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Supplier performance
Increasingly, our products are being created and manufactured in close cooperation with a wide range of business partners, both in the electronics industry and other industries. Philips is committed to being a leader in sustainability. Clearly, we need our business partners to share our commitment, not just in the development and manufacturing of products but also in the way they conduct their business. Our Supplier Sustainability Involvement Program is designed to engage our suppliers on a shared journey towards leadership in sustainability.
Our suppliers
As a leading company in sustainability, Philips will act as a catalyst towards our suppliers and support our suppliers in their pursuit of continuous improvement of social and environmental performance. We recognize that this is a huge challenge requiring industry-wide effort in collaboration with other societal stakeholders. Therefore, we remain active in the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and encourage our strategic suppliers to join the EICC too. We will invite our strategic suppliers to jointly explore the opportunities to accelerate our product innovation towards our EcoVision objectives. We will also continue to seek active cooperation with other societal stakeholders, either directly or through institutions like the EICC, the multi-stakeholder program from the Sustainable Trade Initiative and the OECD.
Supplier Sustainability Involvement Program
The Philips Supplier Sustainability Involvement Program is our overarching program to help improve the sustainability performance of our suppliers. We create commitment from our suppliers by requiring them to comply with our Philips Supplier Sustainability Declaration and the Regulated Substances List. The Philips Supplier Sustainability Declaration is based on the EICC code of conduct and also includes additional requirements on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining. The topics covered include labor and human rights, worker health and safety, environmental impact, ethics and management systems. The Declaration is signed by suppliers as part of their purchasing contracts.
Philips uses a risk assessment to select suppliers in risk countries for inclusion in the audit program. During the audits, compliance to all sections of the Declaration is reviewed and in case of non-compliance the implementation of corrective actions is monitored.
In addition to the audit program, we developed specific projects and stakeholder engagement activities to help improve the sustainability performance of our suppliers, such as on improving on their worker-management dialogue, carbon footprinting, and compliance with the Conflict minerals provisions. For more details, see Supplier indicators.
2011 supplier audits
Philips conducted 212 full scope audits in 2011, including 9 joint audits conducted on behalf of Philips and other EICC member companies. During these audits an external company visited the supplier's site in risk countries for a 2 to 12 man-days audit during which compliance with all sections of the Supplier Sustainability Declaration was assessed. As in previous years the majority of the audits were done in China, representing a major part of our supply base. The total number of full scope audits conducted since we started the program in 2005 now exceeds 1,800. This number includes repeated audits, since we execute a full scope audit at our risk suppliers every 3 years.
The most frequently observed areas of non-compliance were:
- Working hours, wages and benefits: excessive overtime, continual seven-day work weeks, record-keeping of standard and overtime working hours, no payment of overtime premiums
- Emergency preparedness: inadequate fire detection and suppression systems, blocked or insufficient emergency exits
- Occupational safety: worker exposure to safety hazards, e.g. electrical shocks
- Lack of adequate management systems to safeguard compliance to the EICC code for labor and ethics, health and safety, and environment
Accumulative number of initial and continual conformance audits
Distribution of supplier audits by country
To track improvements, Philips measures the 'compliance rate' for the identified risk suppliers, being the percentage of risk suppliers that was recently audited and has resolved all major non compliances. During 2011 we achieved a compliance rate of 72%. For more details on audit results, please refer to Supplier indicators.
'Conflict' minerals: issues further down the chain
Conflict minerals can come from many souces around the world including mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Philips is concerned about the situation in the east of the DRC where proceeds from the extractives sector are used to finance rebel conflicts in the region. Philips is committed to address this issue through the means and influencing mechanisms available to us, even though Philips does not directly source minerals from the DRC and mines are typically seven or more tiers removed from our direct suppliers. During 2011 we worked with 100 priority suppliers to raise awareness and start supply chain investigations to determine the origin of the metals in our products, resulting in the identification of over 100 smelters in our supply chain that process these metals. For more details, please refer to Supplier indicators.
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March 10, 1997
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Cowboy Poetry and Song
For most people, the cowboy life is something to be read about in history texts and old western novels. The romanticized range life is an archetypical image of American culture on the new frontier, where ranchers lassoed errant calves and spent nights around the campfire. For Buck Ramsey, however, cowboys are not just a part of his country's past, but his personal past as well.
Ramsey spent much of his young life as a cowboy before turning his experiences into music and poetry. He is now among the most famous of all cowboy poets, and he has been featured in most major gatherings for the genre. He has also received the National Heritage Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest award given for folk art.
Buck Ramsey has recorded two albums, Rollin' Uphill from Texas (1992) and My Home was in Texas (1994), and each has received the Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. He will be performing works from his album at the Athenaeum as part of the series entitled Moving West.

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Boxing vs. MMA: Popularity contest goes old school
By John Whisler : August 21, 2013
There's something about the sweet science that keeps it the sport of choice locally and in the Lone Star State.
Said Greg Alvarez, administrator for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which regulates combat sports in the state: "Boxing is king in Texas, and especially San Antonio."
Boxing vs. MMA. It's a debate that has raged for nearly a decade, ever since the TDLR began regulating mixed martial arts — a sport that combines boxing, wrestling and jiu jitsu — in 2004.
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OMG!! Thats one nice collection of Wii games there! Also, I would recommend using USB Loader to backup Wii Games, I just copied Mario Galaxy in 10min. Thats stunninng compared to Wii HTTP Server.
I just wonder if the person that owns these games even finished half of them.
That is just a ridiculously huge collection of games!!
Wait! We are actually supposed to finish games? Heck, I just have the games to watch my little girl drive her Mario Kart into all the objects that she isn't supposed to. She plays Animal Crossing well too... I don't think she has many trees left since discovering how an ax works.
How do we even know that he even has those games to begin with. For all we know he could have just made a random list claiming he owns them. Anyways, since he likes to brag about what he claims to own, I own over 500 ps2 games. They arent copies either, the real deal. The thing that sucks is that now I want to get rid of them since Im moving out and dont want to take them all with me. I dont want to sell them on ebay because thats a pain and I dont want to sell them at a garage sale because I basically wont get anything for them. I told me younger sister to take whatever games she wants but i doubt she will want them all.
has anyone got a copy i can download
The idea of actually finishing a game is far from likely for me and my daughter, neither of us have that kind of time. Morgan, it would be interesting that is for sure. Of course, I was driving Need For Speed - Undercover and I hit as many objects as she does in Mario Cart.


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2 (10.75 ounce) cans
thick cut pork steaks
1 tablespoon
dried oregano
1 tablespoon
dried basil
salt and pepper to taste
We are not fond of the canned cheese soup. (tastes too sharp) I make a more subtle cheese sauce (see Great Cheese Sauce) and mix it with the mushroom soup. I get to control how thick the sauce is this way. This recipe works great on chicken breasts. If you want a faster version that is even better, saute the meat first until it is barely done, then cook in the oven for 25 mins. Try brining the meat first,it makes the meat tender and flavorful.
I just made this and it was alright. I'd give 3.5 stars if I could. I added a thing of mushrooms and Italian seasoning. I thought the canned soups would be salty so I did not add any salt, and my biggest complaint is it's pretty bland even w/the herbs. I also could not get the milk and soup to blend, and even after baking the sauce was kind of lumpy. It would need to be cooked stovetop to blend I suppose. I think next time I'd add some onion, and I couldn't even taste the cheesiness so maybe a little grated cheddar on top would be good.
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Excellent recipe, will be a family favorite. I didn't have cheddar soup so I added shredded cheddar cheese and 1 can milk. Perfect comfort food.
I liked the way the recipe sounded. After trying it, I was very pleased. I added some sauted mushrooms to the sauce, and served it with steamed broccoli and rice, the sauce went well with everything! It well deserves the 5 star rating.
We really enjoyed this dish. My 21 month old son clapped and said "MMMMMM." I used Italian seasoning, and the rosemary was a nice addition to the oregano and basil. I also added 8 oz. of fresh mushrooms. Yum!! Thanks for a great recipe.
This was a very good and easy recipe. The only changes I made was I used the block Velvetta Cheese and added mushrooms. Plus, instead of using individual seasonings I just added 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, onion powder and garlic powder. I will be making this recipe again!! Thanks soo much for sharing :>)
This is really good. My family loved it! I added a small can of mushrooms into the cheddar and mushroom soup mixture, because we love mushrooms. Thanks for the recipe. =)
This recipe is a hit in my house. I will definitely be making it again. Very, very good.
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Dalkey Archive Press honored by National Book Critics Circle
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[ Email | Share ] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A nonprofit publishing enterprise once described by its founder as "a hopelessly quixotic venture" has been named recipient of the National Book Critics Circle's Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award.
John O'Brien, the founder of the Dalkey Archive Press, based at the University of Illinois, learned of the award Sunday by e-mail from Critics Circle president Jane Ciabattari. The notice arrived "quite out of the blue," O'Brien said. "Along with the Pulitzer and the National Book Award, this is the highest award given in the United States to either an author or an organization."
Past honorees include Joyce Carol Oates, the PEN American Center, Pushcart Press, Studs Terkel and U. of I. alumnus William Maxwell.
Dalkey Archive Press – an independent nonprofit organization specializing in literary translations of contemporary fiction – was founded in 1980 in Chicago, and moved to the U. of I. in 2006, working with the school's Center for Translation Studies.
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"If God brought lawsuits, Stephen King would face a charge of plagiarism." J.M. Rawbone, an English horror novelist is one of many literary critics who have written on one of horror's most famous authors' religious sensibilities despite his dark tales.
For some, being a horror novelist seems to be inherently anti religious. However, King has time and again claimed that in his stories "I've always tried to contrast that bright, white light of real goodness or Godliness against evil."
In a recent CNN Belief piece, John Blake has written on three biblical themes that others have picked up on in King's work.
A Child Shall Lead Them
In the moral universe of King, children get God better than the adults, Rev. David Squyres says.
"The vampire humiliates the priest because the priest doesn't have real faith, but the kid has real faith," says Squyres, pastor of the Palms Baptist Church near Palm Springs, California.
"The priest represents the Pharisees. They believe in relics. But the children, and the teenager, have a simple faith. They don't put their trust in institutions. They trust in the Lord," says Squyres, who has written about King's Christian sensibility at hiswebsite, "talkstephenking."
Many of King's most popular novels are filled with young heroines driven by faith. It's a reflection of a famous passage from the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament: "And a little child shall lead them."
In "The Talisman" and "It," King features adolescent heroes who risk their lives battling evil, according to Marylaine Block, who wrote about King's religious sensibility in an essay called "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
"In both novels, the adults are incapable of understanding the evil that is about to envelop and destroy their world. They see the signs, but choose not to understand them. Only the children know what is happening, and know that it is up to them to save the people they care about," she wrote.
God Can Be Cruel
King's most explicit Christian novel is "Desperation," which features another adolescent hero driven by faith. The boy, David, is converted by a miracle and prays to God for help. King depicts his faith without irony and with reverence.
"Desperation," though, contains an unusual description of God that reveals some heavy theology from King, several pastors say. During the bloody climax of the story, a character tells the boy that God is "cruel."
That line caught the attention of Zahl, the Episcopal priest. It speaks to what he calls "the answerable sovereignty of God."
Zahl says King is depicting a side of God that's woven into the Bible. It is not the God whose eye is on the sparrow, but the Holy Other, incomprehensible, the one who allowed Job to suffer.
God Chose The Weak Things
In King's books, characters can't avoid evil. They have to confront it, but they often don't fit the conventional definition of heroes.
"The Stand," another explicitly Christian novel, illustrates this pattern. A plague has wiped out mankind, and a group of unarmed survivors are dispatched via a vision from God to confront a satanic figure called the Darkman.
The group seems to have no chance. One is an elderly, genial professor; another a deaf mute, and a third figure is a genial man with the mental capacity of a child. Against them: the Darkman's ruthless army, which literally crucified its foes.
The makeup of the group underscores another popular religious theme in King's work that's reflected in this line from the apostle Paul in the first Book of Corinthians: "God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong."
Zahl, the Episcopal priest, says so many heroes in King's books are broken people: physically frail, alcoholic, disabled and lonely. Even the evil people are rendered with compassion.
"King understands grace at a deep level," says Zahl, author of "Grace in Practice." "He typically concentrates on the marginalized and the outsiders who ultimately carry the day. God often does his work where people are the most messed up."
The doubters shouldn't be surprised that King's stories contain religious themes, says Rawbone, the English horror novelist and author of "Bunker."
The Bible is filled with terror: demons, ghosts, floods wiping out mankind and the rising of the dead.
"Good horror examines the struggle between good and evil," he says. "The Bible is the history of that struggle.
"The Bible is in many ways the ultimate horror novel."
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Dec 16 2009
I'm in Trouble
I can say that because, well…I didn't make them. They were given to me at a recent book signing, and I love everything about them. I love them so much, I carefully packed them in my carry-on bag. They're so kitschy!
The cookies were made by printing an image on a sort of edible "sugar paper" (there is a more technical term), using edible ink cartridges—which, evidently, can be used on many standard printer models.
You make the cookies, then spread a thin layer of icing over the top. This acts as a foundation and adhesive for the sugar sheet. Then, in this case, the talented cookie gal sprinkled the top with sparkly sugar.
Then she just piped a cute little frame around the image to cover up the edges.
(Pardon the wicked bokeh.)
I want this sugar paper. I want these edible cartidges. The possibilities are endless!
Can you imagine the possibilities? Wedding party favors. Graduation. Baby showers. Cookies, cakes, cupcakes.
If I didn't already have two years' worth of laundry staring me in the face, I'd ask for the equipment for Christmas.
Here's a website I found with information and resources, in case you're interested:
And let us know if you've used this medium before—what's involved, tricks, tips, etc.
This could be a really out-of-control hobby!
Meanwhile, here's a really good, basic sugar cookie you can use for any kind of holiday decoration:
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Tara On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:49 pm
These are the awesomest! I love them! And they would be a great wedding favor, Ree – you're right! Total cuteness.
Mandy On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:49 pm
I especially love the ones with your cookbook on them! Too cute!
TheCottonWife On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:49 pm
So Cute!
However, I've always found eating someone's image to be a bit unnerving.
zoom On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:49 pm
Well sweet mercy. That is the coolest thing.
Sally On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:50 pm
Bet they'd go over big in Pittsburgh:
Dawn On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:50 pm
Those are awesome!!!!
LauraBrooke On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:50 pm
Oooh, can you imagine a MM cookie??? Yummy!
KCRanch On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:53 pm
Could you just picture a birth announcement done this way?!?? Too cool!!!
Jessica @ How Sweet On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:55 pm
Kimi B On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:55 pm
I've used those suckers on birthday cakes before & they are fantastic!
Samantha On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:56 pm
Ree isnt that just the best IDEA eva!!! I want to get some ink and paper too
Big Martha On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:57 pm
I want a sheet cake sized cookie…is that possible?
mary On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:59 pm
wow! fantastic
Kristi On Wednesday, December 16 at 2:59 pm
I have used this medium before and LOVE it.
I made a book shaped cake. On the right side of the book I had a poem printed on the edible paper at the neighborhood grocery store for a small price. On the left I decorated with an illustration I painted on rolled fondant. Specifically, the poem was , 'There was a little girl, who had a litle curl, right in the middle of her forehead," etc.
So, no fear that you can't afford the equipment fellow bakers, just take your paper print out to the bakery to get it put on edible paper :>
The Lumberjack's Wife On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:00 pm
Those are awesome! i have no clue how one would accomplish something like that.
Anne On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:02 pm
verra verra cool. ;D
Shelley-Bob On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:03 pm
Yeah, I'm with #3…biting someones head off….wait, maybe it's not so bad! The cookies are very cute though.
Nancy On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:04 pm
Oh, now I have a great plan for retirement!!! I will look into this more – it is beautiful!!!
Elizabeth W On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:04 pm
I don't think I'd be able to bite the heads off the cookies either…and no, I'm not vegetarian!
p.j. On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:05 pm
Welcome home, Ree!
I plan to use your sugar cookie recipe to make a couple of dozen cookies that I volunteered to make for my daughter's school for the "Day of Volunteering" on Friday. The high school kids sign up to spend the morning at one of a dozen social service agencies around St. Louis. The 7th and 8th graders stay behind to make lunch for everyone, and to decorate the 230 sugar cookies baked by parents. Great send-off for winter break.
Take care, Ree. I had a wonderful meeting you and your family in St. Louis last month. p.j.
shelby On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:06 pm
i've seen them use that on the tlc show cake boss. they often use it when the images are too painstakingly detailed to just cut out or pipe.
julia On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:07 pm
cute….I need someone to make these for me….I have a baking list that goes up to my eyeballs….
Married to an Aussie in OK On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:08 pm
Oh shut UP… I do NOT need more candy- and cookie-making supplies in my house. I may have to commandeer the last drawer in the kitchen that is currently being held hostage by children's toys… it just might happen.
Noelle On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:10 pm
Very cute! But somehow I probably would have found a way to eat them on the flight
allison On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:11 pm
I asked Santa for an edible image printer for xmas to help in my cake decorating. BUT….I musta been naughty cuz I aint getting one! They are awesome.
Nezzy On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:11 pm
Hubby only wraps his lucious lips 'round sugar cookies with pink icing. MMmmmm. Off to the kitchen to whip up a batch.
God bless you, Ree.
Teresa On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:11 pm
At first glance, I thought those were adorable Christmas serving trays!
Erika On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:12 pm
Those are almost too cute to eat! I've seen pictures printed on cakes before, but these are way cuter.
Krissy On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:13 pm
These look fantastic – not to mention delicious! I honestly thought they were ornaments or picture frames at first glance.
Jackie On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:15 pm
Those are way too cute to eat!!
Lynette, OK www.lynettesideas.com On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:16 pm
SO cute! I am thinking of all kinds of things you could do…baby showers, wedding, birthdays, anniversaries, book signings, parties, graduations……….Aggghhh!!
pat n fl On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:16 pm
So cute I would love to do some sugar cookies with the navitey scene printed on them. They would be great for Birthday parties for Jesus.
diamondkelt On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:17 pm
Awww I wanted to know you won the pan set! Did I miss the winners?
Amber On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:19 pm
Oh dear – I've seen this a lot on cakes recently, but never conceived of doing it in miniature on cookies at home. You're right – I could waste my life on a hobby like this. I think I might have to stay away. Stay far far away.
C.C. On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:21 pm
LOVE them!!! They look so…tasty.
Megan (Best of Fates) On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:22 pm
Those look adorable, though I often find it strange when people have birthday cakes with their faces on it – it adds a whole new dimension, far creepier than just eating big bird or barbie.
LesleyG On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:22 pm
All of that is SO beautiful! Cookies and scarves could keep me happy all winter! In fact, they might.
C.C. On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:23 pm
Although, I must add that I can't see eating your face, Ree. It seems so, well…wrong!
Erin On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:25 pm
Usually I am all over your bandwagon PDub, but ok well I guess I am the only one who finds this idea hideous!! The picture is all grainy and the snowman looks demonic, and the Santa has a serious case of the red eye and maybe is evil to. I may just need to pass on this idea. It is creative, but nay nay. Just an opposing viewpoint yal~
Meghan On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:25 pm
They are so cute!
Kelly On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:27 pm
NOOOOOO! Now I have to make them!!!
Jen On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:27 pm
Sally – I live in Pittsburgh (and have decorated and eaten offerings from the cookie table) and let me tell you, these would be welcomed with open arms here! Pittsburghers are friendly like that.
They're too cute!
pam sherry On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:29 pm
oh, this has endless possibilities!! love the one with your book cover. and you simply must come to seattle for a signing. pam
Sarah On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:30 pm
All I know is that there is a picture of you printed in edible ink on edible paper on an edible cookie sprinkled with edible sugar. What about that cookie doesn't speak directly to Marlboro Man?
Blanka On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:31 pm
I NEED this. So. Badly. Imagine all the cakes I can bake that have my husband's favourite cars on them…he'll be so happy!
Akubrajill On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:33 pm
39/Erin – you can use pretty much any picture you like, some turn out better than others I guess.
I've made things similar to this before – I used to do cake decorating (rolled fondant/Aussie style, royal icing/British style and taught myself the American style also)
I haven't used the edible ink cartridges, but the icing on the outside of the frames is royal icing – traditionally made with egg white and *pure* icing sugar/powdered sugar (and traditionally pure powdered sugar really shouldn't have any cornstarch at all in it, not even to prevent caking) its hard to find in the US though, so most people in the US use regular powdered sugar, or meringue powder – not quite the same, but close enough. Make sure the icing is very stiff before piping.
The actual pictures are pretty straight forward to create.
Brandi C. On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:33 pm
Ree, with your talent with the camera and cooking I bet you can take this idea and fly with it. Go on get the stuff to make them.
maryconnealy On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:35 pm
It's awful how much I want to make these. It can't be right.
Kristy F On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:36 pm
Adorable. At first I thought they were ornaments.
Akubrajill On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:39 pm
ack, correction!!
royal icing not stiff so much as not too wet.. it should hold its shape.
how embarrassing, had a moment of difficulty explaining that.
chewphoria On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:40 pm
I have done this many times on cakes, but never on cookies. And in the spirit of full disclosure I have never done the actual printing. I've taken it to the cake decorating supply store and asked them to do it for me. It is unbelievably simple. The old ones (I first used a pre-printed one 12 years ago) were called edible images and they were on a type of rice paper that once they had sat on the icing for an hour or two pretty much melted in and left the image. The ones I've used most recently still do a nice job, but when you cut the cake you can tell there is something there…..oh, I don't know how to say it….maybe more fibrous? That sounds icky and it isn't but I can't think of a better description. All in all it works great and now I may need to see if one of my printers at home would accommodate the edible in cartridges because the cookie idea is toooo adorable! BTW, the latest thing I did with this was the cake for my daughter's soccer team when they won their district championship tournament. I had a huge 8X10 picture of the team that I put on the congratulatory cake. The girls were so excited!
WebSavyMom On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:41 pm
–>I would use it for EVIL and dig out old pictures of my brother and sister for PAYBACK as being the youngest child. **Cue evil laugh…**
Katie On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:41 pm
How thoughtful!
COchick On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:52 pm
Ohhhh nooooo…My friend and I are making Christmas cookies (8-10 different recipes) this weekend–a yearly event that we call the Holiday Hoopla Cookie Caper, and I would really like to add this idea to the mix. I am wondering how to tell my husband that I need more kitchen stuff:)
Jordan On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:53 pm
too cute to eat, almost.
A BEACH COTTAGE On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:54 pm
OMG this is quite amazing
I will have to search Down Under for sure!
even good for the baking challenged
Stephanie On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:57 pm
When I worked at a bakery I used this type of "paper" to decorate many cakes and cookies. It is really simple, we also had many customers bring in photos that they wanted put on their cake. We just used a copy machine that printed on the edible paper. It's really super easy. I bet you could take a photo to your local Wal Mart (as long as they have a bakery) and they could transfer the image to the edible paper for you.
A Cupcake from Moose On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:58 pm
Aww, how stinkin' cute! These would be great for a kitschy Christmas party with a silver tree and old fashioned lights. Thanks for sharing the site!
Sheila On Wednesday, December 16 at 3:59 pm
NOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo! Oh MY Goodness . . . noooooooooooooooo
That was my husband and his wallet screaming!
I am so in. I want this . I want this now!
Um, I'll get them after I pick up the pieces . . .
Bush Babe (of Granite Glen) On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:03 pm
Yes… but would you actually EAT them?
It's the ultimate way of mixing your talents together (besides taking photos of your cooking, I guess)… looks like fun.
Jerseykat On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:03 pm
Ree that is the kewlest thing. You are an evil person for showing me this! Another item for my "I really don't need this but dang do I want it" list.
Jennifer On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:04 pm
I've never used the edible ink, but once hand-painted a Degas picture on a sugar cookie The recipient was so happy with it that she had it preserved rather than eating it as was intended!
JoJo On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:04 pm
oh gosh. so cute!!! My favorite cookies this year have been these eggnog cookies. check out the recipe on my blog!
www.taracooks.com On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:07 pm
My 10 year old daughter just had a cookie baking and decorating party. I've got icing on my clothes, in my shoes, in my hair, and all over the kitchen. BUt what FUN we had.
Natasha R On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:10 pm
aww! Those are so darn cute! I love the cheeks!
I don't think I would be able to eat them. I would just put them on display on the mantle
Lindylou On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:18 pm
to use one of your favorite phrases – Lawsie Mercy! How cute are those!!! And, the possibilities are endless….
Mommassoapbox On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:18 pm
My sister had this done on an Anniversary cake for Hunk and I last year.
It had a photo from our wedding. In all it's hotpink and black glory…….
Gotta luv the 80's……
Julie Zelaya On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:25 pm
Those cookies are pretty cool!
Natalie On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:27 pm
Whoa. It gives a whole new meaning to *bite me.*
You do look cute as a cookie. Really. You do.
Jamie Duncan On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:32 pm
I love the old fashioned Santa with the rosy red cheeks, so adorable!
paddlemama On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:37 pm
You've just learned of edible images on wafer paper?. . . Bless your heart.
Joan Callaway On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:42 pm
I love the idea of painting the colored glaze on the cookies before baking. I've always piped around the cookies, providing a little dam for flooding the cookies with the colored icing, which then has to dry before you can decorate it. Your way is much easier. And aren't these with the photos or graphics the cutest, most professional looking things. My family will just have to make do with your favorites. Thanks.
sandy-lee On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:42 pm
Here are some tips:
Make sure the icing is wet before you lay the picture on it, or else it wont stick properly. I use a water bottle and mist the icing before placing the image.
The best way to get the image off of the backing paper is to pop it in the freezer for 10seconds. Trying to peel the sugar paper off of the backing will cause it to tear.
If your image tears, just place it on the icing and gently run your finger over the tear. This should fix it, and remember sprinkles are your friend.
Keep the sugar paper well sealed at all time, if it gets dried out at all you will not be able to print on it, or handle it at all.
Buttercream icing works the best, whipped cream icing will absorb the color or the whole image.
Keep the cake, cookies nice and chilled too after the image is placed, this will help maintian the integrity of the image.
Pipe a border around the image with icing, this helps to keep it in place.
If you are putting it on a cake, keep the cake on a hard surface, if the cake is "bent" at all the image will bubble.
When placing the image rub over it gently with your hand to make sure there are no bubbles inderneath it.
If you have placed it wrong, if you work fast you may be able to pick it back up and replace it.
Have fun!
Karen On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:48 pm
So cute!!! I want some to hang on my tree!
Cathy Bell On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:56 pm
I LOVE this…
Toni On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:58 pm
My husband and I gave these as favors at our wedding. Round sugar cookies with our picture on them. So cute!
Annie Green On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:07 pm
I'm a Walmart cake decorator, and yes, we'll be happy to make these edible images for you to use on your own cookies. Bring in the best photo you have…people seem to think a grainy photo will magically be sharp, bright, and in focus when put on a cake.
Lori On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:08 pm
My gosh. That is the coolest!!!
Dandy On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:08 pm
That is totally amazing!
tj On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:12 pm
…Oh good lord, those are adorable! How could one even think of taking a bite out of 'em?! I would have to flip the cookie over then eat it. There's no way that I could look at the decorative top and take a bite…no way. :o)
…I tip my hat to you Adorable-Cookie-Maker!
…Blessings… :o)
Sue On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:13 pm
Sue On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:15 pm
Oops…that last one was me…I have had cakes and cookies done with edible images on them, and yes, the possibilities are endless! If their is a head involved, we save that for last:)
Wendy2 in WA On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:15 pm
I've never seen anything like this, and now want to know all about it!!
Michelle Strader On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:15 pm
I used to be a cake decorator, we used this stuff all the time at the bakery. Its rice paper printed with edible ink. The possibilities are endless, but you have to watch out as the paper is pretty finicky stuff and tears easily. Helpful hint: pop the image in the freezer for a few minutes just before putting it on the cake/cookie…peels off like a charm.
Michelle Strader On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:19 pm
….we also had quite a few people come in and order edible images alone (to decorate a cake they made at home) and we usually only charged them a few dollars. Some brave, creative people just like to take things into their own hands!
melinda On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:20 pm
if you take a non-copyrighted photo or drawing to your local walmart or grocery-bakery, they will make you a sugar sheet for a small fee. we have done cakes with original children's artwork on them. cute!
Carmen Henesy On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:29 pm
I wish I'd gotten all this info when I was a bit younger. I just don't have the enthusiasm and energy these days to try out all this but it looks so delightful!
Stacey Thomas On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:30 pm
I've created cookies with the circles from KopyKake before. I'm a graphic designer, and made cookies with matching candy bars for my Grandmother's 90th birthday party. I have an inexpensive Cannon printer that I use exclusively for edible ink.
Should you decide to try this, just know that you'll need a printer dedicated exclusively to food safe ink. You should not mix inks in any printer because regular printer ink could be toxic.
Have fun, you can do some wonderful things with this!
Cookin' Canuck On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:43 pm
Very cute! And you're right – the possibilities are endless.
Kat On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:47 pm
I want pictures of cookies on my cookies! I could definitely eat that!
Lisa W. On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:48 pm
Super cute! They looked like photos in frames to me at first.
sarah On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:49 pm
You can buy vintage prints on edible paper for cookies and cakes at http://www.fancyflours.com ! They also have an amazing selection of cookie cutters and beautiful transfer sheets! A very additive place!
Seely On Wednesday, December 16 at 5:56 pm
Sorry, but I have to agree with some of the other comments here…I don't find these appetizing at all….In fact, any potential look of 'home made charm' is nonexistent…..YUK!
Jody On Wednesday, December 16 at 6:01 pm
We had some cookies made at a local bakery with our club logo on them for a car show we did last year, they were a huge hit, everyone thought they were dash plaques! We had to tell them to eat them. I can't wait to see about making them ourselves…
marj On Wednesday, December 16 at 6:08 pm
Then you should spell your name REEL.
Thanks for another try at something way cool.
Kalena On Wednesday, December 16 at 6:09 pm
We had a similar thing for my high school graduation. My mom had a cake made with my senior photo in the middle. I got to eat my own face – not sure how I feel about that to this day.
Angie C. On Wednesday, December 16 at 6:18 pm
omgosh…too cute! I could picture these for a housewarming or graduation (with pictures of a cap or scroll)…the possibilities are endless!
Too bad my husband won't let me do anything other than normal things with the printer.
Beverley On Wednesday, December 16 at 6:20 pm
Oh yeah, cakes embellished with a photo is perfect for birthdays, graduations, etc. My sister-in-law (whose hobby is baking) does "photo" cakes for all her family and friends. For each of my daughter's graduation parties she put two pictures on the cake–kindergarten and senior cap and gown. Talk about getting emotional as you cut in to a cake.
becky s On Wednesday, December 16 at 6:33 pm
Wafer paper or at least that was what it was called back in the 80's. Made many a Ninja Turtle, Knight Rider and Barbie cake using the stuff. Boy, I have really dated myself huh? No printer back in my day, I used edible markers, traced the picture/subject and colored it myself. Made several birthday cakes not only for my kids but other's kids too. Ah! The good old days! Well, I will admit the next generation (grandkids) have arrived and I can't wait to start Princesses and Thomas the Tank Engine. Give it a try, it's great stuff!
Lesa On Wednesday, December 16 at 6:35 pm
Oh my word! This could be a "bad" thing! It sent my mind racing in 10 different directions!


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Galveston invests in design for new, third cruise terminal
By Heather Alexander : February 25, 2014 : Updated: February 25, 2014 2:24pm
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Galveston is the fourth busiest cruise terminal in the U.S. and one of the top ten in the world. A million passenger a year travel from the Gulf coast city mostly en route to the Caribbean.
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Galveston is up there with the likes of Rome and Venice on the world cruising stage.
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Miami is the busiest cruise port in the world according to Cruise Market Watch.
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Port Everglades at Fort Lauderdale is second
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Port Canaveral makes up the final of the three Florida ports
Galveston sits in the second tier of world cruise ports with the likes of Barcelona which is ranked fourth in the world by Cruise Market Watch. Civitavecchi, Italy is 5th
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Nassau, Bahamas is 6th
Cozumel, Mexico is 7th
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Galveston, the number 10 ranked cruise port in the world
The Port of Galveston has approved spending up to $100,000 on designs for a new, third cruise terminal which would allow the port to host more ships as the city's cruise industry booms.
The port is already spending $10 million expanding cruise terminal number two as part of a five-year deal with Royal Caribbean, which sails year-round from Galveston.
A whole new terminal would mean much larger capacity and the potential for even more business as competition grows from the newly opened Bayport terminal, operated by the Port of Houston.
The port's governing body, the Wharves Board of Trustees approved spending a maximum of $100,000 on commissioing Los Angeles firm McTigue Architecture and Design for "programming, concept design, and preferred alternative development," spokesperson Cristina Gelago said in an email.
"Cruising is a big deal for the city and a big deal for the port," said port director Mike Mierzwa when the Royal Caribbean deal was announced. "Forty percent of our operating revenue comes from cruising."
Galveston sits as the fourth-busiest port for cruising in the U.S., behind Florida's big three: Miami, Port Everglades and Port Canaveral.
Mierzwa views Galveston as at the top of the second tier of global sailing, sitting alongside the likes of Rome, Barcelona and Southampton, England.
"Not bad for little old Galveston," Mierzwa said referring to the city's position, with its population of a mere 50,000.
The key for Galveston is its location. Caribbean cruises make up almost 40 percent of all cruising worldwide and the Gulf city sits right on its door step.
The push for a new terminal likely also comes down to competition. Galveston lost out when Princess Caribbean chose to sail from Bayport and they woulnd't want that to happen again.


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The NBA Draft held its final session of media availability Wednesday afternoon, allowing 12 of the 14 players that were invited to this year's draft to field rapid-fire questions from the press.
Duke guard Austin Rivers was among the players in attendance. Here are some of Rivers' thoughts on his year at Duke this year's NBA Draft:
On his interviews with several NBA teams:
"It was mostly questions I had figured they were going to ask. A lot of people prepare for it, but I was already prepared for it because I was going to give them the truth about every answer. That's what my dad told me, not just to say what they want to hear. Teams know when guys are telling the truth and they are not."
On how he addressed teams when they asked about his confidence:
"I just tried to be 100-percent real with every interviewer, when they said I was cocky I told them I'm not. I told them I'm cocky in a good way where I feel like I'm confident on the court and I can help anybody and I can do what I need to win. That's my confidence. I just had to explain to them who I really am."
On how Duke prepared him to enter the NBA:
"I think Duke is the best place to prepare you to tell you the truth. You can't go wrong with Kentucky and Kansas and Carolina, but I think Coach K is the best coach. You don't get any better than that. He's going to challenge you more than any coach. That's why I went there. He taught me how to be a better person and a better man."
On how his experience at Duke has made him a more mature basketball player:
"I just think you're able to handle the main stage better. When you play at Duke, every game is the biggest game. Every game people want you to lose. Every game people yell at you and hate you. I think when you have to deal with that every night with Coach K he's going to teach you how to handle those situations. Coming into the pros I think I have a better understanding of that. I just know how to deal with the media scrutinizing me and turn that into motivation. I think Coach K and Duke University's staff have been a huge help from me."
On how the pressure of the NBA impacted his college career:
"Towards the end of the year I just started playing better and better because I just stopped thinking about the NBA. I was just thinking about winning and having fun at college. I had a great time at Duke."
On his adjustment to the college game:
"There are times when there are challenges but now when you look back at it college just made me so much better as a player and a person. Look at the games we won this year and what we were a part of. I was a part of the team that won Coach K's 903rd game, we won the Maui Invitational, we beat Carolina at Carolina, we went undefeated on the road in the ACC. I got to make relationships with my new best friends and coaches."
On possibly playing for the Toronto Raptors (the Raptors selected 8th overall in tomorrow's draft):
"I think I had a good workout with them. I don't know which direction they're going to go in. I think I have good standing with them as well as Portland (who selects 6th and 11th overall), New Orleans (1st and 10th), Phoenix (13th) and some other teams. It's hard to read these NBA GMs but I know it will be one of those four. I'm just excited to see what happens."
On where he might be selected in the NBA Draft:
"I think so many people get caught up in how high they go, instead of where they go. Part of my competitive nature is that I want to be picked as high as possible but part of me remembers that it's about where you go and where you fit in. If you go to the right fit that's better than being selected with a high pick."
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Vs. The Silver State might merely be the clever name of Nashville singer-songwriter Matthew Ryan's backing band, but listening to his new album of the same name, it's clear that Ryan has fought his share of battles and more than once found himself on the losing end.
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I love this, was just thinking of something similar so I can burn some calories during work. Perhaps attaching the desk portion to some bar ends would allow more freedom for the hands on the grips while your "work" is playing on youtube! ;)
I've only been working on it for a few days, so my insights might be a little premature. I've been playing around with a couple of seats. One is a "comfort seat" which is basically a normal bike seat, but with extra gel padding. The other is a Schwinn "no pressure" seat. That's essentially the same but without the "horn" in the front. The no-pressure seat definitely alleviates the typical "numbness", but it still starts to get less comfortable after an hour or so. This is ok for me as it just forces me to walk around a bit and get a drink of water at regular intervals. Any other advice about working on the bike in general would be to take it slow. It'll take some time to get your body used to it, so do it for an hour the first day, two hours the second day, etc... Also, just as with a walking desk, where you're advised to keep the speed to 1mph or less; you should keep your resistance and speed low. It's not about a workout as much as just keeping moving while working.
My only concern is that the T-bar will act as an axis and the table will turn over when you lean on it - maybe add another pipe from the stem, for support?
There was a bit of instability at first. Attaching it to the rubber grips allowed it to pivot back and forth more than I wanted. Not enough for the desk to fall over, but enough to be annoying. So I got a cheap pair of bar-ends that I mounted horizontally and mounted the PVC reducer that them. Problem solved. For a little more rigidity, I may swap the PVC down-pipes with steel (adding about $5 to the overall cost).


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In a media release, Oracle said that it expected unconditional approval from China and Russia and intended to close the transaction soon.
The company said it would host a full-day event for customers, partners, press and analysts on January 27 at 9am (4am AEST, Jan 28) at its headquarters in Redwood Shores, California.
The media release said Oracle chief Larry Ellison and executives from Oracle and Sun would outline strategy, product roadmaps, and explain how customers would benefit from having all components - hardware, operating system, database, middleware, and applications - engineered to work together. The event will be broadcast globally.
January 27 was set down last month as the final legal deadline for an EU decision on the deal.
EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said in a statement: "I am now satisfied that competition and innovation will be preserved on all the markets concerned.
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Good Evening Fellow Knitters,
I tried getting together a knit-a-long on this blog once before without much luck. I thought i'd give it another shot. Since there was so much interest in a top-down raglan i found a free pattern on-line when i looked for a silk men's tee. Here is a photo and was wondering if anyone is interested in knitting it along with me. Thought we could start it in june or july. Any takers?
I have had this pattern on my queue for ages! Ok, it's time to do it. I have enough tsumugi silk from Habu to do it, too. Good choice.
Great. The group should have a blast! I think I am going to use a Fire Engine Red Debbie Bliss Prima 80% Bamboo and 20% Merino - 100m/50g. I picked up 14 skeins at $2.50 each in a sale bin a few months ago. I think it's going to workup beautifully.
Glad to see some interest in the concept of a knit-a-long. Let's plan for a June 1st start. So in preparation here is where you can locate a free download of the pattern. The garment is by Heidi Kirrmaier and it can be found on Ravelry. I searched the patterns for "Men's Silk Tee". The pattern is called Simple Summer Tweed Top Down V-Neck. Over 800 projects have been posted - some good and some not so. All different fibres have been used. So take a look and start planning.
It should be a fun project for this community of male knitters,
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Lakers forward Ron Artest recently told the Los Angeles Times that he'd like to play in the British Basketball League while filming a movie in England during the lockout, but his agent, David Bauman, denies that his client will play in that league.
"I told him, 'Ron, the league over there is not strong enough to really give you the competition that you want,'" Bauman told ESPNLosAngles.com. "Even though that makes sense from a (convenience standpoint), it doesn't make sense from a basketball perspective."
In his comments to The Times, Artest acknowledged that the league isn't very good, but added, "I'm going there to finish a movie, so why not?" Bauman told ESPN that a movie deal is not yet finalized.
Artest previously mentioned the possibility of playing in Finland, but that notion was also shot down by Bauman.
And while Bauman said Artest, like many NBA players, will consider going overseas should the lockout impact the 2011-12 season, he noted a few areas of concern.
"Ron and I looked at it and he said, 'David, I don't want to offend the Busses, I don't want to offend the L.A. Lakers fans, but if there's a chance there's a major work stoppage then, yes, get me a chance to play. I just want to play. It's not a money thing. It's a playing thing,'" Bauman said.
Additionally, FIBA, the governing body of basketball, has not yet signed off on deals that would allow NBA players to leave international teams to return to the U.S. once a lockout if lifted. Even if FIBA does approve such deals, as the NBPA expects, Bauman, among others, believes European clubs will be reluctant to give top players contracts with out clauses.
"I think any respectable European team will not sign a Deron Williams or a Ron Artest," Bauman said. "They'll look at the Sonny Weems or the (Darius) Songailas ... and they'll target those guys. Guys who are unrestricted and they won't give an out to and say, 'If you want to sign, you sign (a full season)."
Insurance is another issue.
"God forbid any of these guys get hurt," Bauman said. "Can I get $22 million insurance for Ron? I don't think so."


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"Tough-guy-ism" toward Iran holds that only a "credible threat of war" will force Tehran to capitulate to Western demands on its nuclear program. But the real hold-up to a peaceful settlement may be Iran's fear of "regime change" aggression if it makes too many one-sided concessions, ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar says.
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America's Bloody Price for Power
Exclusive: "The Untold History of the United States" shakes up the traditional recounting of the last century, forcing Americans to rethink key assumptions, but director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick have not written a people's history, says Jim DiEugenio in part two of his review.
The Dark Side of 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Movie-goers across America can now see the hunt-for-bin-Laden film, "Zero Dark Thirty," and its graphic portrayal of torture as a key element in that search. But the filmmakers distort the facts and ignore the reality that torture is illegal, immoral and dangerously ineffective, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Waking Up to Iran's Real History
Americans have a deeply distorted understanding of Iran and what has driven that country's political change over the past six decades. This false history has become the backdrop for a possible new war, as David Swanson notes in reviewing a new book, Waking Up in Tehran.
Anti-Hagel Bullies Meet Resistance
Washington's neocons came out with all their rhetorical guns blazing against Chuck Hagel as a prospective Defense Secretary, with Elliott Abrams even smearing the Nebraska Republican as "an anti-Semite." But the old bullying for once has met some principled resistance, ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar notes.
The Grilling that Brennan Deserves
Exclusive: When President Obama's national security nominees reach the Senate, the toughest challenge is expected against Chuck Hagel for Defense, but CIA Director-designee John Brennan has more to explain about his work over the past decade on the terror war's "dark side," says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Keystone Pipeline's March to the Sea
Progress continues on the Keystone XL pipeline as it overcomes creative protests and legal challenges in East Texas. But opposition also is building with big-name environmentalists, like Robert Redford, urging the Obama administration to stand up against global warming, reports William Boardman.
Where Rachel Maddow Dares Not Tread
From the Archive: On domestic politics, MSNBC has provided some balance to the hard-right bent of Fox News, but the liberal-oriented network won't diverge much from Washington's hawkish foreign policy orthodoxy, especially on the Middle East, a reality that Marquette professor Daniel C. Maguire observed in 2011.
Profiting Off the Terror Threat
Since the 9/11 attacks, few politicians and pundits have had the courage to question the endless demands for more money to "protect the American people." But hyping the terror threat has been a way for some financial and ideological interests to fleece the public, as the Independent Institute's Ivan Eland explains.
Walling in Israeli Occupation
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Move aims to get legislation repealed after it was rushed through parliament.
The controversial Digital Economy Act is back in the headlines today, with BT and TalkTalk both looking for a judicial review into the legislation. The Act was rushed through parliament ahead of the General Election in May, with politicians including Nick Clegg saying it wasn't properly debated.
As it stands, the Digital Economy Act will bring powers to cut off persistent pirates and allow those holding copyright to block sites which host illegal content.
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BT and TalkTalk are both unhappy that the law only covers ISPs with more than 400,000 users, meaning the biggest players would have to police their customers' web use, while smaller companies escape having to deal with the issue.
The pair are also bitter at the music industry's failure to search out new ways of selling tunes rather than castigating illegal filesharers. The government, however, has said it has no plans to repeal the Act.
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