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Mr. Chairman [General High Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff], it's nice to see you here. Admiral [Thomas] Wilson [Director, Defense Intelligence Agency], Secretary [of the Navy, Richard] Danzig, and distinguished guests.
Yesterday we paid tribute to eight of the Department's outstanding public servants. And during the course of that ceremony Doc [Cooke; Director, Washington Headquarters Services] reminded me of today, saying, "Don't forget about tomorrow and the Combined Federal Campaign. You're speaking there, too." [Laughter.]
I think it was T.S. Eliot who measured out his life in coffee spoons. And it seems to me that I've been measuring mine out by how many meetings we've been having like this. They come around awfully quickly. I don't know why it is. Maybe as I'm getting older, the time is speeding up. But it seems to me we just did this a couple of months ago. [Laughter.] So here we are again.
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So I would like to close with a quote from Robert Frost, a fellow New Englander, who said that, "Something we were withholding was making us weak, until we found it was ourselves that we were withholding from the land of the living."
You have done anything but withhold. In fact, you have withheld nothing. You have given of yourselves, you have energized this department and you have made [this Department] the crown jewel in this [Federal] effort to raise the kind of funds to go out in the community that, as Doc said, will always come back to each and every one of us.
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The main problem is that universities are getting ridiculous - they get their aid cut, and instead of cutting back they just keep on making unneeded facility upgrades and jacking up tuition. They all talk about wanting to keep tuition in check, then they just go ahead and keep on making unneeded renovations and adding fancy new buildings. Like the new Sangren Hall at Western - was the old building the nicest place in the world? No, but it was perfectly fine. But they choose to tear it down and put up a new one. This did not increase the quality of my education one bit, all it did was bump up tuition. Meanwhile, 90% of the time in my classes I am taught by a teacher's assistant rather than an actual professor. How about putting some money into things that actually improve my education, rather than trying to make every building on campus the Taj Mahal and every outdoor space Meijer gardens? Schools need to stop this silly race to see who can have the fanciest campus and buildings. We don't need fancy buildings - we need quality instructors and affordable tuition. I am alright with my classes being in a building that is not state-of-the-art, I am not alright with my tuition going up every year to pay for cosmetic improvements.
I find it amusing that some of you still like to poke fun at Inge's batting average. It doesn't matter if he is hitting .025 - RBIs are RBIs, and he has more of them than our entire team put together this month. Batting average is HIGHLY overrated. The difference between hitting .200 and .300 is maybe 5 hits per month. Production is what matters. Most of our guys have pretty decent batting averages right now, but their production is in the toilet. But keep laughing at the batting average if it helps you get over the fact that we are slumping terribly while the guy we just released is producing at a historic pace.
Every last one of you people were absolutely flipping out this offseason when the idea of Inge playing 2nd base came up. Every last one of you insisted that he needed to be released, that Raburn and Santiago should play there over him. And like I said, I bet that Inge ends up with better numbers than both of them combined this year. Talk all you want about the batting average, he is still knocking in more runs than anybody in the majors not named Josh Hamilton. Meanwhile the Tigers are barely scratching across 2-3 runs on most nights.
It doesn't matter if he's batting .025 or .400 - Production is production, and RBIs are RBIs. And Brandon has more of them than our entire team put together since going to Oakland. Just saying.
Eat it, Inge haters! How much you wanna bet Brandon puts up more numbers than Raburn and Santiago combined this year?
I hate how hittable his pitches are. I have no idea how the guy has had so much success. Only 2 pitches, one of which he can't throw for strikes - it's not too hard as a hitter to know you just have to sit on a nice meaty fastball. If I'm a hitter, there's not a closer in the game I'd rather face than Valverde.
Whatever the reasons are, the fact is this program has parted ways with some of its most talented players over that last few years, none of whom have had any serious problems that were brought to anyone's attention. Seems to me that Hawkins is a pretty demanding guy, who would rather "stick to his guns" than have good players. In a way that's admirable, but it also doesn't look very good from a recruiting standpoint.
Yeah, who needs a player who is wanted at a successful program with a winning tradition and long NCAA tourney resume? Stainbrook wasn't perfect, but he was our best player by a MILE on most nights. Matt must have done something really bad that they're not telling us, because he was the only legitimate college center I have EVER seen on a WMU team. Actually, I think it shows a lot of class on Hawkins' part for protecting Matt by not making whatever it was public. At least he's classy, cause he sure as hell isn't much of a coach. I'm surprised when WMU beats K college in the annual exhibition game.
However, if it's a matter of the coaching staff demanding that their guys take the easy majors against the players' wishes so they can have more free time to spend on athletics, that's a different story. That is cheating the athletes out of getting the full value out of their scholarships.But I really don't think that is the case for the most part.
What business of ours is it what these kids major in? If they want to cheat themselves and diminish the value of their scholarships by majoring in something worthless, they have every right to do that. Should they all have to major in physics and engineering to satisfy you? They are college students - they can choose to major in whatever they want. People get way too high and mighty when they talk bad about athletes having easy majors or not graduating. Live your own life how you see fit and let them live theirs how they see fit. Not everyone is ambitious enough or smart enough for the tough majors. And athletes graduate at a FAR higher rate than the general student population. Any given freshman class will see upwards of 40% of students not graduate within 6 years.
You are missing the point. How many times do I have to say this?: I HAVE NEVER SAID INGE IS GREAT, and I NEVER HAVE SAID HE SHOULD PLAY MORE, and I NEVER HAVE SAID THAT THIS HOMERUN MEANS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'LL HIT.300. I am just giving credit where it is due, why is that so hard for some of you? So let me get this straight: unless a guy has a high batting average, there is no reason to ever give them any credit when they do something good? You all make this out like it's the Inge haters vs. the Inge lovers. What it really is is the Inge haters vs. the Inge neutral. It just seems like we love him because we defend him when people like you act like he'll be the downfall of the franchise, like he's the worst to ever lace up the spikes.
I don't get all the talk of Inge having a big ego or a big mouth. I've never heard him say anything that would qualify as either of those.
I'm not talking about him as a person. I'm talking about despite the fact that his bat is inconsistent and he strikes out a lot, he does still have some value as a part time player. I'm not delusional: I know he's not that good. I am just amazed at the fact that some people are incapable of giving him any credit when he does come through. Like I have said over and over : most bench players have low batting averages and are inconsistent, otherwise they would be starters. You just have to appreciate any production you get out of them. NONE of the people you call Inge slappies think he is great - some people are just willing to accept him for what he is, realize that he is not any more of a liability than any other bench player, and appreciate it when he does something good.
Stick to the political articles with your anti government nonsense - the normal people are trying to have a discussion here. Look, anyone who has ever visited this site gets it - you don't like paying your taxes. And guess what? WE DON"T CARE.
My vote goes to Bellaire. Perfect balance of natural beauty and things to do around town. And the chain of lakes is possibly the best boating spot in a state that has no shortage of great boating spots.
Man are you guys pathetic. Can you not give Inge ANY credit EVER? First, it's "he can't hit". Then when he does, it's "that was a fluke, he got lucky". How much do you want to bet that Inge produces more runs than 99% of other teams' bench players this season? Look, I understand - Inge is not that good at the plate a lot of the time. He can't hit for average. But give the guy some credit when he does come through, will you? It's almost as if some of you "fans" would rather Inge strike out and we lose, because then you can make fun of him some more. Go find me a more productive bat on somebody else's bench and I'll shut up. To be clear, before you go accusing me of being an Inge slappy who thinks Brandon is the best hitter since Josh Gibson: I know Inge's bat is incosistent. I know he strikes out a lot. I know he was not ever a top-flight producer. But I give him credit when it is due. Just appreciate him for what he is at this point : a versatile and reliable glove man, and a guy who can get a clutch hit and knock in a run here and there. Trying to pretend Inge is the worst player in MLB history makes you look foolish.
My comments on Laird would be : highest BA, slugging pct., and OPS on the team. Granted, it's only 9 at bats. But I'll take any production we can get out of a backup catcher. There aren't really any backup catchers in the league who are big offensive threats. But you losers can go right ahead and make fun of Leyland every time he plays Inge or Laird. For bench players, I would wager they have more productive seasons than most backups in the league this year.
Did you see the Kansas City game tonight? How's that game winning homer for "equating in results"? Clete Thomas is a decent player, but he is an outfielder on a team that is all set in the outfield. If we could send him to the minors, we would have. But that would not have been fair to him. He can contribute, but there is simply not enough playing time for him here with Boesch, Jackson, Young, and Dirks (plus Don Kelly and Raburn both can play outfield as well)I wish him well in Minnesota, even though I know every hit he gets there will result in a tidal wave of whining from the Inge bashers.
How many game winning HRs do our pitchers have in their careers? How many does Inge have? Enough said. Look, none of us are saying Inge is great. None of us are saying he should be a regular starter. But to pretend the guy is totally worthless is insane. Name me 5 other bench players in the bigs who have produced as many big hits as Brandon has, and I'll shut up. Some of you act like it is unheard of to have a bench player who doesn't have a good batting average - most of them have low averages, that is why they are bench players. It doesn't mean they have no value. What do you expect, the last guy on our bench should be a career .350 hitter?
I'd say you're comparing apples to oranges, but that is a bit generous. It's more like you are comparing apples to chimpanzees. Health care is an American issue, one that we have the power to make better. Oil prices are not in any way controlled by us. It is a GLOBAL commodity. So as for lowering gas prices, his hands really are tied. We could drill until the US was one big oilfield and still not reduce fuel prices by much, if at all.


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Thread: Hildegarde??? Have I gone crazy?
May 17th, 2013 03:17 AM #16
Actually, I kinda like that name. Hildegarde is pretty and strong, but definitely a difficult name. It'll be great for the right girl, but awful to others. So putting it in the middle would be safer.
ps: I like the nn Hilda though.Cynthia/Luna
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Violetta Catherine Lenore. Isabelle Faustina Clare. Rosalind Anna Belphoebe
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May 17th, 2013 05:32 AM #18
I have a strange love for names like these. Clotilde, Brunhilde, Adalheidis, Berengaria, Swanhilda and yes, Hildegarde, oh how I love you darling clunky old Germanic names. But I don't think our daughters would appreciate them very much, unless they're a fierce strange little creature. If the love of the name runs deep, use it in the middle.
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I can see why you like it, but in all honesty, unless you know your daughter is going to be a supreme beauty at every stage in her life (especially those teenage years) I would not use it. I know this is awful to say, but there are some names you need to be a knock out to wear.[FONT=Palatino Linotype][CENTER]My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014[/CENTER][/FONT]
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I would hate to be named Hildegard so I would not inflict it on a child. If I wanted to use it as an honor name, it would definitely be a mn.I like simple yet versatile names that work well for the athlete, the comic, the genius, and the judge.
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I remember reading book where the main character was called Hildy, later on it turned out her full name was Hildegarde, I thought it was interesting and I kind of like it.


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Richardson said the ethics panel, which announced the investigation on Friday, is "unjustly" targeting her, while it has ignored other allegations of wrongdoing by many of her colleagues who are white men.
This is the second ethics inquiry into Richardson, who was first elected in 2007. The previous investigation surrounded Richardson's involvement with a bank that stopped the sale of a foreclosed home she once owned in Sacramento. She was cleared of wrongdoing in that case.
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Eads: No way to please everyone in releaguing dilemma
Nothing will be fair about the voting for Northern Area releaguing in October.
Nothing will be fair about placing state powers St. Bonaventure High and Oaks Christian School with Santa Clara and Grace Brethren in a football-only league.
Nothing will be fair about keeping a struggling and overmatched Calabasas football program in the Marmonte League for four years. Or St. Bonaventure in an undermatched Channel League for football.
Nothing will be fair about leaving Oaks Christian, one of the most successful small school programs in Southern California this decade, in the Tri-Counties Athletic Association.
Five months remain before the Oct. 22 CIF Executive Council meeting that will approve league alignments for the 2010-14 cycle.
Six months after eight Marmonte League schools sought to escape all this madness by requesting to move to the Foothill Area, we're back to square one.
Proposals, counterproposals and amendments have not produced a single measure that draws the full support of the dozens of schools in the Northern Area from Calabasas to Paso Robles.
Discussion about what to do about St. Bonaventure football and Oaks Christian athletics has stirred action on both sides of the debate.
It will drive the vote when the nine Northern Area leagues cast their votes.
The most controversial of the proposals — the creation of a four-team private school league — will be voted upon first. If it passes by a simple majority, the voting will end, said CIF Releaguing Chairman Susana Arce of Nordhoff.
There is no bigger advocate for the proposal than the Channel League, which has seen its five schools lose 35 straight league games to St. Bonaventure by an average margin of 32 points.
"That is the only proposal that doesn't keep St. Bonaventure in the Channel League," said Ventura athletic director David Hess.
Throughout the process, Channel League banked on the CIF returning the proposal after a May 6 hearing to Northern Area schools to draw up a plan that would appeal to the body.
In its appeal to the CIF, the Channel League asked the CIF to consider either moving the St. Bonaventure football program to the Catholic Athletic Association, creating a six- or eight-team "power" football league or giving St. Bonaventure anomaly status and having the private school play a freelance schedule.
"No matter where you put them, St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian will win all of the games," said Hess.
The temptation is out there for Marmonte, Pacific View Pac-7 and Tri-Counties Athletic Association leagues to throw their support behind the proposal.
If St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian were in a four-team league, only one would advance to the playoffs. (Note 1: Which division that football league would be placed would be decided by the CIF. Note 2: The TCAA would be left with either one eight-team football league or two four-team leagues). For many football coaches, that would be a better option than having St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian in the same division for the playoffs.
Which is what will happen if none of the next three proposals is accepted.
If the four-team league (a concept that was rejected by the CIF Releaguing Committee) is voted down, the next proposal that will be considered is the one that moves Oaks Christian into the Marmonte League for all sports and Calabasas to the TCAA for all sports.
Neither school embraces that idea, born after Calabasas requested a four-year leave for football only to rebuild its program. Both back the next proposal in the voting order which calls for a switching of leagues for Calabasas and Oaks Christian for football only.
The fourth proposal places St. Bonaventure in the Channel League for all sports and includes the Calabasas-for-Oaks Christian football trade.
So a 5-4 Northern Area vote settles the issue at any stage of the October meeting. A tie — one that would include an abstention — ratifies the proposal beginning with the second vote.
What happens if all four proposals are turned down?
The Northern Area alignment remains status quo.
Not many athletic officials want to see that happen. Not for another four years.
Just wouldn't be fair.
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WASHINGTON, March 22, 2005 Even though servicemembers at Camp Eggers here are separated from their families by thousands of miles, they still can read to their kids.
Thanks to the efforts of one noncommissioned officer assigned to the Office of Military Cooperation Afghanistan, more than 200 parents deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom have done so over the past four months.
The "Read To Your Kids" program was established in late November by Army Reserve Master Sgt. D. Keith Johnson from the OMCA public affairs office as a way to bring deployed troops closer to their loved ones while they are away from home. On March 18, Johnson reached a new milestone as he completed his 200th taping.
The 200th reader was Sgt. Tania Steele, from OMCA's staff judge advocate office. She read "The Fairy and the Missing Wand" and "The Way Mothers Are" to her daughters, Shania, 7, and S'Bria, 5.
"This is the first time I have been away from my kids, and I just want them to know Mommy is always with them," said Steele.
Based on a similar project he organized during a previous deployment to Bosnia, Johnson's program offers deployed servicemembers the opportunity to be videotaped while reading children's books to their kids. When each half-hour taping session is completed, Johnson presents participants with their personal videotape and books, along with a padded envelope, to mail home to their families.
"I really like the idea that my daughters can see me reading to them ... it is the closest thing to me being there," said Steele. "It just makes me feel like I still have a part in their lives."
While Johnson is very low-key about reaching the 200-tape milestone, Air Force Maj. Gen. John Brennan, chief of OMCA, thinks otherwise. "To dedicate so much time to the benefit of others is truly great and is an inspiration to all of us," said Brennan.
Johnson spends at least 10 hours running the program each Friday, his only day off from a busy work week. He estimates that he has invested more than 125 hours of his time to the program since its inception. But, he said, it's a labor of love.
"The feedback I get from the parents who have sent tapes back to their kids has been incredible. It makes the whole program worth the effort," said Johnson.
Brennan thinks it's worth the effort as well. "The program has truly made a positive impact on both troop and family member morale," he said.
Even though 15 openings are available on the schedule every Friday, the program, also open to the members of Combined Forces Command Afghanistan at Camp Eggers, has become so popular that the slots are completely booked weeks in advance. It is so popular, in fact, that it expanded from Camp Eggers to Camp Phoenix, where Staff Sgt. Jerad Myers from the Task Force Phoenix public affairs office established a satellite program with Johnson's assistance. Task Force Phoenix, a subordinate unit of OMCA, is responsible for training the Afghan National Army.
During his reading period, Army Reserve Lt. Col. Joel Sloss made a special tape. His was for the students of Ocee Elementary School in Alpharetta, Ga., where he teaches fourth grade. "I knew the children missed me," he said, "so I was looking for a way to let them know I was all right. Read to Your Kids proved to be a wonderful method.
"They absolutely loved it and were reassured that I was okay here," added Sloss, who received a wealth of e-mail and letters from students after his tape was played for the entire school. "The children really enjoyed seeing their teacher, and many have asked if I would do it again some time." He plans to.
The program is supported entirely by contributions that have come via the anysoldier.com Web site and through other donors. According to Johnson, "literally hundreds of books and blank video cassettes have been donated to make this program a reality." Acknowledging the help of his program's contributors, Johnson added that "without the help of the volunteers back home, this program wouldn't have made it past the first week."
Army Maj. Mark Elfendahl, a CFCA staff officer and recent participant, is excited about sending his tape and books home, adding that his daughter will "really love reading along with her dad. ... What a great way for servicemembers to stay in touch with their families!"
And that's why Johnson started his program in the first place - to bring soldiers and their families together, even when duty means being apart.
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Who will judge the judges? The thought might have crossed your mind more than once after seeing the coddling going on over at American Idol this season. Someone tell JLo to get her flawlessly manicured claws out! We saw her in Enough; we know what she's capable of. Luckily, over on Simon Cowell's X-Factor, Mariah Carey might be the judge of the judges, if she gets her way. "Her idea was to be the judge of the judges, which only Mariah could come up with," Cowell said in an interview. "She'll be involved in some form. I literally adore her. I love her to bits."
While Carey might seem like a sweetheart, you don't succeed in the music industry as long as she has without developing some serious bite, no matter how many Hello Kitty Snuggies you have laying around. The judges that might be feeling Mimi's wrath will hopefully include Nicki Minaj and/or Nicole Scherzinger, neither of whom seems like she would hold her tongue if confronted with someone truly atrocious. Now we can start imagining how Carey will come flying in at the beginning of every episode, dressed Versace judicial robes and holding a giant rhinestone gavel. You know she already has them sitting in the back of one of her closets somewhere, so we're a step ahead already.
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So, I went to PAX East back in March. It was pretty incredible, and I got to meet a lot of friends and co-bloggers whom I'd only ever spoken to online. One of those people was our own Blake, who later wrote this post about her experience at the Jonathan Coulton concert at PAX: how she felt at home singing along to geeky music with other nerds and gamers, and how abruptly that feeling was replaced by exclusion when Coulton sang a sexist song. I had similar moments at PAX East, but I still had an amazing time. As recent as Wednesday morning, I was thinking ahead to PAX East, excited to see friends again and making plans in my head.
That all changed Wednesday afternoon, when I saw the news posts for that day's Penny Arcade strip. If you don't want to click through, the news post announces a new t-shirt for sale: a sports logo-style tee that says "Dickwolves." Gabe's news post starts with a mock trigger warning for "attempts to coerce laughter through foul language, Dungeons, Dice rolling, contempt for Hydra's bodily autonomy,Dragons,".
No matter what you thought of the original comic that set off this chain of events, I think we can all agree that the behavior of these guys since the initial blowup has been nothing but totally assholish. I honestly thought this whole thing was over with, but apparently Gabe and Tycho are so very defensive about their privilege, they have to sell t-shirts to prove that people agree with them that it's totally awesome to be a fucking asshole to rape survivors and people with PTSD.
But this is more than profiting off of rape culture, it's also sending a loud and clear message to the greater gaming community about who is part of the club and who isn't. And that message is: people who think rape is hilarious, people who mock people who have been through trauma and/or have PTSD, people who don't understand what trigger warnings are and why they are used, people who think it is awesome to be an insensitive jackass–these people are all welcome in the gaming community. Rape survivors, people with PTSD, and people who think it actually isn't cool to mock the first two groups can go fuck right off.
This message comes to you straight from the same people who put together PAX and PAX East, conventions that strive to be considered opening and welcoming events for all geeks, a three-day homecoming for gamers. And yet things like this show that it's not actually all gamers who are welcome. No, PAX is really only home for the privileged, and everyone else is merely a guest whose invitation is contingent upon never ever questioning or challenging the privilege of those at the top.
The original comic was a mere drop in the sea of rape culture. It upheld rape culture but it was one of a million things that did the same just that day, so didn't make much of a splash; on the other hand, Gabe and Tycho's continual mockery of the concerns of survivors and allies makes huge waves within the video game community. They are leaders with a huge following, and that gives them a certain level of responsibility for shaping the community; what they did with that power was to reinforce the same old bullshit, the same barriers of oppression that have always existed in the geek world and beyond.
At the next PAX East, who is going to feel more at home, when they see a Penny Arcade fan walking around in a Dickwolves shirt, or see them sold at the merch booth? And who is going to feel like an unwanted intruder at an event that is supposed to be a safe place for nerds to geek out and have fun?
I've joined a number of gaming communities in the past, and except for those few that are explicitly inclusive, I've always gotten burned. At this point, I'm not even angry any more, I'm just heartbroken, because I actually thought that PAX would be different, that it would be the real deal. Wrong.
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Archive: Syria
What's in a name? Why the BBC is right to keep using 'Islamic State'
If the BBC starts calling groups whatever MPs tell it to, it can no longer be called independent or impartial
Opinion Former Articles
Airstrikes on ISIS – how will the air campaign evolve?
Footage of RAF Tornados taking off from Cyprus to patrol the skies of Iraq may have evoked memories of 1991 or 2003 (or even 1920's 'air policing') – but this a different campaign entirely, argues Tim Robinson.
We are all victims of Cameron's complacency on terrorism
A tepid speech on extremism sees the prime minister refuse to ask deep searching questions about why Brits become jihadis
Comment: Britain's betrayal of Syrian refugees
The UK government's unwillingness to go beyond tokenistic offers of resettlement for Syrian refugees is making things much, much worse.
Hammond's call for treason against Isis is an unhelpful temper tantrum
Treason is used to satisfy public outrage. It is of no use in terrorism cases.
Labour frontbencher stands down as parliament votes for airstrikes against Isis
Shadow education minister Rushanara Ali has stood down from the party front bench, amid a dramatic vote to authorise military action against Isis
Comment: Returning jihadists need rehab – not jail
If we're serious about security, we'll separate those we can help from those we can't
What exactly is Miliband's position on Isis?
IS UN authorisation a condition of Labour support for strikes in Syria? Miliband's position is once again vague and confusing
Cameron's response to Isil: Weak abroad, draconian at home
The threat from Isil has seen Cameron act with confusion abroad and idiocy at home
UK government approved supply of lethal chemicals to Syria
Government attacked for 'irresponsible' decision to approve licences.
Dismay as Britain accepts just 50 Syrian refugees
Just 50 Syrians have been let into Britain since the government abandoned its policy of refusing to accept refugees, it has emerged.
PMQs verdict: Miliband haunts Cameron with the ghost of Syria
Britain's self-imposed irrelevance looms large over proceedings, as Cameron and Miliband finally discuss Iraq
A drop in the ocean: How the UK dodged responsibility for Syria's refugees
The government's pitiful response to the greatest humanitarian crisis of the 21st Century
Comment: The medieval punishment of Syria continues, ignored by the world
Tens of thousands are enduring total collective imprisonment under pain of death and yet Westminster still has no sense of urgency
Christians only: Tory MP backs Farage on Syrian refugees
Britain should only open its doors to Christian refugees from Syria, according to a leading Conservative backbencher.
Blog: Why does it take a Commons vote for the government to do the right thing on Syria?
Cameron is doing the right thing on Syria - but why should it take a Commons defeat to force his hand?
Confirmed: Britain to take hundreds of Syrian refugees
Britain to take hundreds of the most needy refugees from Syria, as the government ends its opposition to the policy
Confirmed: Theresa May is working on plan for UK to take Syrian refugees
Britain looks certain to start accepting Syrian refugees, as the government buckles to demands for it to help ease the pressure on the region
Comment: Miliband's canny political attack provided a moral victory on Syrian refugees
Ed Miliband deserves credit for a significant moral and strategic victory on the issue of Syrian refugees. It's just a shame we have a prime minster who needed to be convinced.
Comment: We have turned our back on the Christians of Syria
As usual, the West has forsaken Middle East Christians in the name of geo-political advantage.
WATCH: Bennett: Cameron's immigration rhetoric is 'dangerous and toxic'
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett used her New Year message to warn against a "dangerous, toxic" debate on immigration and urged David CAmeron to admit Syrian refugees.
Christians only: Nigel Farage drops Syrian refugee call
Nigel Farage has retreated from his call for the UK government to take Syrian refugees into the UK, saying that only Christians from the country should be allowed in.
Syria falls apart... but Britain offers no places at all to refugees
Britain accused of failing in its responsibility to Syria, after Amnesty International criticises its failure to offer a single place to refugees fleeing the fighting
Analysis: The Syrians we've seen have survived the worst persecution imaginable
Dr Russell Hargrave of Asylum Aid on the horror Syrian refugees have survived - and the obstacles to their safety in Europe.
Relief in western capitals as Syria's chemical weapon equipment is destroyed
There was celebration in London, Paris and Washington today, after it was reported that all Syria's chemical weapon production equipment had been destroyed.
Comment: We can help Syria if we stop being so macho
The opportunity for political negotiation in Syria is real. Will we help, or are we only interested in bombing?


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Demand new trial for Bukowski Fri. Nov. 20; justice for Willingham, Frazier families
Attorneys John Royal and Sharon McPhail will represent Diane Bukowski in motions for a new trial and evidentiary hearing, Fri. Nov. 20 at 9 a.m. in Judge Michael Hathaway's court, Rm. #501 of the Frank Murphy Hall, 1441 St. Antoine at Gratiot.
Bukowski was reporting for The Michigan Citizen on a fatal high-speed chase by state troopers Nov. 4, 2008 when she was arrested. She was convicted of two felonies May 1 and sentenced to one year probation and a $4,000 fine. Supporters of Bukowski, the police victims, and freedom of the press are asked to pack the courtroom.
"The fight for justice for James Willingham, a father of 10 with a large and loving family, and Jeffery Frazier, a beloved resident of the E. Davison neighborhood where the men died because troopers violated vehicle pursuit rules, must also continue," said Bukowski. "The one-year anniversary of their deaths as the holidays approach is an extremely painful time for their families."
Prominent, skilled appeals attorneys Royal and McPhail filed hard-hitting briefs. They say 36th District Court Judge Beverly Hayes-Sipes did not bind Bukowski over during her preliminary exam on the charge central to the jury'sconviction: that she crossed a yellow police caution tape to take photos, which she denies. City Council President-Elect and long-time reporter Charles Pugh has executed an affidavit swearing that it has always been common practice for police to allow media, including himself, to cross caution tapes. Raw Fox 2 video of Bukowski's arrest showed clearly that she did not assault, batter, wound, resist or obstruct the troopers as charged.
Hathaway precluded testimony on Bukowski's role as a reporter at the scene, and failed to properly instruct the jury of her First Amendment constitutional rights."The U.S. Supreme Court has held that newsgathering falls within the protective ambit of the First Amendment and has provided greater insulation from liability to persons who are gathering the news," say Royal and McPhail. They also cite prosecutorial and judicial misconduct on Trczinski's and Hathaway's parts, respectively.
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About the Investor Protection Campaign
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation's investor protection campaign seeks to protect investors from investment fraud by helping to equip them to:
- Recognize that they are vulnerable to financial fraud
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- Reduce risky behaviors by asking questions and checking information (see Ask and Check).
Foundation-funded research unveiled in July 2006 shattered the stereotypes of senior investment fraud victims. Not only was the fraud victim profile counterintuitive in many respects (for instance, victims were often financially knowledgeable men), but the influence tactics used by fraudsters were sophisticated and highly effective. These findings forced regulators and senior advocates alike to rethink how best to approach the challenge of equipping older investors with the tools and information they need to thwart fraudsters touting investment scams.
In response, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation mounted a research-based, social change campaign designed to reduce the incidence of investment fraud among investors ages 55 and over. In 2008, the Foundation launched a pilot campaign to test social norm messages and intervention strategies that positively influence the behavior of older investors to decrease the likelihood that they will become victims of investment fraud. The pilot campaign was developed by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, in collaboration with AARP, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Florida Office of Financial Regulation and noted experts in the fields of fraud and persuasion. The campaign has since expanded partnerships with state securities regulators, crime prevention organizations and grassroots organizations and through distribution of public service announcements. Learn more about our partners.
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation supports innovative research and educational projects that give investors the tools they need to better understand the markets and the basic principles of saving and investing. For details about grant programs and other FINRA Foundation initiatives, visit www.finrafoundation.org.


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Las Cruces Men Charged With Assaulting And Kidnapping Teen Boy
By KRWG News
Las Cruces – Las Cruces Police have arrested and charged two men for kidnapping and assaulting a teenager this past Sunday evening.
Andrew David Allison, 24, of the 1000 block of Elm Street, and Dominic C. Garcia, 21, of the 1600 block of Dogwood Street, were arrested Monday evening and both are charged with first-degree kidnapping, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, bribery of a witness and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Las Cruces Police detectives learned that, starting at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, Allison, Garcia and the 17-year-old victim got together and began drinking beer and using cocaine at Allison's apartment. At some point during the evening, detectives learned that Garcia forced the 17-year-old boy to remove his clothes and then threatened him with a pair of brass knuckles.
Garcia and Allison forced the boy to remain at the apartment and repeatedly threatened him with violence. The boy was finally allowed to leave the apartment at around 2 a.m. Monday but only after agreeing to wrestle Allison. The boy told detectives that, while wrestling Allison, he was choked to near un-consciousness.
The boy reported the incident Monday morning to a Las Cruces Police Department school resource officer.
Allison and Garcia are both being held at the Dona Ana County Detention Center with bonds set at $70,000 each.