picmPicture MHGR200.VBX Picture DB_Picture picp Pioneer picpPicture QEVBDBF.VBX Property Vwr Property pvrm MicroHelp pvrmPropertyViewer MHPR200.VBX Viewer Option (Group) DB_RadioGroup radp Pioneer radqRadioGroup QEVBDBF.VBX Slider Slider sldm MicroHelp sldmSlider MHGR200.VBX Button (Spin) Spinner spnm MicroHelp spnmSpinner MHEN200.VBX Spreadsheet Spreadsheet sprm MicroHelp sprmSpreadsheet MHAD200.VBX Picture Stretcher strm MicroHelp strmStretcher MHAD200.VBX Screen Saver Screen Saver svrm MicroHelp svrmSaver MHTI200.VBX Switcher Switcher swtm MicroHelp swtmSwitcher ??? List Box Tag tagm MicroHelp tagmListBox MHEN200.VBX Timer Timer tmrm MicroHelp tmrmTimer MHTI200.VBX ToolBar ToolBar tolm MicroHelp tolmToolBar MHAD200.VBX List Box Tree trem MicroHelp tremTree MHEN200.VBX Input Box Input (Text) txtm MicroHelp inpmText MHEN200.VBX Input Box DB_Text txtp Pioneer txtpText QEVBDBF.VBX Scroll Bar Vertical vsbm MicroHelp vsbmScroll MHEN200.VBX Scroll Bar Scroll Bar DB_VScroll vsbp Pioneer vsbpScroll QEVBDBF.VBX
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The series premiered originally on November 2, 1998 on TLC, but later moved to PBS Kids on June 11, 2001 with the same episodes plus new episodes in 2001 and in 2005.
The original voice of Jay Jay and several of the other characters was talented voice-over actor Mary Kay Bergman, best-known for her work on South Park. In late 1999, however, Bergman committed suicide.
In 2006, new episodes were produced featuring new characters, including a red Latino plane named Lina. The new episodes feature a beginning segment called "Jay Jay's Mysteries", in which Jay Jay and Lina solve mysteries such as how planes fly and how the five senses are used. The mysteries segment is followed by a story pulled from the original version of the series, making the "new" episodes a repackaging of a new format with old episodes tacked on to the end.
In Portuguese it is called "Jay Jay, o Jatinho"
Before the well-known animated series there was a short non-animated series made in or around 1994, where the characters were still images of real models and did not talk, but was narrated similar to early episodes of Thomas The Tank Engine or Theodore Tugboat It contained three videos: Jay Jay's First Flight, Old Oscar Leads the Parade, and Tracy's Handy Hideout.
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In the episode Supersonic Jay Jay Savannah has to carry Jay Jay on her back, and Jay Jay wavers about somewhat compared to Savannah: this seems to show that in the CGI package used, one character could not be parented to another character as can be done in Poser.
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Human rights group parodies Cheney: 'Be afraid'
Human Rights First goes after Liz Cheney's new group, Keep America Safe, with this new video on the theme, "Keep America Afraid."
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Human Rights First goes after Liz Cheney's new group, Keep America Safe, with this new video on the theme, "Keep America Afraid."
This is perfectly timed with today's effort by the Obama Administration to drum up support for greater non-proliferation efforts globally. Sorry, HRF, Barack is looking more like Bush and Cheney (Liz in this case) everyday. How's that making you feel?
Margaret Thatcher ran UK NHS for 11 years and yet republicans viewed and spew their hate also calling it as a devilish plot to kill people...nothing to fear but fear itself...fear mongers are the ones to fear run from..
No wars, no contracts, no contracts, no billionaires.
The GOP is a culture of fear. It is sad how they use fear as a motivator. The fear is running this country into the ground. Fear is the last appeal of a fool. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
fear motivates wars, sole purpose?
Democrats NEVER use fear in their agenda?. No talk about thousands of people dying without health insurance?,No talk about the "Global warming" causing death and destruction around the world?. No, Americans, they are the good ones who would never stoop to such audacity to make claims like the Republicans do??.
Let's see. If I wanted to draw attention away from the Health Care fiasco and my imploding Dumocratic Party, what would I do? I know! Attack Bush and Cheney! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! uh............Hey, McLibs........Hello..........Anybody in there? "NEWS FLASH": It's over, libs........turn the lights off on your way out. WAIT 'TIL NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Watch GOP meeting with Pres Obama tonight on C- Span at 8 pm. GOP fighting among themselves, we should of NEVER allowed cameras. Back fired on them. It is said, "one does not need a good memory,when one tells the truth".
Not fearing mongering ..But truth and facts people are dying with out health care and suffering is not fear, facts medicare will be bankrupt...but stupidity by those who fight for profits instead of human life.Global warming is real, why earth equates are happening where they should not be, like Oregon, Oklahoma last 2 weeks..snow in Calif. etc massive flooding...and clean energy is good for all. Why going into trillions in debt, number one cause health care.
Well when Pres Obama took office if no $12 Trillion in debt, would not be needing a stimulus package? another 2 million jobs where lost before Pres Obama took office..that is only counting Nov.Dec Jan.20th, before any policy yet..Feb policy not in place yet..nothing Pres Obama did. Was losing jobs for 2 years before Pres Obama took office..
Right on! Federal courts are the best place for these cases. They certainly have a better track record than any other venue...think only three convictions in military commission and two of those guys are already out. Now there was a BRILLIANT idea....not.
Rahm and Barack would like to keep America in crisis mode 24/7. "You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before."
dumb....produced by ditto
People need to know the "GROUP" behind things.....Human Rights First....Founded by Lawyers...Opposed to Homeland Security measures...It's Chairman is William Zabel who was once ....GEOGE SOROS ...Legal advisor.....It solicits MONEY from far left Foundations....BUT, it has such a warm name.
Can we cut to the chase here? Get to the heart of the matter, because this ad is attempting to paint another picture entirely as to the real hidden agenda behind the terrorists being tired in civilian trials. This decision is a heinous plan by the Obama administration to pacify their radical left wing base that despises Bush, despises America, and despise the military every bit as much as they do. These terrorists have no defense as they have admitted to their involvement and they asked to be martyred, they wanted to meet Allah and the 73 virgins. All that will be accomplished is exposing government intelligence. Intelligence sources, interrogation techniques, and secrets all will be exposed. This way Obama doesn't get his hands dirty by directly going after Bush, he shamefully does it through the backdoor. Obama will put all of America on trail. Every peice of intelligence and those involved will be exposed. What a guy and way to go O....what a way to show those terrorists who want to kill every single American they can what a good bud you are to them.
The GOP use fear to attack DEMS. They aren't better than DEMS. They are worse because they are for the fat cats in Wall Street and the banking industry. They don't care about the middle class. They hate Obama
repubs gave the largest wealthy tax cut in history in 2001 2002..go and read "Center on Budget and Policy Priorities"..web site...read over next 10 years Bush, repubs (2001 2002) total tax cuts costs will equal $3.9 Trillion, reaching nearly $600 Billion or 3.3 percent of the economy in 2014....http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1811..and Cantor wants more wealthy tax cuts..that wealthy are still getting and not paid for..carry over budget?
He looked like a fool with his pants on the ground today at the GOP conference. You were actually impressed with him??.
the intellects of the world were impressed with Pres Obama.walked into the lions den..with camera's even against all repubs like a open debate..Pres Obama-one man army
GOP, besides obstructionist party, plays on fear pretty much 100 percent of the time. yawn. like daddy like daughter.
Ha! The GOP is the lion's den? Oh my God, that's a good one. So, the big brave Obama walked into the lion's den. This is too precious.
They're not lions, they are *****cats. Obama is using his presidential office to ensure they'll be reticent to fully and toughly oppose him on camera, or risk look ing like they're being disrespectful.
Does Obama talk to Iran or Al Queda that way? No, of course not. I mean, those guys are REAL lions. That's too scary. But the Republicans, eh, no problem. What are they going to do about it anyway?
Good question.
Has any of the "global warming freaks" considered that maybe God is in charge of the weather?. Read the Bible once in a while and see where God continually uses weather as torture or condemnation on people who are against his ways. This is only the tip of the Iceberg. Progressives,with major help from the ACLU, has been removing God,Jesus and the Bible from every facet of American life for 40 years now. Look where it has got us?. If you think these rare,unusual weather patterns are "global warming" you have another thing coming. It's only going to get worse,just watch and learn.
And you considered this newsworthy...? lower and lower ya go, politico...
If this gal runs as VP the ticket will win.
Right On Skint!!!, you hit the nail on the head with that one!!. That's the way they roll. Corruption all over the place and they can't see it because it furthers their cause, so no problem??.
One man army??, Could you see him carrying a gun??, he would look like Barney Fife walking around.
I realize this is not the subject at hand but it is a subject on human rights. Charley Christ of Florida is turning desperately ill people away to die with out being admitted to American hospitals. I had always had a lot of respect for him but this show's a cold hearted move to appease the extreme right wing of his party. His chance of being reelected was in jeopardy and he decided on a inhumane move to turn the planes around carring these needy haitian's. It just show the nature of the right wing compared to the left that can't stand to see people hurting. It is a human thing. Helping people in need should not even be in question.
Liz Cheney is a national treasure. Hope that she is on the ticket one day. She would make a great President or VP. Hope that happens one day.