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The 7th Regiment ANV has been a proud member of the Army of Northern Virginia for over 23 years. The 7th has fought at hundreds of events, locally, regionally,and nationally over those years. The 7th regiment has always been at the forefront of safety, drill, and field evolutions through the years. 7th Regiment members are very proud of being referred to as my "Junk Yard Dogs: and "Jeanettes Foot Cavalry" by the past and present generals of the ANV. The 7th Regiment members take pride in their Celtic Heritage as evidences by their Kelly Green and Golden Harp design guides and Gaelic str
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Tomorrow is our annual mtg. As usual a few of you are probably worried about snow. Although we all live in the north by the great lakes and have dealt with snow most of our lives, and anyone that lives in the Rochester - Toledo - Akron triangle knows to have a 4 wheel or all wheel drive vehicle, and we know to leave early, drive slower, and roads are well salted and cleared, there are always a couple that get nervous at the thought of driving. Here is the area status and weather report. All roads are clear at this point in time. Some flurries are expected this afternoon with no snow predicted tomorrow. This is pretty much the usual for this time of year as most of you know.
Leave early, take your time, be safe, and I look forward to seeing all btn officers, nco's, and high privates tomorrow.
Very respectfully,
In the bonds of the old South,
Tim Perry, col. 7th btn ANV comm.
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We have one event left this year and it's a big one. At this time I thought it would be good to give an event review and preview.
Perryopolis, PA
What a fantastic time we had. I wish to personally thank all members that were able to support us at this event. As all of you know we were asked to command rather late in the year, and when first asked I was inclined to refuse as we probably could provide no troops. After being reassured by General Mike Maffie of Birney's (who not only commands the 2nd largest Federal organization in the east, but is most highly respected nationally as a commander, gentleman and man), that the number of troops we could bring had no bearing on their decision for commander, I accepted. This invitation to command was about relation- ships and the future. As the two national Eastern organizations in this region it has been wonderful culti- vating a relationship the past few years with such a first class Federal organization like Birney's. It has been so refreshing and enjoyable working with such outstanding men and women, who like us, shun and avoid the negative agenda and ego driven politics that unfortunately have infected our hobby in the past few years. We have found out what a good relationship with another organization really feels like as we have had the privilege of working with Birney's Division. Thank you Mike, Chris, Paul, and all the wonder- ful people in that first class organization. Well true to our word we could not get a large amount of troops. Mother nature and weather forecasts certainly didn't help. But we were truly blessed with nice weather and fantastic battles. All of us were blown away, no pun intended, by the unbelievable pyrotechnics during the battles. In all my years of re-enacting I have never experienced anything like that. What a rush. More importantly we all had a safe, enjoyable weekend with our brothers in Birneys Division. As we move into the future and adjust our area of operations, we can be assured and take solace in the fact that there is a national organization out there that we can enjoy working with.
150th Cedar Creek
For the past 24 years National events have been our primary concern and generally our most enjoyable events. Members past and present have worked hard at hundreds of these events to build our reputation of safety, field conduct, and being reliable partners. Now that the 150s are coming to an end there are many that are wondering what is on the horizon. Next year will certainly be lean in national events and a transition year, but 1865 always is. It is an act of futility to try and predict what will happen after that. As you all know our battalion is growing, so if the trend ends up being other organizations shrinking, we may take on a new role as one of the largest organizations out there. According to Cedar Creek registration numbers it appears that possibly we have already assumed that role. As far as Cedar Creek goes, as usual, prepare for the worst and expect the best. This will be a large event. The weather is always unpredictable this time of year in the valley so prepare accordingly. We will have a safe enjoyable weekend whatever mother nature sends our way. Don't be one of those reenactors that let's the weather channel or weather app on their phone dictate their hobby for them. A vast majority of the time those weather predictions are way off. Perryopolis was a prime example. I really do look forward to seeing each and every one of you in less then two weeks at the 150th Cedar Creek event.
As always,
Very respectfully,
In the bonds of the Old South,
Tim Perry, col. 7th Battalion ANV, Commanding
Members of the 7th ANV;
Old Bedford Village is now less then two weeks away. As you all know this is not only a battalion max effort event, but very important politically to us and the ANV as a whole. Also of note is that OBV is an endangered site. All proceeds go to saving this beautiful period village and the huge piece of property it sits on. Greedy developers have had their cross hairs on this place for a number of years. Just not enough concrete, strip malls, and the lot to satisfy people apparently.
All this being said to convey the importance this particular event has. You may start arriving on Friday but as usual wait until staff direct you where to set up. I will be there around noon.
As it may be warm start hydrating now, and remember to keep walking. We are going to have a lot of fun at this event and the location is obviously cool as well. The best news is it's not a real long drive for any of our members.
Please get your military and civilian numbers to Major Coleman ASAP so we can plan on the needed space.
I look forward to seeing each and every one of you soon.
As always,
Very respectfully,
In the bonds of the old South,
Tim Perry, Col. 7th Btn, ANV, Commanding


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Plan on at least four hours cooking time. This recipe is too large for a 4-quart slow cooker (found out the hard way) but a 5 or 6 quart should do fine. I would limit the soy sauce to 2 tablespoons max, and go the rest of the way with salt, as more soy sauce will darken the good color of this soup. If I make carrot ginger soup again, I'll search for another recipe.flag if inappropriate
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Before you make this check the "Test-Kitchen Notes" link on the recipe page. It warns that the timing is all off for crock pot cookery! However, it did make a nice soup cooked on the stove top. The ginger seems to brighten and freshen the flavor of the soup, enhancing the carrot flavor.flag if inappropriate
Well, it says to use a slow-cooker, but I don't own one. So, I improvised and made it as a stove-top soup, and it turned out just fine. In fact, it's deeee-lish!!! I didn't have shallots or onions (which I don't like anyway), so I substituted celery for shallots, and puréed the first three ingredients, along with 3 large cloves of garlic, in my food processor and fried the "mash" in 1 Tbsp each of sesame and olive oil for about 5 mins., then added the rest of the ingredients and boiled it all at a medium heat (a vigourous boil) for about 1 hour (give or take 10 mins.) with the lid on the pot (otherwise, too much liquid would evaporate). I also chose to make this with vegetable broth to have a vegetarian dish. The orange zest and juice add such a surprisingly wonderful burst of flavour, which still come through above the heat from the tabasco and the tange from the soy sauce! It's nice with yogurt, but I have a feeling that with sour cream it'll be "outta-this-world" good, so I plan to pick some up on the way home from work tonight. I ended up with just over 2 litres of soup when I was done. This recipe is a keeper! YUM!!!flag if inappropriate
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Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies were called to the Oaklea Party Store at 3:10 p.m. on April 19 after a masked man entered the store holding a gun and took money from the cash register, said Lt. Mark Bennett. A store employee provided police with a description of the suspects' vehicle, which was pulled over on 104th Avenue, north of Lake Michigan Drive, by a detective responding to the scene.
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The widow of murdered opposition figure Chokri Belaid , Besma... Fotografia de notíciasAssassinar,Chegada,Chokri Belaïd,Competição,Conflito,Estrutura construída,Estátua,Honra,Horizontal,Partido Político,Partido da oposição,Política,Tunes,Tunísia,Vandalismo,Vertical,Viúva,Vítima de assassinatoPhotographer FETHI BELAIDCollection: AFP 2013 AFPThe widow of murdered opposition figure Chokri Belaid (image on handbag), Besma Khalfaoui, arrives at the site of the vandalised and broken statue erected in his honour, on February 18, 2013, in Tunis. The memorial, installed as a work of contemporary art by Tunisian artists, was ripped off from its base and broken, and the flowers surrounding it were trampled and scattered. Belaid, a leftist leader and fierce critic of Tunisia's ruling Islamist-led government, was shot dead by a gunman as he left his home. is seen left. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)


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It was one of those moments that made my daughter, and I feel good inside because of the effort that one beautiful person made to understand our world.My daughter, Abella (5), is non-verbal and likes Disney World on her terms. Her favorite ride is the Disney Buses that take us to and from the parks and the carousel. Otherwise, she likes to see the sights in the park and enjoy it from the comfort of our rented stroller (which we named Happy Chappy).
She doesn't like the parks at night for fear of the fireworks and the loud noises that come with them, so we visit the parks during the day and try to see as much as we can in the daylight hours.One afternoon when we were visiting my daughter took a curious interest in Princess Tiana from the Princess and the Frog, who was meeting other park guests. She smiled when she looked at her and indicated to me, she wanted to see her.Safe in her stroller, we waited patiently in line to visit with the princess.
Unfortunately, at that same moment the afternoon show was going on at the castle, which was not far from where we were. As it ended, fireworks went off, scaring my daughter. Immediately, she put her hands to her ears in panic mode and indicated to me that it was time to go. I pointed to the princess and asked if she wanted to see the princess still. She only retreated back into the safety of Stroller.
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Having had the honor of covering the dirt track scene during much of Harley's reign it is with great sadness that I note the passing of Dick O'Brien. "O. B." was an individual who made covering the sport totally interesting. With his retirement, he became a good friend when he moved to Palm Coast - some 30 miles north of Daytona.
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British spies stole emails from the NY Times, Reuters, BBC and more
The British intelligence organization GCHQ instigated a test exercise in 2008 that captured the emails of journalists and editors from Reuters, the New York Times, The Guardian, the BBC, NBC, the Washington Post and others, according to recently released files from Edward Snowden.
As a result of the test, the content of the emails was shared on the organization's internal servers where anyone in the organization could read them. GCHQ was tapping fiber-optic cables in November of 2008 when they intercepted over 70,000 emails, including emails from the mentioned news companies, according to The Guardian.
The motive of the test is unknown, but other Snowden documents have shown the NSA and other intelligence agencies regularly target investigative journalists, often putting them on the same target lists as terrorists.
British Prime Minister David Cameron recently called for the banning of encrypted messages that can't be intercepted by intelligence agencies.
He joins the list of corrupt American politicians in Congress and the White House who agree – no one should have the right to privacy from government snoops and spies.
The Edward Snowden interview with NBC's Brian Williams
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Of course, there is a commercial before you get to part 1. And NBC News offers a page full of government punditry trying to counter the Snowden revelations. Just because Brian Williams scored the beat of the year with his interview of Edward Snowden – and did it in a fashion worthy of Edward R. Murrow – doesn't transform NBC/Universal/ComCast into a bastion of free speech and democracy.
They're covering their butts in predictable fashion.
Meanwhile –
Let me repeat my reaction right after the interview:
First, let me give credit where due to NBC and Brian Williams. I expected something better than Fox Noise or John Kerry. I was able to watch an essentially Socratic interview with interesting questions generally free of jingoism and pap. Maybe I should drop by and watch this wee corner of network television once in a while. At least on this single important issue, they did American journalism proud.
Second, Ed Snowden was about what I expected ideologically. Pretty much a centrist libertarian – that's with a small "L" – who cares about the history and standards of our constitution. He was much more articulate and detailed in his defense of civil disobedience against a distorted and hypocritical government – than I expected. He was kinder to the pimps who malign him than I ever could be – but, then, he's dedicated to a single issue, our privacy, our freedom to be Americans in the traditional sense that our government used to support. He did a great job.
I expect nutballs on the Right to be out of their mind with hating this interview. I expect Democrat apologists for the policies of Bush and Obama to be equally incensed. I'm confident those who supported Snowden before tonight – as I have – will continue. And will recommend – as I do – that you watch the video of the interview and draw your own conclusions.
Dear Obama — Tell the NSA to get an honest job and quit playing God
Warning of an erosion of confidence in the products of the U.S. technology industry, John Chambers, the CEO of networking giant Cisco Systems, has asked President Obama to intervene to curtail the surveillance activities of the National Security Agency.
In a letter dated May 15 (obtained by Re/code and reprinted in full below), Chambers asked Obama to create "new standards of conduct" regarding how the NSA carries out its spying operations around the world. The letter was first reported by The Financial Times.
The letter follows new revelations, including photos, published in a book based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden alleging that the NSA intercepted equipment from Cisco and other manufacturers and loaded them with surveillance software. The photos, which have not been independently verified, appear to show NSA technicians working with Cisco equipment. Cisco is not said to have cooperated in the NSA's efforts.
Addressing the allegations of NSA interference with the delivery of his company's products, Chambers wrote: "We ship our products globally from inside as well as outside the United States, and if these allegations are true, these actions will undermine confidence in our industry and in the ability of technology companies to deliver products globally."
"We simply cannot operate this way; our customers trust us to be able to deliver to their doorsteps products that meet the highest standards of integrity and security," Chambers wrote. "We understand the real and significant threats that exist in this world, but we must also respect the industry's relationship of trust with our customers…"
Here's a link [.pdf] to the complete Chambers letter to President Obama.
Obama rolls over and plays dead for the State Department party line that's unchanged since Truman. He rolls over and plays dead for the NSA crowd that's been in charge since Ronald Reagan. No surprise to folks who study American foreign policy and domestic spying policies – as practiced.
The standard dicho on US spies was the CIA is liberals, the FBI is conservatives and the NSA is Nazis. That hasn't changed. The roles they play internally has. The ultimate rat bastard bigot, J.Edgar Hoover, ran the FBI as his own personal Red Squad for decades. The CIA played the same role abroad – recruiting people who might have ended up in the Peace Corps otherwise. The my-country-right-or-wrong nursery rhyme still worked.
The NSA has always hoped for a dictator – conservative or fascist never made much of a difference. Reagan gave them every hope of success and an endless budget – which continues today.
No part of this process gives a damn about unemployed Americans, businesses dwindling down into a rusty crapper, the potential for trade in a globalized economy, education, healthcare, equal rights – for Americans or anyone else on the planet. American politicians, American corporations should rule the world and maximize profit at every level. Period.
I wish John Chambers well. His company played a significant role in building the Internet as we know it – and made money along the way. But, the rest of the world now indicts Cisco the way the NSA's favorite pimp, Mike Rogers, tried to indict Huawei from the floor of Congress. The world has evidence for their opinion – courtesy of Edward Snowden.
I don't think Obama will change the core tasks and policies of the NSA in the least. He's drunk the KoolAid of Imperial America and it's stronger than anything you can smoke on the South Side of Chicago. The propaganda may change. The lies to us – may change. Not the destiny they consider their right. God bless the United States of Amerika.
NSA and GCHQ target apps like Angry Birds to steal user data
The National Security Agency and its UK counterpart GCHQ have been developing capabilities to take advantage of "leaky" smartphone apps, such as the wildly popular Angry Birds game, that transmit users' private information across the internet, according to top secret documents.
The data pouring onto communication networks from the new generation of iPhone and Android apps ranges from phone model and screen size to personal details such as age, gender and location. Some apps, the documents state, can share users' most sensitive information such as sexual orientation – and one app recorded in the material even sends specific sexual preferences such as whether or not the user may be a swinger…
Depending on what profile information a user had supplied, the documents suggested, the agency would be able to collect almost every key detail of a user's life: including home country, current location (through geolocation), age, gender, zip code, martial status – options included "single", "married", "divorced", "swinger" and more – income, ethnicity, sexual orientation, education level, and number of children.
The agencies also made use of their mobile interception capabilities to collect location information in bulk, from Google and other mapping apps. One basic effort by GCHQ and the NSA was to build a database geolocating every mobile phone mast in the world – meaning that just by taking tower ID from a handset, location information could be gleaned…
The NSA said its phone interception techniques are only used against valid targets blah, blah, blah.
GCHQ declined to comment on any of its specific programs, but stressed blah, blah, blah.
Official liars both sides of the pond assure us the protocols in place don't violate anyone's rights or privacy. Their patented bobblehead judges have examined the potential for abuse and found nothing to threaten our liberty.
Phew. I need a new pair of Wellies just to stand around in that much bullshit – even offered in irony.
Tech firms tell the Feds to reform surveillance practices
Eight leading American technology firms have called on the United States President and Congress – and their counterparts around the world — to rein in government surveillance.
Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn, Apple, AOL, Yahoo, Facebook and Twitter said in an open letter on Sunday that they were all encrypting their systems and "pushing back on government requests" for customer data "to ensure that they are legal and reasonable in scope." However, the firms said, they need President Obama and Congress to "take the lead on reform…Har."
• Governments should avoid bulk data collection of internet communications, instead limiting surveillance to targeted situations.
• There should be a clear legal framework for surveillance by intelligence agencies, with independent oversight courts that allow an "adversarial process" – i.e. there's someone around to raise the arguments against surveillance in any given case.
• Governments should "allow companies to publish the number and nature of demand for user information."
• Governments should "permit the transfer of data and should not inhibit access by companies or individuals to lawfully available information that is stored outside of the country."
• There should be an international framework for lawful data requests across borders, with governments working together to avoid any jurisdictional conflicts…
Crucially, these are also all consumer-facing American companies, and as such they could face a backlash as people outside the U.S. slowly develop homegrown alternatives, fearing the security implications of using American tech. Early warning signs may already be starting to appear behind the scenes – telecommunications equipment-maker Cisco said in November that it expected a significant drop in revenues due to a fall in international demand.
"Why should we trust you anymore than we trust your government?"
There is also a measure of discussion about who is missing from this gathering of tech giants, e.g., Amazon. Aside from any other consideration, it's likely that will be laid-off to that nice shiny new contract they signed to provide cloud services to the CIA. D'ya think?
Geeks fightback against NSA spies with super encryption
America's Mecca for Fascist technology
Google, Facebook and Yahoo! are fighting back against the National Security Agency by using harder-to-crack code to shield their networks and online customer data from unauthorized U.S. spying.
The companies, burned by disclosures they've cooperated with U.S. surveillance programs, are protecting user e-mail and social-media posts with strengthened encryption that the U.S. government says won't be easily broken until 2030…
Companies are fighting back primarily by using increasingly complex encryption, which scrambles data using a mathematical formula that can be decoded only with a special digital key. The idea is to protect sensitive information like e-mails, Internet searches and digital calls…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has determined that known computing power won't be able to break 2048-bit encryption until at least 2030…
"The NSA is one of the largest, most powerful, well-funded intelligence agencies in the world," the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Kurt Opsahl said in a phone interview. "While the government has been misusing its legal authorities to require a set of data at the front door, the NSA has been sneaking in the back door to grab all the data…"
Encrypting data can, at the least, make it harder for the NSA to gain unauthorized access to information, forcing the agency to pick targets or come out of the shadows and go before a court to obtain it legally, Opsahl said.
The other thing companies can do is lobby Congress to change the law to restrict what the NSA is able to do, according to Harvard's Bruce Schneier.
"There is a technology component, but primarily this is a political problem," Schneier said.
Like most every social problem in our lives, today – this is a political problem. Congress and the White House vacillate between do-nothing know-nothings on the Right and spineless do-nothings in the supposedly Liberal middle. Obama was elected to change foreign policy, end military complicity and bring our troops home, lead a constitutional fight to restore democracy and privacy to our nation. He failed. In the fight for privacy he didn't even try – rolling over for the NSA and Homeland Insincerety.
Though pressure from below – that means you and me – we shoved half the Blue Dog Democrats out the door and replaced them with Progressives or at least Constitutionalists who will stand up for traditional rights. Pressure needs to be maintained on Congress which will likely return a significant number of populist Tea Party phonies from gerrymandered districts. Pressure needs to be increased on Democrats who have the ethical sturdiness of Jello.
Obama's "independent" panel to review security snoops – are all insiders tied to security snoops
The review of US surveillance programs which Barack Obama promised would be conducted by an "independent" and "outside" panel of experts looks set to consist of four Washington insiders with close ties to the security establishment.
The president announced the creation of the group of experts two weeks ago, in an attempt to stem the rising tide of anger over National Security Agency surveillance techniques disclosed by the whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Obama trumpeted what he said would be a "high-level group of outside experts" tasked with assessing all of the government's "intelligence and communication technologies".
However a report by ABC News, which has not been denied by the administration, said the panel would consist of Michael Morell, a recent acting head of the CIA, and three former White House advisers…
In addition to Morell, who was deputy director of the CIA until just three months ago, the panel is believed to consist of former White House officials Richard Clarke, Cass Sunstein and Peter Swire.
None responded to requests for comment, however sources close to Sunstein and Swire said they understood them to have been selected. A formal White House announcement is expected soon.
So much for White House-level Truth in Advertising. This kind of kiss-ass behavior would have been roundly condemned if he pulled this crap in the first months of his first-term. Now, it's just more of the same old, same old.
RTFA for the details. There are no thrills and chills from qualitative leaps into protecting citizens' constitutional rights.
Obama expands snooping on American citizens
The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that scans Internet traffic headed into and out of defense contractors to include far more of the country's private, civilian-run infrastructure.
As a result, more private sector employees than ever before, including those at big banks, utilities and key transportation companies, will have their emails and Web surfing scanned as a precaution against cyber attacks.
Now you understand why the White House and Congress have been planting scare stories throughout the tame media recently.
Under last month's White House executive order on cybersecurity, the scans will be driven by classified information provided by U.S. intelligence agencies – including data from the National Security Agency (NSA) – on new or especially serious espionage threats and other hacking attempts. U.S. spy chiefs said on March 12 that cyber attacks have supplanted terrorism as the top threat to the country.
The Department of Homeland Security will gather the secret data and pass it to a small group of telecommunication companies and cybersecurity providers that have employees holding security clearances, government and industry officials said. Those companies will then offer to process email and other Internet transmissions for critical infrastructure customers that choose to participate in the program.
By using DHS as the middleman, the Obama administration hopes to bring the formidable overseas intelligence-gathering of the NSA closer to ordinary U.S. residents without triggering an outcry from privacy advocates who have long been leery of the spy agency's eavesdropping…
Yes, that's what it actually says: "without triggering an outcry from privacy advocates…"
But as fears grow of a destructive cyber attack on core, non-military assets, and more sweeping security legislation remained stalled, the Obama administration opted to widen the program.
Last month's presidential order calls for commercial providers of "enhanced cybersecurity services" to extend their offerings to critical infrastructure companies. What constitutes critical infrastructure is still being refined, but it would include utilities, banks and transportation such as trains and highways.
The issue of scanning everything headed to a utility or a bank still has civil liberties implications, even if each company is a voluntary participant.
Another one of those days when someone has to explain to me the difference between Republicans and Democrats on questions of civil liberties. This ain't George W Bush using his War on Terror to snoop on Americans. This is Barack Obama using his War on Terror to snoop on Americans.
Gee. Not a lot of difference between those last two sentences — is there?
Pentagon "legitimizes" domestic spying by handing info to local police!
The Pentagon, which closed its Talon intelligence database nearly a year ago amid concerns about domestic spying, will soon begin testing an unclassified alternative for tracking possible threats to U.S. military bases.
The system, an FBI-operated program called eGuardian, would for the first time sever the Defense Department's collection of data on suspicious activity from U.S. intelligence operations by placing the information in an unclassified database for law enforcement agencies, officials said…
Talon, a classified database maintained by a defense counterintelligence office that the Pentagon disbanded on Tuesday, was designed to gather pieces of information about suspicious activity near U.S. defense facilities. Analysts could then examine the data for evidence of potential threats.
But in 2005, the database was found to have inappropriately retained information on U.S. antiwar protesters even after they were ruled out as threats. That caused an outcry in Congress and among civil liberties advocates about the dangers of military spying on U.S. citizens.
"The concept is still good" said a Pentagon spokesman. "Connecting the dots of the bits and pieces of possible information is a good thing. It just shouldn't be in a counterintelligence database".
So, you change the name, yoyo the order in which information on citizens is shared and "voila" data-mining American citizens is now legitimate.
The sleazy history of governments spying on the general populace doesn't get squeaky clean just because it's practiced in a country with a history of openness. The openness has been going away for decades.
National security and executive privilege replaced your right to know, long go.


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GENEVA — International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned on Thursday.
Dr. Margaret Chan, in a blunt warning to the U.N. agency's annual global assembly, portrayed a previously little-known flap over who owns a sample of the virus as a global game-changer that could put people's lives at risk.
The virus, which first emerged in Saudi Arabia, where most cases have arisen, has been given the name MERS for Middle East respiratory syndrome.
"Please, I'm very strong on this point, and I want you to excuse me," she said. "Tell your scientists in your country, because you're the boss. You're the national authority. Why would your scientists send specimens out to other laboratories on a bilateral manner and allow other people to take intellectual property rights on a new disease?"
The controversy stems from a sample taken by Saudi microbiologist Ali Mohamed Zaki that he mailed last year to virologist Ron Fouchier at the Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands.
Fouchier tested, sequenced and identified it last September as a new virus. Then his private medical center patented how it synthesized the germ and required other researchers who wanted samples to first sign an agreement that could trigger a payment.
Saudi Arabia, which had the first case, said the patenting delayed its development of diagnostic kits and blood tests. "There was a lag of three months where we were not aware of the discovery of the virus," Deputy Health Minister Ziad Memish told the Geneva assembly. He said the sample was sent to the Dutch lab without official permission.
So far there is no blood test for detecting infection in communities. Memish said that patients need to be isolated because in some cases, diarrhea or vomiting may help spread the germ.
Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's assistant director-general for health security, said his agency also has been "struggling with diagnostics" because of property rights concerns and ill-defined international rules for sharing such materials.
Chan railed against any arrangement that could prevent rapid sharing of information or that would enable individual scientists or private labs to profit.
WHO officials say the delays involve blood and other tests though a few other facilities in Canada, Britain and Germany have samples.
Fouchier, however, said the agreements between individual countries are similar to those within WHO's networks.
"There are no restrictions to the use of the virus for research and public health purposes. There are only restrictions for commercial exploitation and forwarding virus to third parties," he wrote in an email, responding to questions from The Associated Press.
Any delays claimed by WHO are a misconception, he said.
"After the first identification of the virus, diagnostic tests were developed in collaboration with several public health laboratories, and these tests were distributed free of charge to everyone around the world who asked for them," Fouchier added. "We have not denied access to the virus to any research and public health laboratory with the appropriate facilities to handle this virus safely."
The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of WHO, meets from May 20-28.
Indonesia has previously refused to share samples of the bird flu virus that has been seen in Southeast Asia for several years. That country claimed vaccines made from those samples would be too expensive for developing countries to afford. That dispute led to a protracted series of negotiations with WHO and others to ensure poor nations would have access to vaccines in a global epidemic.
At the assembly, Fukuda said the new MERS virus has now claimed 22 lives out of 44 cases, mostly in Saudi Arabia.
The latest fatal case involves a 63-year-old man in central Saudi Arabia with an underlying health condition who died Monday, five days after being hospitalized. WHO officials say they do not believe it is related to a cluster of cases reported in eastern part of the country.
Most of the confirmed cases involved men, and the patients' average age is 56, said WHO officials, citing information that comes in part from Saudi health authorities.
The outbreak began at a Saudi health care facility in April, WHO officials said.
Fukuda said evidence in some of the disease clusters points to limited spread between people. Last week, WHO said some cases suggest the virus may already be spreading in the community.
Many health officials have been frustrated at the lack of detail coming out of Saudi Arabia about the virus and its spread.
In a speech on Monday, Chan publicly praised China for its rapid sharing of information on the new bird flu, H7N9. She said nothing about Saudi Arabia and reminded countries of the importance of "fully transparent reporting to WHO."
Fukuda said officials do "not know the full geographic spread" of MERS. He said the incubation period seems to be anywhere from 2 ½ to 14 days.
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Very glad the best GP2 driver was rightly chosen as the 2012 best driver! this goes to show the fans know their thing when it comes to motorsports. Razia is undoubtly one of the best drivers ever in the GP2 era right there with Lewis Piquet Jr. and Rosberg. Many don't If realize his team wasnt half as good as DAMS Lotus or Caterham this season and he drove beautifully. If he doesn't secure an F1 seat this will prove 100% F1 has become totally about money and 0% about a sport!


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BEREA, Ohio -- Three weeks into training camp, first-year Cleveland coach Pat Shurmur has yet to see his full team practice.
That's because the Browns are black and blue.
Injuries, several of them to key starters, have deprived Shurmur and the team's top decision makers from evaluating what the Browns have and what they need to contend again. And just when it seems the team is about to get healthier, wide receiver and star return specialist Josh Cribbs injured his hamstring near the end of Sunday's practice.
"I'm going crazy," team president Mike Holmgren said of the injuries. "I can imagine how Pat's feeling."
Since before Shurmur blew his whistle for the first time as a head coach, the Browns have been banged up. The club's medical checkup:
• Wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, arguably the top wideout on a team with questionable depth at the position, showed up Day One in a walking boot with a yet-to-be-disclosed leg injury. He hasn't practiced, nor has second-year running back Montario Hardesty, who is coming off knee surgery.
• Tight end Ben Watson sustained a concussion on the first day, and punter Reggie Hodges was lost for the season when he tore his Achilles in a non-contact drill a few days later.
• Starting linebacker Chris Gocong sustained a neck stinger and hasn't played in more than two weeks.
• Offensive guard Eric Steinbach missed a few days with a knee problem and then had his back tighten up last week. He hasn't been seen at camp in days.
• On Friday, star running back Peyton Hillis (hamstring), linebacker Scott Fujita (thigh) and safety T.J. Ward (hamstring) were among eight projected starters not to dress for an exhibition against Detroit. And then, tight end Evan Moore, perhaps the MVP of camp, left with a concussion after catching two touchdown passes in the first half.
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Q: I have a plant that I cannot identify. Perhaps it is a succulent. It has long vines; the leaves are dark green on the inside and light green on the outside. The leaves are thick but not thick and plump as a jade. In fact, the leaves emerge closed up, and as they grow begin to separate but never open flat. Would you have any idea what this plant is?
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A: This pretty vine and longtime favorite house plant is known as wax plant or porcelain flower. Horticulturists and scientists call it Hoya carnosa, so it also is sometimes known as simply a Hoya plant. Wax plant is a member of the milkweed or dogbane family, Asclepiadaceae, and is native to Asia from southern China south to northern Australia.
Hoya plants are trailing, tender perennial shrubby vines. They bear stout, waxy leaves in pairs that are generally oval to oblong in shape. However, there are many cultivated varieties that have leaves that are twisted or contorted and variegated. Some of the most popular selections have leaves tightly curled with pink or red and white variegation.
The blooms of this vine are show stopping. Night-fragranced flowers are produced in large, rounded clusters. They are heavy, waxy and porcelain-like, giving the plant its common names. The flower's color is white to pink with a distinguishing, star-shaped red corolla. Usually, the flowers appear spring through summer on perennial flower stalks or peduncles, also known as spurs, which should not be pruned from the plant — new flower cluster appear on the same stalks year after year.
Grow this tropical vine in full sun outside and bright light indoors. As interior plants, they will survive low light or curtain-filtered light, but only flower with several hours of very bright light every day. They prefer well-drained soil that has lots of additional drainage. Water wax plants regularly during growth and flowering, but do allow soil to dry between applications. Keep an eye out for mealybugs and scale, which can easily hide in the nooks and crannies of the leaves.
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Speaker John Boehner rallied his troops this morning at a closed-door conference meeting at the Capitol. Democrats are trying to "annihilate us," he told his members. "We can get through this if we stick together." The Ohio Republican added that a "grand bargain" is off the table. What he wants is something that "builds on the gains we've made over the past three years, puts points on the board, and doesn't raise taxes."
John Boehner finally gets it. Democrats aren't playing some damn game. They are taking a stand against the House Republican tactics of obstruction and hostage taking. It reveals the depths of their delusion that House Republicans consider forcing them to govern to be the equivalent of annihilation. Democrats aren't trying to destroy the House Republicans. They are trying to get them to do their jobs.
Boehner's language is telling. He was not speaking as a firm confident leader who was planning on victory. The use of the phrase, "we can get through this" demonstrated fear and terror. Republicans aren't winning. They know they aren't winning, and now they are just looking to survive.
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House Republicans were so certain that Democrats would cave on the government shutdown that they never considered what might happen if Democrats simply said no. The more Democrats say no, the more John Boehner tries to lower expectations. The House Republicans have gone from getting rid of the ACA, to delaying the ACA, to looking for something, anything that they can use as a symbolic victory.
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ILB and Packers-Giants Keys to the Game
Amanda has a great article about the Suh incident up this morning – so make sure you check it out. She explained it a lot better than I ever could.
We are 11-0. ELEVEN AND OH. That is insane. As my favorite Packer fan Bill said, 1962 has been revenged. This time last year, we had just come off a loss to Atlanta where we couldn't effectively run the ball. It doesn't seem to be an issue at all. Going into this game, I thought Finley would be the gamechanger. Funny enough, it was EDS who took over right guard for an injured Josh Sitton that made plays and headlines. I also thought Detroit would expose our issues at ILB and on the O-Line.
We all know I'm not a fan of A.J. Hawk in the least. Chalk it up to this Ohio State-ness, chalk it up to his overrated play, I don't really think he adds a lot. When Bish went down in the 1st quarter, I audibly had a few choice words in two different languages. Bish's injury is more severe of the two, and he has an MRI scheduled for today.
When Hawk went down, I definitely had an oh crap moment, and I don't even like the guy. I've been clamoring for more depth at ILB since training camp. Leave it to the back-ups to make me eat my words on Thanksgiving. Yes, pun intended Wally.
Can we give it up for D.J. Smith and Francois (Ok, who else had a Who the heck is that?! when he intercepted) for totally stepping it up in a position where we, on the surface, had the least depth? I realize that Hawk and Bishop had defensive speakers, so could help with playcalling, but you still have to make the play. Smith had four tackles and Francois had the interception. You have to give Francois credit for being able to make said leaping interception on an underthrown ball after a deep drop.
Smith finished with five tackles, including one on the first snap against halfback Kevin Smith for no gain.
I'd like to see McCarthy sit out Bishop for the Giants game to give him rest, and rotate Smith and Francois in along Hawk. Not my ideal situation, but I think that we can handle Eli and the Giants O-Line without him.
Bish, please.
Things to look for in the Giants-Packers game:
- The Giants lead the league in sacks, but you couldn't tell that from their last five games (only 3 sacks.) Against the Eagles, they struggled against Vince Young, and only managed to take him down once on an 18-play, 9 minute drive. With our thin O-Line, they are going to have to watch for Tollefson and crew to redeem themselves a bit against QB1.
- The Giants secondary will probably focus on receivers that cross routes in the middle of the field and will try to stop them before they get open. QB1 is good at getting out of the pocket and finding them – so they'll try to stop the receivers before he can.
- Contain Rodgers in the pocket – seems like a duh, but we shall see if they can pressure the O-Line enough to do it.
- Finely has to step up and make catches. Giants struggle against tight ends that are great at the pass game – Exhibit A can be seen tonight in Saints TE Jimmy Graham.
- Packers play to the level of their opponent more often than not, and the Giants excel in tight games. They have scored 228 points this season and allowed the exact same amount.
- O-Line, even with injures, has to step it up and protect Rodgers. If he can find receivers, we are golden. If he goes down, well. We all know what that looks like.
- McCarthy could put in Sherrod for Sitton, but I think it would be a dumb move. I expect Sherrod and EDS to compete for the start in practice this week.
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LONDON -- It wasn't always easy, and certainly, there have been some weak spots. But on Sunday, the Team USA women's squad wrapped up pool play at 5-0 with what might their best all-around performance of these Olympics, beating China, 114-66, with an even, balanced effort.
Coming off a win in which the U.S. let the Czech Republic get out to a 10-0 lead, the Americans again started slowly, trailing China by a 28-27 count with 39 seconds to go in the first quarter. But the U.S. regained the lead when Angel McCoughtry—one of Team USA's breakout players in this tournament—fed Diana Taurasi for a layup, then followed with two baskets of her own. That was part of a 17-2 run that went into the second quarter, eventually leading to a 61-36 halftime lead.
McCoughtry wound up with 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting, with six assists, six rebounds and five steals, and is now averaging 13.0 points on 65.7 percent shooting.
Still, the string of bad starts for the U.S., along with spotty 3-point shooting, are the big concerns for the Americans as they head into the knockout stage, which begins Tuesday with a game against Canada. Those concerns, of course, are easily offset by the team's overall dominance—their average margin of victory in their five games in the group stage was 36.6 points, and their stifling defense held opponents to just 33.2 percent shooting. They grabbed an average of 22.2 more rebounds per game.
More good news: Diana Taurasi seems to have shaken off her early struggles. In the U.S.'s first three games, Taurasi had averaged just 7.0 points, shooting 28.6 percent. But after scoring 18 points on Friday against the Czech Republic, Taurasi came back with 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting against China.
Having had very limited practice time because of the WNBA's summer schedule, this version of Team USA, attempting to win a record fifth-straight gold medal, is still getting better.
"I think we're ramping up," said Taurasi. "I think you see every game people feel a little more comfortable, feeling like they can be a little more assertive in the things coach (Geno Auriemma) wants us to do. And it's going to take time."
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