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Israel Launches Heaviest Bombing of Lebanon Since 1982 Invasion
Israel has launched its heaviest air bombing of Lebanon in twenty four-years. The attack was launched Wednesday following the capture of two soldiers by Hezbollah. Overnight raids across southern Lebanon killed up to 47 civilians, including more than 15 children. At least one hundred were wounded. More than 20 bridges were targeted in the bombings, causing heavy damage. An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at the headquarters of Hezbollah's Al Manar TV station in a Beirut suburb. Israel is threatening to attack Beirut's residential neighborhoods where Hezbollah members live. Israeli Army Chief of Staff Dan Halutz told Haaretz: "Nothing is safe [in Lebanon], as simple as that." Israel is imposing an air and sea blockade and has sent ships into Lebanese waters to block ports. The Beirut international airport has been closed after Israeli rockets targeted its runways. Hezbollah responded by firing volleys of rockets into northern Israel killing one Israeli woman and injuring twenty-nine. Eight Israeli troops were killed and two were injured in the Hezbollah operation that nabbed the two soldiers. Israel says it holds the Lebanese government directly responsible.
- Dan Gillerman, Israel's ambassador to the UN: "This morning war has been declared on Israel's northern border. The Israeli government regards the actions which resulted in the death of Israeli soldiers and kidnapping of two, as a declaration of war by Lebanon on the state of Israel, and we hold the Lebanese government responsible."
The Lebanese Prime Minister has denied any knowledge of the Hezbollah operation and refuses to take responsibility for the soldiers' capture. Meanwhile, Hezbollah says the soldiers will not be returned without a deal for the release of Palestinian, Lebanese and other Arab prisoners held in Israeli jails.
- Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: "There is only one way for these prisoners that we have to go home: indirect negotiations and (prisoner) exchange, and peace. Nobody in this entire world can take them back home, except through indirect negotiations and exchange. If Israelis think of taking any military action with the purpose of taking back the two prisoners, they are labouring under a great illusion."
Meanwhile, at the UN, Secretary General Koffi Annan called on Hezbollah to release the soldiers. He also urged all sides to practice restraint and addressed the targeting of innocent civilians.
- UN Secretary General Koffi Annan: "Whatever happens in the region, every effort must be taken not to harm civilians. The deliberate attack and maiming of unarmed civilians is terrorism pure and simple whatever the cause."
23 Killed in Gaza; Highest 1-Day Palestinian Toll Since Sept. '04
The bombing of Lebanon has not slowed Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip. Israeli strikes killed at least twenty-three Palestinians Wednesday. It was the highest single-day Palestinian death toll in nearly two years. Earlier today, an Israeli plane bombed the Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Gaza, severely damaging the building and surrounding homes. A Palestinian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Israel is carrying out "organized terrorism." Meanwhile, the death toll in the bombing of a Gaza home early Wednesday rose to at least eighteen, including a mother and her five children. Five Qassam rockets fired by Palestinians in Gaza landed on Israeli territory, causing no injuries or casualties.
30 Killed in Iraq Violence; 4-Day Baghdad Toll Hits 130
In Iraq, at least thirty people were killed and nearly forty wounded in violence in and around Baghdad Wednesday. Twenty Sunni Iraqis were found dead after they were kidnapped from a bus station north of the capital. Hours later, Sunni militants seized twenty-five people in an attack on a Shiite part of Baghdad. More than one hundred thirty people have now been killed in the Baghdad area since Sunday. US General George Casey says he's considering moving more US troops into the capital to respond to the violence.
Toll in Mumbai Train Attacks Passes 200
In Mumbai, the death toll from Tuesday's train attacks has passed two hundred. Hundreds more were wounded in the blasts, which ripped through commuter trains at the height of rush hour. More than three hundred people have been detained in police raids following the attacks.
First of 900 UK Troops Reach Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, the first wave of a new deployment of British troops began arriving in Kabul Wednesday. The British government announced this week it would send an additional nine hundred troops amid a renewed Western-led offensive in southern Afghanistan.
Tens of Thousands March for Mexico Recount
In Mexico, tens of thousands of supporters of Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador marched through Mexico City Wednesday to demand a recount of the contested presidential election. The marchers convened after setting off from electoral districts around Mexico City. Thousands more are expected to join them as they pour in from districts across the country. Lopez Obrador has called on supporters to begin assembling in advance of a major rally this Sunday.
Blair Adviser Arrested
In Britain, a top adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair was arrested Wednesday. The adviser, Lord Levy is also the leading fundraiser for Blair's Labour party. Police are investigating whether Labour offered donors state honors in return for million-dollar loans.
Enron Witness Found Dead in London
In other news from Britain, police have confirmed a man found dead in a London park Tuesday was a potential witness in the Enron fraud case. The man, Neil Coulbeck, was a former employee of the Royal Bank of Scotland. He had been interviewed by the FBI about the role of Bank of Scotland subsidiary NatWest in selling off part of its Enron unit. His death comes as Britain is locked in an internal political struggle over the extradition of three NatWest bankers to the United States. The three are being extradited under a treaty critics say is one-sided because the US has yet to ratify it.
Ex-Houston Mayor Collapses At Lay Funeral
Meanwhile in Houston, former Houston mayor Bob Lanier collapsed Wednesday as he attended the memorial service for Enron founder Ken Lay. Former President George Bush, his wife Barbara and former Secretary of State James Baker were among those in attendance.
Uribe Tries To Silence UN Rights Monitors
In Colombia, the Associated Press is reporting President Alvaro Uribe is waging a secret campaign to silence UN human rights monitors who have documented thousands of abuses. Foreign diplomats and rights groups say the government wants to stop the monitors from voicing criticism and publishing their findings. The monitors' investigations have recently forced the government to arrest more than a dozen soldiers in the killings of nearly thirty civilians, including children and pregnant women. The government had previously claimed the victims were rebels. The Bush administration has been a key ally of the Uribe government. In March, a letter signed by more than sixty foreign and Colombian rights and development groups urged the White House to back renewing the mandate for the Colombian office of the U.N.'s High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Bush administration has refused.
Chavez Blasts US Cuba Plan
And finally, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has weighed in on the Bush administration's controversial plan for intervention in Cuba. The Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba released a report Monday calling on the US to spend millions of dollars supporting opponents of Fidel Castro.
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: "From here, I say to the North American empire that instead of thinking about a transition plan for the Cuban revolution or for the Venezuelan revolution, they should be elaborating on a transition plan for themselves because this century the North American empire is going to end."
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Great place to bring kids learn while having fun
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Everything! The information given for each exhibit is extensive. Kids must try the touch tunnel! Love it!
Amazing building. My son and I spent 5 hours here on a Saturday! Loved it.
Afternoon crowds due to school trips can make this a madhouse and lines at exhibits like touch tunnel absurd
So much to see and do... Get there early!
An excellent place for kids to run around and learn about science. Great views of Lower Manhattan are an added plus.
Definitely take the time to watch an IMAX or 3D movie, but check show times before you come; they're different weekend vs weekday.
The guitar exhibit is definitely worth it for kids and adults alike. #jerseycity
Wish I had a kid to bring Super fun and interactive installations!
Touch tunnel!
The rice pit will keep the little ones busy for hours on end.
Great place for a kids birthday party.
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$7 parking even for members since lot is not owned by the center.. But overall, a good value for the kids! Plenty of fun learning. Place is huge!
Long lines and big crowds on rainy days. You can skip the line by buying tix on your phone and pick them up at the welcome counter IF you can navigate their mobile site.
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Show up a half hour before you want to actually get in. It takes that long to buy tickets.
This is a great place to learn about alternative energy solutions. As a Congressman, I will promote investment in green and renewable energy. #NJ11
Bank of America card holders get in for free on the first full weekend of every month up until December
Be sure to go through the touch tunnel!
This zany science museum is home to the first Hoberman sphere. Though geared toward littles (the calendar is packed with interactive learning events), it brings out the childish nerd in any adult.
Fun, educational & fun!!!
Gotta pay to park...
Check out bob the builder exhibition
Teachers get a discount!
I had to drag my two year old away from the Bob the Builder exhibit. He loved it. I loved him being entertained for so long.
Was a lot cooler when I was 11!
NFL Hall of Fame exhibit is amazing
We had a great time!
If you go, go on the weekday, you will have the museum to yourself!
Great place to take kids for a fun, indoor and educational experience. You can have a kids bday party here also ... we went to one ... big party room.
Pack a lunch or eat before you come here. Their food options are horrendous.
Over a decade ago, the US Department of Energy installed a wind turbine at LSC to demonstrate the feasibility of using wind as a source of energy in urban areas. Check it out from the 4th floor deck.
Great for kids
Skyscraper , communication room and Touch Tunnel,.. Best thing ever
It can get very busy with various summer day camps in the mornings during the summer.
Pure awesomesauce!
port authority employees get in free
The cafeteria is overpriced and the food tastes terrible, definitely pack a lunch
The skywalk (part of the skyscraper exhibit) is an experience everyone should try.
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Long line for curious geog
Avoid turtle vision2
The Curious George exhibit is great for kids.
Watched the turtle go go go for about 10 minutes! Animals are amazing :) first time going there, deff going back :)
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The Paladin Club parking areas for the 2015 football season are indicated below. As in 2014, access to the parking areas on the "home side" of Paladin Stadium (between the PAC circle and the Timmons Arena gate on Duncan Chapel Rd.) will be limited to those with a Paladin Club parking pass or Handicap placard.
Public parking areas may be accessed through the main gate on Poinsett Highway or the "back gate" by the softball and baseball fields on Duncan Chapel Road. The closest Public parking area to the stadium is the Chapel parking lot, and other lots will be filled as needed. Please look to the parking attendants for direction on where to park if you do not have a Paladin Club parking pass.
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Paladin Club parking passes are issued based on Paladin Club gifts for the 2014-15 giving year (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015) and require the purchase of at least one regular price season ticket. Parking passes will be mailed prior to the start of the season. Parking passes are distributed based on Paladin Club membership levels:
Blue Lot--$100 to $249
Yellow Lot--$250 to $499
Red Lot--$500 to $1499
Purple Lot (1,2, and 3)--$1500 and up
Spaces in Purple Lots 1, 2, and 3 will be assigned to individual donors for the entire 2015 season and will bear nameplates for the assigned donors. All other lots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis for each game with the appropriate Paladin Club parking pass.
If you have questions about your parking assignment for the 2015 season, please contact Sue Carnes (864-294-3565).
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Those with passes for the Purple 3 parking area will have marked, designated tailgating areas in the grass. Outside of those marked areas, the grass around the rugby field is open for tailgating on a first-come, first-served basis. Feel free to bring your tents, chairs, etc. to the grass and set up for the day.


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I just drove the vehicle over 200+ miles since I bought it used. I took it up to my daughter in school and the check engine light came on. The car had the code read of PO300 at AutoZone, and the car was taken to a mechanic in her area. He said don't worry about it(came-up with same code), but watch for any performance issues, and if that occurs bring the car in. My question is it is OK to keep driving the car while I try to diagnose the misfire-plugs, wires, coils, and injectors? Any ideas what the most common cause may be?
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Its a random misfire code. It means you could have more than 1 cylinder that isn't firing. This can damage your catalytic converters, and give you horrible gas millage and performance. I don't know why the mechanic said to not worry about it. Conman causes could be an ignition problem, spark plugs, spark plug wires, multiple things that would cause this. How is it running, as far as acceleration/performance?
I'm sorry-the car runs great and very smooth, acceleration is great as well as overall performance-no hesitation or kick, and starts right up-that's why he said "don't worry about it now, (maybe to save her money) but if any sign of performance problems, running, or hard starting bring it in. I do plan to diagnose the issue soon starting this weekend, it looks as if I have to go over it very thoroughly. I heard injectors are a big problem on this Toyota model.
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The Public Justice Advocacy Clinic focuses primarily on employment law and disability law. Under faculty supervision, students represent low-income clients in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, D.C. Superior Court, D.C. Court of Appeals, and in administrative courts in cases involving wage and hour, unemployment compensation, disability, and other issues. We consider representing clients in other kinds of civil cases which are appropriate for students and are likely to advance the public justice mission of the Clinic. Students' case responsibilities include client interviewing, factual development, legal analysis, drafting of pleadings, discovery, motions, briefs, oral advocacy, and settlement negotiations. Students may also work with nonprofit and community organizations on public policy issues. The classroom component focuses on law and poverty, and on developing a variety of lawyering skills, including client interviewing, case analysis, oral advocacy, litigation document drafting, and negotiations.
The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics were founded in 1971, and were dedicated in 1991 to acknowledge the generous support of Jacob Burns (LL.B. '24, LL.D. '70). Burns was renowned for his philanthropy, through which he "contributed significantly to the expanding boundaries of knowledge," and left an enduring legacy that improves the lives of many today.
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After 75 years, The Dandy comic published for last time, digital only from now on
Exactly 75 years to the day it first hit newsstands, the print edition of famed British comic The Dandy has bowed out with its last ever issue. The 3,610th issue is packed with strips featuring 75 of the title's most memorable characters and a pull-out replica of the very first edition, published on 4 December 1937.
But this is not the end of The Dandy. As one format disappears another is born, with publisher DC Thompson simultaneously launching a digital version of the comic along with the last print issue. Issue 0 is online now, free, and gives you a sample of what the dedicated iPad, iPhone and Android app will offer from issue 1 on.
Available on PC and Mac this week, tablet and smartphone devices later, The Digital Dandy is being billed as much more than the original comic with it featuring animation in strips, voice acting on classics including Desperate Dan, mini-games that readers can play as part of a strip's story, and video sections.
The editorial team has even reached out to creators and artists from the comic's history to help aid its evolutionary transition. And as well as featuring classic comedy characters, such as Bananaman, The Numskulls, Blinky and Brassneck, a new serial called Retro-Active has been introduced. It takes some of the British super-heroes from DC Thompson's past and brings them up to date in a new super-team.
The launch issue features a Bananaman game that's similar to running platformer Canabalt, and Dandy Dollop, a digital pet to feed, dance and play with.
The free issue 0 will be available on www.Dandy.com, while issue 1 and there-on will be accessible through dedicated apps for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices. These will soon appear on iTunes and Google Play.
Prices for each issue will be £1.49 when bought individually (50p less than the regular print edition), £29.99 for a year's subscription (working out at around 59p per issue).
The "Last Ever Issue" is on sale now for £3.99 and realises Sir Paul McCartney's life-long ambition of appearing in the comic. It will also probably appear on eBay for years to come.
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Facebook, Facebook, Facebook.... I can't even begin to tell you how much I LOATHE this "resource" online. It is the #1 source of contentment in my life because it's an evil necessity for Websites and blogs. The vile media has put so much emphasis on it that people fall all over it. Here are just a few reasons why I don't
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Mr. Carr's museum is just as interesting as Mr. Marjoriam's Emporium. So many unusual items and one of a kind treasures that he has collected through the years, such as Jackie...
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Museum is in a "personal" warehouse and interesting. It's full of squirrels, which we thought was weird, collectables of all kinds and one of Elvis's old cars. We left looking at each other wondering if it was a real museum.
This museum is closed. I never got to visit it, but the owner died, all the contents were sold and it won't reopen.
Mr. Carr's museum is just as interesting as Mr. Marjoriam's Emporium. So many unusual items and one of a kind treasures that he has collected through the years, such as Jackie Gleason's limousine. Enough there that you won't see it all on a first visit. It's a great place to see at least once. Watch for the hours of operation....
I've been wanting to see this place for a long time and finally got there. Their hours are so limited though, only open weekends from 1-3. What I liked: Marvin Carr's love for his museum shines through as he takes you on a tour around the huge room. He's a very nice man and has knowledge about old movie star...
Definitely unique. Cheezy is pretty accurate. Probably something for everybody, whether you are into old or famous cars, beautiful porcelin, silly talking mechanical characters, taxonomically-prepared animals, or historical artifacts. If this sounds like something that would interest you, it probably will. I was a bit skeptical of some of the claims: "largest this ever captured," "oldest that" or "the only...
Was there on a Monday. Nowhere in TripAdvisor reviews did it say this place was not open during the week. It was complicated to find from downtown Spokane, but disappointing upon arrival to find it closed. Even Tourism Spokane does not indicate the operating days or times. Too bad, as I looked forward to it.
One of the coolest, most unique places I've ever been. Mr. Carr's exuberance about his collection and life itself is contagious and worth the admission on its own. The collection is surreal and definitely one of a kind. His guided tour and his stories made my trip. I've told everyone in Spokane about this that I met today and no...
Like most reviews, this place is kitschy fun! You need about an hour or so to see everything, and do yourself a favor and get a "guided" tour from Mr. Carr. The guy is incredible - he was giving us stuff to just "take" home at the end of the tour - amazing! It would be impossible to list what...
Go see this.. Mr. And mrs. Carr invite you to 1950's hospitality and fun .. A must!!! The Mr of this duo is an enigmatic character with his own twists that probably should be swallowed with some salt... Ok a lot of salt but boy is it fun
We got a personal tour from the owner himself. He has a lot of really cool memorabilia that he has collected from stars, and all the stories to go with it.
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WOW!!! Fascinating old car and nice capture!!
Greets, Begoña
Interesująca fotografia.Jak oni na Kubie to robią,że te auta są jeszcze używane ? .
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Impressive shot and colours! L&F Greetings from Switzerland
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wonderful oldtimer and a lovely image, L and F, best wishes Karin
Thanks my friends karin, supraph for visiting Cuba, nice comments and LIKE&FAV. Best wishes. Stathis
I would like to visit Cuba before this kind of cars come to an end.
Happy for your visit in my Gallery Abdallah and nice comment. Best wishes. Stathis
Interesante foto!
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i was intending on doing a these things today, as usual, but the Muku SS 2013 collection felt like just the right way to sign off the week. from the sweet little girls (those little dresses! those milk-maid braids! those flowers crowns!) to the simple & beautiful pieces for women made from exquisite natural fabrics – i am quite smitten with Lithuanian based Muku.
Archives for June 2013
Li Hui
continuing with Flickr Fridays! i have noticed and admired the work of Li Hui for years on Flickr, so I was surprised to find that i had never actually done a post about her before (cannot keep track after all these years i guess). she is a self-taught photographer who only uses film. something you might notice is that her subjects never show their faces, and she gives a reason for that in this interview:
Another Feather: Artemis II
Another Feather is an Asheville-based accessories label by jewellery designer Hannah Ferrara. the lookbooks for her various collections never cease to wow me – and so I was excited to see the imagery for her new collection Artemis II, taken by photographer Olivia Rae James. you can peruse all her pieces at her online shop.
Take Care
Take Care is a Cape Town based label by designer Jessica Harwood. their winter collection suits my taste for beautiful pared down pieces. i went into their shop on Kloof Street recently, shared with menswear label Adriaan Kuiters, and man-handled (woman-handled?) some of the beautiful coats. i am particularly taken by the double waterfall jacket below. also happy to tell you that you can now peruse Take Care at their online shop – glad to see more and more South African designers selling on the web.
Biodiversity Heritage Library
i thought i'd share a little resource with you today. if you're into dabbling around with imagery, need inspiration for visual projects or graphic design moodboards or whatever – you might be interested in the Biodiversity Heritage Library. they have hundreds (thousands?) of hi-res images from a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries. you can delve into a world of insects and botanicals and fungi and sea creatures… gorgeous even just to look at.
These Things No.51
these things no.51! i don't have anything interesting to say today… i'm tired. i'm going to have a bath. i might read in there. it's raining outside. i might try my hand at making some vegetable soup. any recipes you care to share? have a good weekend!
Hanne Johansen
i've decided, in addition to a friday these things, that i will be instituting a Flickr Friday around here. first up is Hanne Johansen, because this photo absolutely stole my heart. she is a student and animal lover who lives in Oslo, and you can find more photos at her flickr and blog.
Alan Reid
Alan Reid is an artist based in NYC who works with colour pencils. reading up about him i discovered,
his representational images of heiresses, bored fashionistas and aquiline beauties that have been called provocatively light, with coloring as delicate as his women are elegant. The work invites reasoning, provocation and negotiation of absurdist scenarios involving majestic women in insipid situations.
The Silence of Dogs in Cars
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North Korea issued another call on Monday for a lowering of military tensions with South Korea, even as leader Kim Jong-un oversaw firing drills on an island near the sensitive maritime border.
A government statement carried by the official KCNA news agency said it was time to end "reckless hostility and confrontation" and called on Seoul to scrap its annual joint military drills with the United States.
Last week, the North's top military body had called for both sides to halt all hostile military activities - a suggestion Seoul dismissed as "nonsensical" in the light of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
The latest offer is also likely to receive short shrift, as South Korea has repeatedly made it clear that the annual joint drills are non-negotiable.
North Korea makes periodic peace proposals which are mostly seen as rhetorical devices for international consumption.
The latest statement came as Kim continued a tour of front-line islands with a visit to an islet in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) where, according to KCNA, he watched a firing drill.
On Saturday, Kim had monitored an apparently large-scale army, navy and air force exercise involving a mock assault on a South Korean island. - Sapa-AFP
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Constitutions are for people, not for pigs.
Sep 16, 2002, Vol. 8, No. 01 • By WESLEY J. SMITH
SOMETHING DISTURBING is happening in the Florida elections this fall. No, not the chance that Janet Reno will be the Democratic candidate for governor. A state initiative has qualified for the ballot letting voters decide whether to grant constitutional rights to pregnant pigs.
On the surface, the issue is one of animal husbandry. In the interest of industrial efficiency, and to prevent mother pigs from accidentally rolling on and crushing their offspring, many pig farmers confine pregnant sows in "farrowing crates" during the final stage of pregnancy and for a time after birth.
Supporters of the practice say that the crates, which are seven feet long and two feet wide, ensure the safety and health of the sow and her piglets. A preliminary report of a study by the Iowa State University comparing three different systems for housing gestating sows seems to verify this claim, finding that the crate system produces the "highest farrowing [birth] rate."
But animal rights activists claim that immobilizing the sows in crates causes a "wide range of physical and psychological problems" for the pigs. They want to see this breeding technique banned. Thus, taking advantage of Florida's easy qualification process for voter initiatives, animal rightists have qualified a proposed state constitutional amendment that, if passed, would make it not just illegal but unconstitutional to confine a pregnant pig "in a cage, crate, or other enclosure, or tether a pregnant pig on a farm so that the pig is prevented from turning around freely."
This is a perfectly legitimate subject for public debate, of course, but not in a constitutional context. The constitution of the state of Florida was ordained and established by the people to "secure the benefits" of "Constitutional Liberty," "perfect our government, insure domestic tranquility, maintain public order, and guarantee equal civil and political rights." In other words, the Florida constitution -- like the U.S. Constitution and other state constitutions -- is concerned with the rights and responsibilities of people. It is not for pigs.
This not just an abstract argument, to be hashed out over a morning latte. Through constitutions we establish our form of government and mutually guarantee that none of us will be denied certain fundamental rights. We do so not because we are mammals, but because we are men and women seeking to maintain and protect human liberty and human dignity. Granting animals constitutional rights would cheapen these charters. Indeed, it would undermine constitutions as exclusively establishing and protecting human rights.
This is no doubt the appeal to animal rights activists of the Florida initiative. After all, pig farming is a very small industry in Florida, so small in fact, that only about 300-400 pregnant pigs are housed in farrowing crates at any given time in the entire state. So why invest the nearly $1 million supporters of the initiative claim they will spend in the coming campaign? That's a lot of money to potentially help just a few hundred pigs. But if the goal is to blur the moral distinction between human and animal life -- well, that, for animal rightists, is worth much more than $1 million.
If we are to avoid "speciesism," their thinking goes, we must give up our belief that life has ultimate value simply because it is human. This objective standard, in their thinking, being steeped in religion or outmoded notions of natural law, must be replaced by a "rational" approach that accords value to each individual -- animal or human -- based primarily on the level of the individual's perceived level of consciousness or the ability to feel pain.
One expression of this view is the bioethical theory of "personhood," according to which rights are based on whether one's "quality of life" is sufficient to qualify for membership in the "moral community" made up of sentient, self-aware "persons." Since value is based on gray matter and not genome, non-sentient humans -- including newborn infants, Alzheimer's patients, the severely retarded, and the comatose, among others -- would be excluded from this community. At the same time, some "nonhuman animals" would be included in the moral community, including dogs, pigs, elephants, dolphins, whales -- perhaps all mammals.
The consequences of such a radical shift in core societal beliefs would be profound. As animal rights author and lawyer Steven M. Wise recently told the Village Voice, establishing legal personhood for animals would grant them "the [same] fundamental rights that we humans have." This would mean, according to Wise, that "If you wanted to do something to violate the animals' rights, at the very least they should have a guardian appointed to represent their interests, the way a human child or any severely impaired human would."


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So much for intelligence community reform.
Posted on 18:36, February 17th, 2015 by Pablo
It turns out that nearly 5 months after getting re-elected, the government has decided on the composition of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC). Besides himself as Chair of the ISC, the Prime Minister gets to select two members from the government parties and the Opposition Leader gets to select one member from opposition parties. In both cases the respective Leaders are expected under Section 7 (1) (c,d) of the 1996 Intelligence and Security Committee Act to consult with the other parties on their side of the aisle before selecting the remaining members of the committee. The language of the Act is quite specific: "c) 2 members of the House of Representatives nominated for the purpose by the Prime Minister following consultation with the leader of each party in Government: (d) 1 member of the House of Representatives nominated for the purpose by the Leader of the Opposition, with the agreement of the Prime Minister, following consultation with the leader of each party that is not in Government or in coalition with a Government party." (1996 ISCA, pp. 6-7).
Not surprisingly the government has nominated two National MPs, Attorney General Chris Finlayson and Justice Minister Amy Adams, for membership on the ISC. It is not clear if ACT, the Maori Party and United Future were consulted before their selection. What is more surprising is that Andrew Little nominated David Shearer and did not consult with opposition parties before making his selection. While Shearer is a person with considerable international experience and has been a consumer of intelligence (as opposed to a practitioner) during his career, Mr. Little has been neither. In fact, it can be argued that Mr. Little has the least experience of all the proposed members when it comes to issues of intelligence and security, which means that he will have to lean very heavily on Mr. Shearer if he is not not be overmatched within the ISC.
Moreover, in past years Russell Norman, Peter Dunne and Winston Peters have been on the ISC, so the move to re-centralise parliamentary oversight in the two major parties represents a regression away from the democratisation of representation in that oversight role. Since these two parties have been in government during some of the more egregious acts of recent intelligence agency misbehaviour (for example, the Zaoui case, where intelligence was manipulated by the SIS to build a case against him at the behest of or in collusion with the 5th Labour government, and the case of the illegal surveillance of Kim Dotcom and his associates by the GCSB in collusion or at the behest of the US government under National, to say nothing of the ongoing data mining obtained via mass electronic trawling under both governments), this does not portend well for the upcoming review of the New Zealand intelligence community that this ISC is charged with undertaking.
The Greens have expressed their disgust at being excluded and have, righty in my opinion, pointed out that they are the only past members of the ISC that have taken a critical look at the way intelligence is obtained, analysed and used in New Zealand. But that appears to be exactly why they were excluded. According to John Key, Labour's decision was "the right call" and he "totally supports it." More tellingly, Mr. Key said the following: "A range of opposition voices from the minor parties could railroad the process. I don't think the committee was terribly constructive over the last few years, I think it was used less as a way of constructing the right outcomes for legislation, and more as a sort of political battleground" (my emphasis added).
In other words, Russell Norman took his membership on the ISC seriously and did not just follow along and play ball when it came to expanding state powers of search and surveillance under the Search and Surveillance Act of 2012 and GCSB Act of 2014.
That is a very big concern. Mr. Key believes that the "right" outcomes (which have had the effect of expanding state espionage powers while limiting its accountability or the institutional checks imposed on it) need to be produced by the ISC when it comes to the legal framework governing the intelligence community. Those who would oppose such outcomes are not suitable for membership, a view with which Andrew Little seems to agree.
This is so profoundly an undemocratic view on how intelligence oversight should work that I am at a loss for words to explain how it could come from the mouth of a Prime Minister in a liberal democracy and be tacitly seconded by the Leader of the Opposition–unless they have genuine contempt for democracy. That is a trait that W. Bush, Tony Blair and John Howard shared as well, but what does that say about the state of New Zealand democracy?
Mr. Little has given his reason to exclude Metiria Turei of the Greens from ISC membership as being due to the fact the Mr. Norman is stepping down in May and Mr. Little wanted "skills, understanding and experience" in that ISC position. Besides insulting Ms. Turei (who has been in parliament for a fair while and co-Leader of the Greens for 5 years), he also gave the flick to Mr. Peters, presumably because that old dog does not heel too well. As for Mr. Dunne, well, loose lips have sunk his ship when it comes to such matters.
The bottom line is that Mr. Little supports Mr. Key's undemocratic approach to intelligence oversight. Worse yet, it is these two men who will lead the review of the NZ intelligence community and propose reform to it, presumably in light of the debacles of the last few years and the eventual revelations about NZ espionage derived from the Snowden files.
As I said last year in the built-up to the vote on the GCSB Amendment Act, I doubted very much that for all its rhetorical calls for an honest and thorough review process that led to significant reform, Labour would in fact do very little to change the system as given because when it is in government it pretty much acts very similar to National when it comes to intelligence and security. If anything, the differences between the two parties in this field are more stylistic than substantive.
What I could not have foreseen was that Labour would drop all pretence of bringing a critical mindset to the review and instead join National in a move to limit the amount of internal debate allowable within the ISC at a time when it finally had an important task to undertake (in the form of the intelligence community review).
As a result, no matter how many public submissions are made, or how many experts, interest groups and laypeople appear before the ISC hearings, and how much media coverage is given to them, I fear that the end result will be more of the same: some cosmetic changes along the margins, some organisational shuffles and regroupings in the name of streamlining information flows, reducing waste and eliminating duplication of functions in order to promote bureaucratic efficiency, and very little in the way of real change in the NZ intelligence community, especially in the areas of oversight and accountability.
From now on it is all about going through the motions and giving the appearance of undertaking a serious review within the ISC. For lack of a better word, let's call this the PRISM approach to intelligence community reform.
On the need for intelligence accountability and oversight reform.
Posted on 09:50, October 10th, 2012 by Pablo
One thing has become clear after the revelations of multiple New Zealand intelligence agency failures, malfeasance and incompetence over the past few years. That is what happens when there is no effective oversight on, or accountability by those agencies. As things stand the Prime Minster is the sole oversight on New Zealand's intelligence community. The parliamentary intelligence and security committee is a toothless wonder that gets semi-regular general briefings on intelligence matters (at a rate of less than once a month), and the inspector general (IG) of intelligence–the person who is supposed to independently investigate the actions of the intelligence community–is currently a geriatric former judge who has the equivalent of a .5 full time employee and whose office and resources are provided by the agencies he is supposed to independently assess. His predecessor, another retired judge, resigned under a cloud brought about by the Ahmed Zaoui political asylum case, where the Security Intelligence Services (SIS) was shown to have clearly manipulated analysis of intelligence flows derived from foreign partners and the IG demonstrated bias in favor of the SIS version of events prior to releasing his findings.
Add to that the fact that the IG has limited powers of investigation and a parliamentary committee that cannot be told about operational matters and has no powers to subpoena or authority to force testimony under oath, and what you have is a recipe for institutional "stretch:" the tendency of institutions to exceed and play loose with the rules, laws and regulations governing their charter in the absence of effective oversight and accountability. That has become glaring apparent in recent weeks.
The problem is somewhat mitigated when the Prime Minister is a hands-on type of manager who is knowledgeable about intelligence matters, to include methods of collection and analysis. Although it raises the possibility of PM misuse of intelligence flows for political purposes, it does have the merit of forcing intelligence officials to be accountable to someone. However, if the PM is disinterested, ignorant or laissez-faire in managerial approach to intelligence matters, then the possibility of intelligence agency institutional stretch becomes quite real, as we have now seen.
Given the revelations about the GCSB and prior instances of SIS "stretch," the time is now perfect for a reform of the intelligence oversight apparatus. Although the PM can and should remain as the minister for intelligence and security, the parliamentary committee needs to be granted effective and binding oversight authority that includes powers to investigate operational issues and force intelligence agency officials of all ranks to respond under oath to questions about the how, when and why of specific intelligence matters. Likewise, the Inspector General's position needs to be expanded into a three person panel that includes a mix of people with experience in handling sensitive information and knowledge of how intelligence collection and analysis works, and who answer to and are resourced by parliament rather than the PM and SIS, respectively.
Unchecked executive oversight of intelligence agencies is prone to what might be called the authoritarian tendency (by which elected executives assume quasi-dictatorial powers of managerial control), and is in fact the mark of many authoritarian regimes. This avoids the system of checks and balances that is not only a hallmark of democratic political systems, but of their institutional component as well. The issue, as the intelligence community well knows, is about triangulation: there needs to be at least three independent (if overlapped) sources of critical institutional scrutiny for information or oversight to be validated (which are manifest in policy or administrative decisions).
That system of institutional checks and balances is what provides oversight and promotes accountability within public bureaucracies as a whole. Such accountability is horizontal–between different public agencies such as the judiciary and security apparatus–as well as vertical (where public agencies answer to political authorities separated into legislative and executive components). The institutionalized oversight aggregate mitigates against public agency stretch and political manipulation.
Having one individual, whatever his or her persuasion with regard to issues of intelligence collection, analysis and political impact (something driven by the political context of the moment, including the relationship between government and opposition and the personal and partisan implications of any given decision regarding security and intelligence) is, in a democracy, antithetical. In mature democracies policy decisions are not individualized; they are institutionalized and subject to effective oversight.
This is simply a matter of democratic good practice. Effective, independent oversight not only keeps intelligence agencies honest and prevents institutional stretch. It reassure the voting public that the larger common interest, rather than narrow political, diplomatic or corporate concerns, are served by the intelligence and security agencies charged with defending the commonweal.
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Follow up on the SIS files and what should be done.
Posted on 13:26, February 11th, 2009 by Pablo
When I found out that I was mentioned in the SIS files on Keith Locke (apparently in an unflattering letter), I got to thinking further about what can be done to improve that agency and rid it of an institutional culture that is seemingly unprofessional, unaccountable and biased in its presentation of threats. There is more to the story, which revolves around the window of opportunity presented to the new government by the director-general of the SIS, Warren Tucker, in opening up the SIS files to public scrutiny. Rather that repeat it here, please see the link below, where I outline the broader picture. I do not mean to be shameless with the link, just synergistic. A full post (on direct action) is forthcoming soon.
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I want to go to the parade since I was on a work trip in 2010 that kept me from going. My husband is against it though since he thinks it is going to be too much madness for a pregnant person who has only a couple weeks left. Bah! I guess they will just have to win next year. At least I was able to attend the game where they clinched the NL West. That was fun and they were giving out Pablo Sandoval garden gnomes that night.
My mom's work does all the food and beverages at AT&T park so shes working on getting me a World series champs onsie as we speak so little man can come home in style!! :-)
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whoever you are and whatever position you are in, you are entitled to privacy.
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whoever wins custody of the kids knows they will be raking in a big pile of dough.
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Definitions for travailtrəˈveɪl, ˈtræv eɪl
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word travail
Princeton's WordNet
parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed(noun)
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat(verb)
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
"he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil(verb)
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
Specifically, the labor of childbirth.
An act of working; labor , labour .
The eclipse of a celestial object.
To toil.
To go through the labor of childbirth.
Origin: From travail.
Webster Dictionary
labor with pain; severe toil or exertion
parturition; labor; as, an easy travail
to labor with pain; to toil
to suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor
to harass; to tire
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In keeping with the prevailing mood, rising to the highest crescendo when Chairman, Thebe Mogami, interjected to get Botlhogile Tshireletso, to whip her troops into the required quorum, if only to hear Nasha mope: "Since this will be my last presentation of this nature to Parliament because I will not be standing in the general election that is upon us, I should wish all those who are going to stand good luck. And may the best candidate win".
There was no applause. No heads turned. In that carefree Ngwaketse manner, the lady known as 'Nnananyana' to her best friends pronounced figures in the billions of Pula that would have shocked Gaolese Koma and Kebatlamang Morake - perhaps even Seretse Khama himself - who administered a national budget that was only double the size of the then population of Botswana at ...say R500,000.
Nasha spoke about a budget in the vicinity of the P6 billion, suggesting that much of that will go towards setting up district administration, and care and building of roads that analysts had predicted last year, at the end of NDP 9.
Her introductory remarks suggested that the administrative victory of the campaigners who were able to gain a rise in tender ceilings to P10 million would help with facilitating implementation of projects.
"Some of the projects we do are in the region of about P5 million and so on, so we will no longer have to go through the old cumbersome procedure to get approval for projects below P10 million," Nasha celebrated, only then lifting her voice a gentle bit.
"There have also been delays on account of fluctuations in the volatile fuel process compelling the ministry to do follow re-tendering procedures on account of the re-costing of the projects".
Nasha had found the afternoon session speedily flashing through the proposals of Minister of Trade and Commerce, Neo Moroka.
One of the topical issues in the debate of the trade budget debate revolved around the readiness of Botswana, particularly in light of the impending need for the country to market itself at the 2010 World Cup as a distinct tourism destination, with respect to laws on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights legislation and administration.
It was established, in response to queries raised by MPs, Tshireletso and Kavis Kario, that an officer was appointed at the Trade Ministry last year and that there is ongoing discussion about the establishment of a collecting society.
The irrepressible Botsalo Ntuane, having thrown in the towel on the debate around the Trade and Liquor Act, wanted to know the damage done in terms of loss of jobs and further development of the entertainment industry.
Even butcheries were closing down on account of petty regulations that seek to disallow barbecuing or
braaing of meat near the shops.
The debarring of sale of condoms at bars was not doing the battle against HIV any good, he pointed out.
The cumulative effect of the pressures on the 'quality of life of the Batswana' resulting from decreased employment and business closures by decree of the oracle could prove costly at the election, Ntuane reflected.
Members also sought clarity on the definition of the 'traditional beer' which, it is planned, ought to fall under the ambit of the new regulations under the refurbished liquor laws limiting trading hours at social clubs, night spots, bars and restaurants.
Pivotal to the definition of the Minister of Trade, it emerged from his rounding up response, was that anything and everything that was 'fermented' and 'sold under license' would qualify as traditional beer under the law.
He left it to common sense to judge that home brew sold outside of a license would not be included in the schedule of 'beer' products as described in the law.
The general sentiment of the parliamentarians was that hone brewed traditional beer was a cultural commodity, less harmless than the products that would legally fall under the definition of alcohol, and it has in the past helped to contribute to household income.
The 60-metre road reserve requirement also served as a barrier to development, parliamentarians complained. The example of the stalling of a P25million development at the Mochudi shopping enclave was cited as an example.
The parliamentarians called for invigoration of the cooperatives system and vigilance in management, particularly in the keep9ing of books of accounts.
The National Development Bank (NDB), LEA and CEDA should be harmonised, allowing villages and towns access to all of them, urged the MPs.
Keletso Rakhudu, Botswana representatives on one of the African Union (AU) commissions, pointed out what he called the 'collapse of the Kenyan sugar industry' because of blind compliance regimented policies of the European Community (EC) countries and trade regulations set by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
He wanted renegotiation of the chapter of the Cotonou agreement dealing with trade, to be accommodated in the new instruments agreed 'with great care in the interest of the southern African and continental trading blocs' so that their individual and collective interests should not be undermined by the more roundly constituted European blocs.
Moroka, pleaded with the assembly to be patient with the marketing of the 'Botswana brand' which has come under scrutiny in both the arts community and Parliament.
Ntuane, raising the subject yet another time, described the insignia as 'bland and unattractive'.
It depends on one's point of view, Moroka responded, pleading that Parliament should pass his proposals, in which he succeeded, getting P425 million for 'organisation and P108 million for development.