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When Electronic Arts Inc. decided to shift from selling its popular games on disk and focus on digital game delivery, the company had to overhaul its workforce—fast.
Electronic Arts needed the overhaul to keep up with modern gamers who prefer to play Madden NFL 13 or Command & Conquer on a smartphone, online or through downloads to a game console, rather than just buy a disk at a store, a change that has hurt the company's bottom line.
To make the switch to a digital delivery strategy, Electronic Arts needed to hire thousands of software engineers, data scientists and online marketers in a short time, far surpassing the hundreds of people it normally added in a year, says Nellie Peshkov, Electronic Arts global talent acquisition vice president. But the company's existing recruiting structure, applicant tracking system and other tech tools used to source and hire employees wasn't up to the task, Peshkov told a crowd of recruiters at the LinkedIn corporate user conference held in October.
Peshkov started a 12-month transformation by reassigning recruiting managers who previously were organized by region to operate inside Electronic Arts business units. There, they translated each unit's goals into the types of people they needed to hire, and communicated that information to recruiters who could go out and find candidates.
Peshkov had recruiters and sourcers use LinkedIn Recruiter software to identify potential candidates by region and relevant skills. It was worth the investment, she says, because it made her team look "supersmart" to business-unit managers and other executives because of the data they could produce. Sourcers also produced weekly reports based on LinkedIn data showing which companies around the world were laying people off or were acquiring targets "or were having some kind of unrest," all events that might make an employee or soon-to-be ex-employee open to a new job, Peshkov says.
To raise Electronic Arts' profile as an attractive workplace, Peshkov's team created a career microsite inside the company's popular EA Sports website. They also started a LinkedIn group for engineers and sponsored "hackathons," videos and other career-oriented networking events. Recruiters sent high-level Electronic Arts executives to university recruiting events "to talk about the amazing careers students can have" at the company, Peshkov says. "Every executive shows up," she says. "It's not an option."
Electronic Arts isn't out of the woods yet. In the 90 days ended Sept. 30, the company lost $381 million on revenue that was essentially unchanged at $711 million. Revenue from digital sales, however, grew 40 percent from the same period in 2011, a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy report and a sign the talent makeover is working.
Despite being understaffed, the talent acquisition team hit its 12-month hiring milestone, Peshkov told the LinkedIn conference crowd. "The team is being viewed as being a phenomenal success," she says. "It's been the hardest 12 months of my career and certainly for my team. What we accomplished would have taken me three, four years to accomplish in my previous roles."
Michelle V. Rafter is a Workforce contributing editor. Comment below or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nov. 12, 2012
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
An article about Electronic Arts, published Nov. 8, incorrectly characterized the company's new business strategy. Electronic Arts will continue to sell packaged software as the company shifts its focus to digital game delivery.


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Anyone tried the Seagate Showcase drive (http://www.seagate.c...ment/showcase)? Any benefit to getting it, since it's about $80 more than a comparable brand X eSATA 1TB drive?
I ask because it looks like my current external eSATA drive is dying (http://www.dbstalk.c...ad.php?t=163832).
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Led Zeppelin was honored as an American Rock Icon and for their contribution to American Culture by President Obama at this years Kennedy Center Honors. President Obama's speech gave them a great tribute. "When Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham burst onto the musical scene in the late 1960′s, then world never saw it coming." As the President Obama went on to say "It's been said that a generation of young people survived teenage angst with a pair of headphones and a Zeppelin album, and a generation of parents wondered what all that noise was about… Even now, 32 years after John Bonham's passing we all I think appreciate the fact that Led Zepplin legacy lives on."
President Obama went on to thank Led Zeppelin for not trashing the white house as their past hotel room visits had proven then might have had a rowdy past. Then President Obama concluded with "we honor Led Zeppelin for making us all feel young, and for showing us that some guys who are not completely youthful can still rock!"
So be sure to catch Led Zeppelin, before you miss you last change to see this legend live! Don't forget to catch Led Zeppelin's appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Monday night.


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Ten major U.S. banks have agreed to pay $8.5 billion to settle allegations of foreclosure and loan-paperwork abuses that occurred during the height of the nation's housing crisis, said federal officials on Monday.
Companies including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citibank and JPMorgan Chase, will shell out $3.3 billion of that amount directly to roughly 3.8 million people who were in the foreclosure process in 2009 and 2010 -- a time when banks routinely approved loan documents with little or no approval.
The rest of the settlement money will be paid in the form of other help such as loan modifications and reductions of principal. The other loan servicers in the settlement are: Aurora, MetLife Bank, PNC, Sovereign, SunTrust, and U.S. Bank.
The deal was reached between the 10 banks, and two federal agencies -- the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board. News of a settlement is significant on two fronts: the dollar amount going to borrowers and the fact the deal replaces a costly system that promised free foreclosure audits to borrowers in order to determine harm and compensation.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board, which announced the death of the auditing program on Monday, scrapped it following criticims of low response rate from borrowers and long review times. In all, regulators received 495,000 requests after extending the submission deadline three times. At least 56,000 of those came from San Diego County. There were another 159,000 foreclosure cases that were chosen through sampling.
"When we began the Independent Foreclosure Review, the OCC pledged to fix what was broken, identify who was harmed, and compensate them for that injury," said Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry in a statement. "While today's announcement represents a significant change in direction, it meets those original objectives by ensuring that consumers are the ones who will benefit, and that they will benefit more quickly and in a more direct manner."
Curry added: "We have learned a great deal from the reviews that have been conducted to date. However, it has become clear that carrying the process through to its conclusion would divert money away from the impacted homeowners and also needlessly delay the dispensation of compensation to affected borrowers. Our new course of action will get more money to more people more quickly, and it will speed recovery in the nation's housing markets."
Through the new deal, the 3.8 million borrowers who are eligible for compensation will get something regardless of whether they filed review requests or not, regulators say.
Borrowers can expect between hundreds of dollars to a maximum of $125,000. The amount depends on the error or issue. Someone who was assessed an incorrect fee would likely get the minimum compensation, while someone who went through a wrongful foreclosure may get the maximum, said Bryan Hubbard, of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Regulators will create roughly 11 categories for the 3.8 million eligible borrowers. Each category will be assigned a flat compensation amount. It's unclear if corrections to credit reports, which were promised through the foreclosure-review program, will be awarded in the new deal.
Consumers should expect to hear something by late March. Hubbard said those who did submit for foreclosure reviews will get more money from the settlement but was unable to say how much. Not many details were provided beyond that.
"They'll get more attention," he added.
All of this stems from a 2011 agreement between regulators and 14 loan servicers to settle allegations of illegal and improper foreclosure practices. Mortgage servicers were required to perform free foreclosure reviews for consumers who asked for them.


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Indy 500 Winner Buddy Rice, Rahal Letterman Racing Meet President Bush and Tour the White House
Honda-powered Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice and members of his Rahal Letterman Racing team visited the White House on Tuesday, July 19, meeting President George W. Bush and receiving a 10-minute private tour of the Oval Office.
"It was the pinnacle" said Rice of his meeting with the President, the final stop of a Victory Tour that also has included throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium, ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange and television appearances on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "Live with Regis and Kelly".
After a photo opportunity on the South Lawn that included the race-winning Honda Panoz G-Force car and Borg Warner Trophy, Rice presented President Bush with a replica helmet and model IndyCar. The President then invited the group - which included Rice, more than a dozen team members and team owner Bobby Rahal - into the Oval Office for an informal tour "so we can relax".
Later, Rice participated in an on-line "Ask the White House" chat session, joining Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and Daytona 500 race winner Michael Waltrip as the only sports figures to participate in a White House chat this year.
"It's really hard to put into words that I was able to shake hands with the most powerful man in the world, and that he took time out of his busy schedule to meet with our team," said Rice. "I was nervous at first, but he's a great guy and easy to get along with.
"He asked how I fit into the cockpit, and I told him 'just like he used to fit into those fighter jet seats,'" said Rice. "He was asking the crew members what role each played on the team. He wanted to know a little bit about everybody."
Rice is the first Indianapolis 500 winner to visit the White House since Rick Mears in 1991. The President also made a point to mention he was glad to see an American win the '500' for the first time since 1998.
"That impressed me a lot," Rice said. "It showed his knowledge of the Indianapolis 500 and that he understands what's going on in the racing world. For a man of such stature and power, he put us right at ease. He's here to make the world a better place. I think that's what makes him so likeable. He's a regular guy."


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Revenge – Season 2 Episode 12 – Recap and Review – Collusion
Recap and review of Revenge – Season 2 Episode 12 – Collusion:
Revenge, for better or worse, has always been about the big picture, even if it's been slow in getting there. Whether it involves bringing down the Graysons or tearing down the Initiative, the thrust of this show's narrative is about the long game Emily (Emily VanCamp) is running. It's part of her singular mission to identify the people responsible for her father's ruin, and seek…well, revenge. In telling this story, the show often adds wrinkles to the narrative, like the presence of Aiden (Barry Sloane) and his own revenge mission, or the Porters vs. the Ryans, a storyline that only now is starting to show semblance of relevance. "Collusion" is an episode that layers on the complications to the one single, focused goal of the series: Emily getting her revenge. This isn't really a bad thing, since the series is sustained mostly by the obstacles in Emily's path. However, these new developments threaten to complicate the series to the point where it loses track of that singular narrative. This week's episode is among the more dense, plot-heavy stories of the season, and I'll be interested to see if the series can keep its momentum while telling so many different, conflicting plots simultaneously, as such a storytelling approach runs the risk of getting out of hand. As for now, however, the episode mostly works, owing to the intrigue of its corporate espionage plot, alongside Aiden's climactic break from Emily.
The big development of the episode is Emily and Nolan (Gabriel Mann) apparently discovering what the Initative's big plan is. They want Daniel (Josh Bowman) to acquire Stonehaven, a disaster relief company, while they have Padma (Dilshad Vadsaria) acquire the Carrion Technology, which has the potential to cause a disaster of epic scale. The idea, I would imagine, would be to cause the disaster, and then profit by cleaning it up. Of course, the question would then be, what's the point of profiting at all? The only physical representation we have of the Initiative, Helen Crowley (Wendy Crewson), doesn't seem to do much more than sit around in shadows all day: shadows in a limo, shadows in a boardroom, shadows in a luxury sedan. It's all she ever seems to do. That, and dish out orders, such as her directive to Aiden: Kill Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe). The incentive she provides him with is a video of his sister, being kept in some dank room or dungeon, being enticed into shooting up heroin. Per the episode's conclusion, it would appear that Aiden assumes these videos that Helen shows him are live feeds of his sister, yet I'm not sure why he would even think so. The videos all seem to be a continuation of a single video, a film of something that's already happened. So when Emily talks him out of killing Victoria, and Crowley responds by sending him a video of his sister, dead from a forced overdose of the heroin he'd seen her shooting up in the last video, you'd think he would have pieced together that the videos Crowley was sending him weren't direct, live feeds. Either way, the videos compel him to do the dirty work of assassinating Victoria, and though he tracks her down to LA, he doesn't get the job done. First, his shot is compromised when Victoria closes the curtains to seduce Jason Prosser (Dylan Walsh), the other businessman vying for Stonehaven, into not allowing Daniel to close the deal (this all goes to rot when Nolan digs up background info on Prosser revealing his company's inflated oil prices, post-9/11, which gets the CEO of Stonehaven to back Daniel). Then, as referenced, his other is interrupted by Emily, who insists that there's another way. I was completely on-board with Emily's plan, but I guess Aiden saw the videos and thought otherwise. Although, again, I just don't see how those videos were live.
Of course, maybe I'm hilariously off-base, and they really were live videos of his sister, and he really does have cause to blame Emily for her death. It seems to be where the show is headed, giving Aiden and Emily cause to split, leaving Emily alone in her fight against the Graysons and the Initiative. The storyline works because Aiden actually feels like his own, independent character now, having come into his own over the last few weeks, and feeling like an integral part of the story in a way he hadn't before. I like the idea of Emily fighting against forces within her own inner circle, increasing the already-insane difficulty level of her schemes, now that she's short one ally. But hey, all you need is Nolan, right? All anyone needs is Nolan. And on that note, poor Nolan! Our favorite mischievous cad despairs of his relationship with Padma, after he discovers she's been playing him to get close to his hot technology. The guy just can't lose for winning when it comes to love. Tyler, Marco, and now Padma. Poor guy (emotionally speaking, that is. He's actually rich as all get-out, even after having been bought out by Grayson Global).
As for Emily's love life, she confesses to Daniel that she rekindled her romance with him on the urging of Victoria, as a means of keeping an eye on him. Daniel, in a line too meta to have been anything but deliberate, says "Do you think I'm an idiot?", and smoothly reveals that he knew all along. He waves off this supposed betrayal, and asks Emily she thinks they'll ever get back to being the people they were. "Maybe. Just not tonight," Emily responds. It's a warm scene, which is surprising given that it basically amounts to two people admitting that they've been playing each other. But Daniel is a much more engaging character in his CEO mode, and this run-through of their romance feels more genuine, in spite of the artifice, than the first go-around. It's to the point where I'd have no problem seeing it continue. Nor would I have a problem with Emily resuming her rivalry with Victoria, as she does at the end of the episode, when she learns of Emily's complicity in helping Daniel secure Stonehaven. When asked why she helped him, Emily said "I just wanted to see him once." The "for once" goes unspoken. Victoria then responds that Emily has likely ensured Daniel's greatest loss with her treachery. The exasperated, "over it" look Emily gives after Victoria says this is outstanding, by the way.
But there's still the problem of the Ryans. Conrad (Henry Czerny) has used his connections to get Jack (Nick Wechsler) out of prison, and even offers $50,000 to the Ryan brothers to get the hell out of town, even offering Matt Duncan's full confession for their father's murder. Nick takes the deal, but Nate (Michael Trucco) won't hear of it. He approaches Conrad and offers to buy back the Stowaway, suggesting that with Conrad's backing, and a little of his own musclemen strong-arming the business owners on the waterfront, he could have a casino up-and-running by Memorial Day. The creation of so many jobs in a down economy would help Conrad's political aspirations immensely, and so he asks Ashley (Ashley Madekwe) to excuse them while they discuss the details. In short, just when it looked like the Ryans vs. Porters story would be finishing up, it kicks into overdrive. That said, at least it feels like a more substantive part of the whole, and not simply a fringe story in the overall narrative of the series. I imagine the person who is at the bottom of the ocean, sunken with The Amanda, will be someone from this storyline, and not simply because it's Jack's boat. It just feels like the kind of resolution the show would go for, especially after last season's flashforward death turned out not to be anyone we cared about, but simply Tyler. I would have no problem with one or both of the Ryans sleeping with the fishes, at this point.
Lastly, it's Charlotte's (Christa B. Allen) birthday and everyone's forgotten. Except for Amanda (Margarita Levieva), who benignly reminds her "sister" that she's not really a Grayson, which leads to Charlotte announcing that she's changing her name, and would now like to be referred to as Charlotte Clarke. Oh, Charlotte. Wonders never cease with you, do they?
"Collusion" lays it on a bit thick with the corporate double-dealings, but it's an intriguing episode for how it moves the pieces around the proverbial chess board. Emily and Aiden are now presumably on different sides, with Aiden off doing his own thing while Emily fends for herself (well, except for the techno-savvy aid of Nolan). And her brief alliance with Victoria is now a thing of the past, while her relationship with Daniel seems more honest and forthright than it once was. Meanwhile, the Ryans are now in league with Conrad, and the Initiative is getting closer to springing their big plan. It'll be exciting to see the direction the show takes these stories when it returns in three weeks.


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Get out the vote
Islam | Turkey's upcoming election will be a test for democracy in the Muslim world
"Get out the vote" Continued...
When Osama bin Laden aired his grievances in a taped speech after 9/11, he confused many by his reference to an 80-year-old catastrophe. Historians knew he was talking about the end of the Muslim Ottoman Empire's reign and the beginning of Western dominance. It also marked the birth of the only Muslim nation in history with a secular government: Turkey.
Now the secular nature of this unique nation is in jeopardy, according to the millions of Turks who rallied in the cities of Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir this past month. Brandishing giant posters of their secular icon, Ataturk, protesters cried out against what they believe to be an Islamic agenda by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Although the nation has prospered under the leadership of AKP during the past five years, an attempt by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to maneuver his man into the soon-to-be-vacant presidential seat ignited a storm of protest. Balance of power could be jeopardized with two devout Muslims running the country, opponents say. The military threatened to intervene and the secular-leaning Constitutional Court also weighed in, ruling that the parliament had not reached a quorum in the vote to affirm Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul because of a boycott by two parties. Gul was forced to drop his bid for the presidency.
In an effort to end the deadlock, parliamentary elections have been moved up from November to July 22, causing a flurry of vacation cancellations as politicians frantically plaster their faces and slogans across the nation's billboards and ad spaces. Opposition parties-threatening to unite against the AKP-have made their slogan clear: The AKP could use the democratic process to erode democracy. But AKP supporters say ultra-secularism poses more danger than Islamism and tout the party's economic success.
Turkey is a unique nation of strategic significance. Not only is it situated in the crossroads between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, it also stands out as a beacon of democracy and modernity. While many neighboring countries in the Middle East believe faith and politics should merge, Turkey has gone to great lengths to ensure the opposite.
In 1923 military hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk defied Ottoman Muslim traditions and established a secular state modeled after those in Europe and the prosperous West. He outlawed the fez and burqa, put an end to the Muslim Caliphate (believed to be the unifying factor among the Muslim community), gave women equal rights, and changed the alphabet from Arabic to Roman.
For the most part, his plan worked. Turkey quickly progressed to economic and social standards on par with Europe. Literacy improved from 10 percent in 1923 to 87 percent in 2005 and Turkey became a major player in the global marketplace.
For that progress Turkey is a "success story" among Muslim nations, according to Hillel Fradkin, director of the Hudson Institute's Center for Islamic Studies. Turkey, he said, is a "model for making progress which very few of the others have been able to make." Its democratic government, prosperous economy, and integration into the global and modern world have propelled it ahead of its neighbors. "It would be a tremendous misfortune for itself and for the prospects of the Muslim world if it went in the other direction," Fradkin said.
But in an ironic twist of predictions, many of the recent strides toward democratic milestones and prosperity have come with an Islamic-anchored party in power. Erdogan's government-elected in 2002-has passed more than 800 democratic reforms, improved foreign investment, and increased economic growth by about 7 percent in the last few years. Recent polls suggest 70 percent of Turks would vote for Gul-the AKP's sole presidential nominee-if Erdogan had succeeded in passing a bill calling for the direct election of the president. Outgoing President Ahmet Necdet Sezer-a staunch promoter of secularism and former president of the Constitutional Court-vetoed the legislation, sending it back to parliament for reconsideration.
But vocal dissidents have concerns about where the party might eventually lead the nation. Formed as an offshoot of parties previously dissolved by the Turkish court system, the AKP and its leadership have a history of Islamist rhetoric. During a speech made while mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan proclaimed that "democracy is like a streetcar. You ride it until you arrive at your destination and then you get off." The Middle East Media Research Center lists more than two dozen Islamist statements by Erdogan, although most were made prior to the party's ascension to power in 2002.
A track record of trying to fill the upper echelons of government, education, and the justice system with Islamic conservatives has lent further credence to secularist worries. The outgoing president blocked many of those attempts, but an AKP crony alongside Erdogan could create a stream of Islamists in powerful positions.
Not everyone is leery of AKP's agenda. Many-including Jeremiah Mattix, a missionary in southeast Turkey-believe the party has sincerely transformed itself and has realized success in delivering what the population wants: "At first many were afraid that this was kind of an ultra-religious party and that it would negatively affect us. Well, not really. In fact, they've almost bent over backwards to help us so they wouldn't receive that kind of name or be perceived as being anti-Christian or anti-democratic." He believes a militant or nationalistic party in power might be worse and claims the recent slaying of three missionaries in Malatya, Turkey, was as much motivated by nationalistic fervor as it was Islamic extremism.
Jeff Wearden, an English teacher in Turkey who has had two of Erdogan's nieces in his classes, says he does not believe the AKP has a hidden agenda. He likens the division in Turkish politics to the rift in the United States between secularists and people of faith. He says there are very few "true Islamists" in Turkey and claims the educational system is an indicator of the nature of Turkey's Muslims, where religious high schools resemble parochial schools more than the madrassas in Pakistan where jihad is taught.
Turkey's bid to enter the European Union (EU) has been another popularity boost for the AKP. Although some accuse the party of using the bid for the sole purpose of gaining approval among secularists, others applaud the initiative.
A supporter of Turkey's acceptance into the EU, Fradkin believes Europe will eventually deny Turkey's admittance based not only on its composition (99 percent Muslim) but also on its size (a population of 70 million). However, he says the process itself has been beneficial for the nation. "What they've needed from the EU they are getting in the form of talks," Fradkin said. "It's pushed them in the direction of democratic reform, liberalization, and so forth."
Mattix concurs, noting the strides made in a region where six or seven years ago there were no legal means for church planting. His church in Diyarbakir was originally built as a residence but later allowed to organize as an association (although it is still not declared a Christian church) in part "because of EU pressure that has focused on the southeast in particular and forced the courts to really take notice of our situation and do us justice. They've allowed us to legalize our church-as legal as it gets."
Father Justo Lacunza Balda of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Vatican City said the nation has a ways to go before meeting European standards. "I think there are a lot of questions that need to be resolved," he said, listing among others the composition of the government, the rights of women, the issue of the veil, and the treatment of minorities.
Turkey's track record on minorities is less than pristine, with government-sanctioned oppression against Kurds improving only since the EU bid began, and evangelical Christians struggling to dodge accusations of radical behavior.
Further complicating matters is Turkey's military, which has proved to be a powerful instrument-but an undemocratic one, according to some analysts-in ensuring the nation's secular identity. It has removed four elected governments during the past 50 years, the most recent being the "soft coup" of 1997. The ousted party was deemed undemocratic at its core and dissolved the following year with the approval of the European Court of Human Rights.
Now military leaders are closely watching the AKP, which has maintained a relatively low profile in recent months-even halting any plans to hold rallies in its support. Image is everything for the teetering party, and a crowd of veiled women and Islamic-clad men could undo all it's worked for in the party's bid for both European and secularist approval.
But the party will have to do more than avoid rallies to convince AKP critics that its Islamic roots no longer reflect its true colors, as millions of Turks wonder if their secular nation can survive democracy. "No one really knows" which way the party will go if elected, admits Fradkin. "I've met a couple of them [AKP politicians], and although you can never be absolutely sure, I was impressed by their sincerity." Such guesswork is small comfort in this part of the world.
Religion and the state
Timeline of events in Turkey
2001: Turkey's National Security Council issues a ruling that groups missionary activity with communist and Islamic terrorism as national threats.
2002: Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party, the AKP (Party of Justice and Development), gains power, but a prior charge of inciting religious hatred prevents him from holding political office; the law is quickly changed and he is soon named prime minister.
2006: Catholic priest Andrea Santoro is murdered in Trabzon by a Muslim youth.
Jan. 19: Turkish-Armenian editor Hrant Dink, who was convicted in 2005 of insulting Turkish identity, is murdered in Istanbul.
April 18: Three Christian men are brutally tortured and murdered in Malatya.
April 27: Turkey's parliament nominates Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul for the presidency.
April 29: About 700,000 people demonstrate in Istanbul against Gul.
April 30: In a televised speech, Erdogan warns, "We must be careful not to harm the climate of stability we have reached."
May 1: Police clash with leftist demonstrators in Istanbul; 700 people are arrested.
May 2: Erdogan's call to move parliamentary elections to July 22 is approved.
May 6: Gul withdraws his candidacy for presidency.
May 25: President Ahmet Necdet Sezer vetoes constitutional reforms to allow for the head of state to be elected by the people rather than the legislature.
May 29: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew says Turkey's Christians should enjoy the same rights as Muslims: "We do not only want the freedom to celebrate our faith within our churches, but also the recognition of all civil rights, just as our fellow Muslims in Turkey."
-compiled by Kristin Chapman
Fog of martyrdom
Details of pastor murders in Turkey are disputed, but the horror and significance for the church is not
In the aftermath of the horrific murders of three Christians in Malatya, Turkey, several pastors began publicly questioning the accounts of extensive torture being circulated across the web and in Turkish media outlets ("No turning back," May 5, 2007). The men were not tortured to the extent some claim, they said, and initial media accounts were likely crafted to scare Christians across the nation. Email campaigns concerning the murders quickly spread both true and false accounts.
"In the beginning, many people really wanted to get the news out to the world quickly, but unfortunately, they grabbed the sensationalized stories from the media and just passed it along. Later the media itself actually changed a lot of those stories," Jeremiah Mattix said.
Mattix is a missionary serving with a church in Diyarbakir and frequently fellowshipped with Tilmann Geske, Necati Aydin, and Ugur Uksel (left, from top). The three men were in close contact with their accused murderers and were led to believe the young Muslims were interested in the Christian faith.
Mattix claims that the body he saw did not show signs of extensive torture and that fellow pastors who examined the bodies of Geske and Aydin saw only a few knife wounds, not the hundreds reported in the press: "Did they do it on purpose? It's hard to tell. Did the doctor exaggerate that first report on purpose or was the government behind it? Was it a personal thing or was it the media that misunderstood the facts and then passed them on?"
Details surrounding the murders are still sketchy since official autopsy and police reports have not yet been released to the public. And where misinformation and not enough details have been part of the underlying problem, too much information has been the latest source of frustration for local believers. According to Compass Direct, Turkish newspapers recently leaked portions of secret police interrogations and the name and location of a Christian who was supposedly next in line on the killers' hit list. The newspapers also listed several wild claims about the three slain men, presenting them as facts and furthering fears of a vast Christian conspiracy in Turkey.
The pastors of Izmir Protestant Church recently retracted the detailed and widely circulated account of the men's torture from the church website, explaining that not all of the men "were tortured to the extent initially reported." But they have kept the descriptive testimony of Dr. Murat Ugras, whose assessment of Uksel's wounds attests to the likelihood of more torture rather than less: "He had more stab wounds than we could count. That torture had been intended was very apparent. His buttocks, his testicles, his rectum, and his lower and middle back were chopped with dozens of knife stabs. His fingers were repeatedly sliced to the bone lengthwise." The church leaders WORLD communicated with did not see Uksel's body and could not verify or refute the report because his body was immediately taken by relatives for burial.
Mattix has endeavored to publicize what he believes is a more accurate version of events but says he doesn't want believers in Turkey to lose sight of the sacrifice of these men and the potential for the church to be emboldened by their martyrdom.
"The whole incident is being pulled in the wrong direction. People are arguing about the details and exaggerations and missing the big point: We have three brothers who were killed for their faith and were willing to die for it."


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Mon Mar 29 6:36:00 EDT 2010, Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
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Sat Mar 27 1:30:00 EDT 2010, Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
Two 25m wooden schooners under construction in the boatyard Estaleiro Camarada at Camamu. The owner, Elpidio Caetano, kindly gave us a lift to the boatyard (Camamu is very shallow) and showed us around.
On the schooner in the foreground, the frames (ribs) are made of piki, the middle, yellow plank is tatajouba, and both the upper (brown) plank and rubrail (red) are massaranduba. Though the keel cannot be seen, it is made of oiti. Massaranduba is an extremely strong, rot-resistant wood, which is quite difficult to put nails into (it dulls them). Tatajouba is rot-resistant and strong. Oiti is resistant to both rot and worms "after the boat dies, the keel continues". All fasteners are galvanized.
Fri Mar 26 6:30:00 EDT 2010, Baia de Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
A schooner awaits repairs in the backwaters of the schooner yard at Camamu.
Wed Mar 24 9:30:00 EDT 2010, Baia de Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
Another dugout canoe used for fishing in Baia de Camamu.
Tue Mar 23 9:30:00 EDT 2010, Baia de Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
Baia de Camamu is a shallow bay 65 miles south of Salvador. Fishing in the well-protected waters is mostly done from dugout canoes like this one.
I've been impressed by how well-used these dugouts are...seems most places I go I see some dugouts being used
Mon Mar 22 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil
For a hot place (like most of Brazil), these boxes seem a lot cooler way of moving stuff than using a backpack. I haven't tried it myself, though.
George, George and Yann, thanks for your comments.
I've been mostly working on the boat and relaxing in Itaparica. Del flew in from Rio to join me for the short sail south to the remote town of Camamu (more on this next entry), and then the sail north.
Fri Mar 12 0:00:00 EST 2010, Salvador, Brazil
I arrived in Salvador Tuesday, and have concentrated on sleeping instead of blogging, so am late with the blog entry :).
Provisioning in Itaparica is adequate.
In Salvador itself, the new, expensive Bahia Marina is an option (they have space), but many people have been mugged on the street outside it, and they strongly advise always taking taxis. You can either anchor or dock at Centro Nautico, in a somewhat better area of the city. I've heard good things about Ribeira Marina, farther in than Centro Nautico, but I'm not entirely sure of the location.
In Salvador, there is the huge Salvador Market, an experience unto itself. You can get pretty much any food there...if you want chicken, you can buy one live or have it killed in front of you. Not much refrigerated stuff there, but lots of dried and salted meats that don't need refrigeration.
Salvador also has Mercado Rodriguez, near the Salvador Market, which is a big store, selling big quantities of stuff, something l
How do you view the remaining portion of the coast of Brazil up to the corner where the winds (ITZ excepted) and the currents will be more favorable for your destination of Carrib and North America? Are the winds north of Salavador much more favorable?
As for the ITZ, what is your expected strategy?
Any thoughts of Amazon? I seem to recall that March-April was high water floods and lots of rain, but I'm not sure about that.
- George
I imagine your trip against the wind, with the rather high temperature, ...
you probably feel happy to be anchoring
Mon Mar 8 6:30:00 EST 2010
I've been beating (sailing) dead to windward for three days now (this means sailing a zig-zag course against the wind, covering a much greater distance than you would if the wind was with you) in Force 4-6. While it enjoyable for the first few hours, after a couple of days it's about as exciting as watching paint dry (but less comfortable). The more wind, the bouncier the ride, the more waves across the deck, the more humid it gets below with all the ports closed.
When one of the frequent squalls (temporary high winds) hit and changed the wind so it was no longer coming right from where I wanted to go, it was great! Even if the favorable wind direction was only for many hours, it was great while I had it. I am sailing in the strong breezes that are north of the area where the gale I'd mentioned avoiding was.
Last night, just after midnight, another squall, a Force 8 one this time, changed the wind direction back to straight ahead. You can't get much rest when there are squalls about, as every time one hits you have to either reduce sail, or be ready to, so you pretty much need to be on deck or in the doghouse (shelter where the door to the cabin is on this boat). After the wind changed to no longer be favorable, I set the boat to fore-reach (sail very slowly) with a triple-reefed mainsail and the storm jib, and slept until the squalls stopped. While fore-reaching, the boat went away from the destination by several miles, but it was worth it, as it is much easier to deal with sailhandling when rested and when the wind is more constant.
Sat Mar 6 19:30:00 EST 2010
The weather system with the rain stayed with me another day, then I slowly moved north of it and saw the occasional bit of sun.
I considered stopping in Abrolhos, but it looked like the coming gale was going to be centered around there, and if I got north fast enough, I would just get strong winds instead of the gale. The latest forecast I have indicates there is now a low over Abrolhos, and it is developing to a gale. I'm pushing to get north, doing a lot of sail changes as it is quite squally (sudden bursts of strong winds) now.
Thu Mar 4 9:30:00 EST 2010
This is how sunny it was many days ago. I'm still in the weather system that has much rain. I thought I'd be out of it today, but it seems to be expanding...I'm on the fringes of it now, so it only rains 30% of the time. It's warm, tropical rain, so not unpleasant to be outside in.
I'm not sure how visible it is from the map on the right, but I'm on the Abrolhos Bank now, an area of shallow water including the Arquipelago dos Abrolos. My original plan was to stay far enough east to be in deep water passing this area. A disadvantage of being in the shallow water near the coast is that there are far more fishing boats to avoid. A few days ago, the forecast for March 7 indicated a north gale coming. Forecasts that far away are not accurate, but I decided I wanted to be in a position to go somewhere for shelter if there was a gale on March 7. So I headed closer to shore, where there are a few places one can seek shelter from north winds. As of yesterday's forecast, it looks like it will be a strong breeze (not a gale) from the NW and N on March 8, so I may just keep sailing.
some people live there to protect the park and are very kind
and open your eyes (abrolhos means abra os olhos = open your eyes), many shallow waters


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Michael Annett Teams with Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa for Second Annual Helmet Raffle
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Des Moines, Iowa (July 29, 2010) – Nationwide Series driver Michael Annett will once again join with Team WillyK for the group's second annual helmet raffle during Iowa Speedway race week to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa.
The raffle originated last year when Annett wanted to help raise awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training in honor of family friend, six-year-old Will Krueger, who was diagnosed with the Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia two years ago.
"When Will was diagnosed with Leukemia, it really hit close to home. I knew I wanted to help out in some way, and with the help of Indocil Art and Bell Helmets, we were again able to pull together a race related raffle to contribute to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa," said Michael. "We raised over $10,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training with last year's raffle, and we hope to top that number this time around. The Kruegers are good friends of mine, so being able to help people like them who are directly affected by the disease means a lot to me."
Will's parents, Nick and Peggy Krueger of Des Moines, are honored that Michael was willing to help them in their fundraising mission.
"The entire Krueger Family is grateful to Michael and his team for their work in honor of Will, benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa, which are two organizations that have made a huge impact in our lives, and the lives of countless central Iowa families," said Nick, Will's father. "Will has 10 months left of treatment and is feeling good, but we are truly looking forward to crossing the finish line with people like Michael and others on our "crew". The money raised from this helmet raffle will continue to help find a cure for blood cancers and support families with children facing life threatening illnesses."
This weekend, Michael is reaching out to the rest of the Nationwide Series drivers for their support by autographing the helmet. Not only will the donated Bell helmet feature driver autographs, but it also features the unique artwork of Ryan Young of Indocil Art, designer of Michael's racing helmets.
Ryan donated his time and creative efforts in designing the helmet for the giveaway. Ryan's father, David Young, was diagnosed with Leukemia 15 years ago.
"Once I heard Will's story, I didn't even hesitate when I was asked to help," said Ryan. "I'm frequently asked for charitable donations of my artwork, but this particular cause is one that stood out to me.
Since my dad suffers from the same disease and I'm familiar with its effects on a family, it was a project I enjoyed working on because the cause is so close to my heart."
To enter to win the commemorative helmet signed by the drivers in the U.S.
Cellular 250 presented by Northland Oil and John Deere, you can purchase raffle tickets on Friday and Saturday at Iowa Speedway. Representatives from Team WillyK, Will's fundraising team, will be on-site in red Team WillyK t-shirts throughout the Iowa Speedway property. The cost of tickets is $5 per ticket or five tickets for $20.
For more information on Will Krueger, please visit www.teamwillyk.com.
For more information on Michael Annett, please visit www.michaelannett.com and www.germainracing.com. Get live updates on Twitter @MichaelAnnett.
About the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest nonprofit dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and services for patients. For 60 years, LLS has contributed to major advances in the treatment of blood cancers, helping patients live better, longer lives. Because of the funds raised for cancer research, Will is ALIVE today. It is through fundraising and research that the standard Leukemia survival rate has increased to better than 90%. Proceeds from this year's helmet raffle will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through Team WillyK. For more information, visit www.LLS.org.
About Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa® was founded in 1985. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa's mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Fulfilling a child's wish provides a joyful and meaningful experience that benefits both the child and the family. In Iowa, we currently have 300 volunteers and welcome other interested individuals. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa has granted more than 1,950 wishes since 1985. For more information, visit www.iowa.wish.org.
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There aren't people manning the phones at any IRS office, but your taxes are still due Tuesday if you filed an extension.
Jim Galipeau is a shareholder and CPA at Junkermier, Clark, Campanella and Stevens (JCCS) in Missoula. He said this situation is a first.
"I've been in the business 29 years and it's never happened before."
Bottom line: If you owe money the IRS wants it. But if you're expecting a refund you won't get it until the government reopens.
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I would like our Mac and Thunderbird clients to access the Zimbra LDAP global address book using ssl, internally and externally.
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The Key West Citizen reports that the blimp -- a Tethered Aerostat Radar System -- is part of an Air Force program that is being cut. The Air Force told Exelis employees on Jan. 15 that TARS sites all along the U.S. southern border will be eliminated.
The 250,000 cubic-foot blimp was the first such aerostat used by the Air Force. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard use the blimps in counter-drug trafficking operations.
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Work Sharp 2000 Knife Sharpener Review - Weekend WarriorWritten by on August 1, 2009 Work Smart The Work Sharp 2000
There are collector knives like the Remington, Case, and Buck 100th anniversary shown on this page, and then there are your basic working stiffs like the vintage Japanese-made Heavy Royal kitchen knife pictured here with a whacked tomato (after it was sharpened with the Work Sharp 2000). The Work Sharp 2000 is the perfect tool for the guy who has a bunch of dull chisels and garden variety knives around and doesn't have the time to sharpen them all, or maybe doesn't trust his skills enough to try it. In my case I enjoy hand sharpening my collector knives, but view kitchen knives in the same light as a lawnmower, or a toilet plunger. Now that I have a Work Sharp 2000 and all of my kitchen knives are sharp enough to be used for shavers, I like kitchen knives.


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So I just downloaded IAA about 4 hours ago from the PSN after having played the demo with no troubles at all and now after buying the full game it is constantly and mercilessly freezing my PS3 at the 25% mark in the loading screen to the point that I have to unplug my system because it wont respond at all.
I'm pretty sure I didn't pay 14 bucks to have an extra 15 minutes of play past the demo and am finding myself pretty chapped about this, I've looked all over the net trying to find a solution to which everyone keeps standing behind Ubisoft stating that it can't be the software but I have had no issue with any single game I've downloaded over PSN or bought until today.
I'm really hoping instead of the grab assing around I've been seeing I'll actually get something useful in the way of help.
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What are guys doing to attach your objective and eye piece caps to your scope so you don't loose them?
What are guys doing to attach your objective and eye piece caps to your scope so you don't loose them?
Personsally, I take the objective lens cover off and put it in the closet. Then I buy a Snug Fit or Scope Skin cover and use it without the hard plastic cover. I still use the eye piece cover because it fits under the neoprene Snug Fit cover easily. fatrascal.
What spotter are you using? On the viper I ditch them all and rely on just the neoprene. Ive noticed when its in the pack its safe and when its out and the wind catches it. Well, your screwed regardless. Thats why I love the vortex warranty. Ive sent in 2 eyepieces that got dinged from a gust of wind blowing the tripod over. They just send new ones.
I have the razor 65mm spotter and I just keep the objective cover snapped in with the objective side down in my pack. The eyepiece cover has a loop attachment and I put a zip tie loose through it and attached to my pack. When I get ready to pull it out, I just pop off the cover and it stays attached to the pack
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Letters: North County, Feb. 15, 2013
Address the data
When DNA was discovered in 1953, it came to light that it was an information-bearing mechanism they called the "genetic code."
The "code" was composed of four letters (ACGT) representing four nucleic bases, called nucleotides. In highly specified sequences, they provide the information in the cell to produce the energy necessary for life, the synthesis of proteins and enzymes for chemical reactions; in essence, they produced life.
Computers use a series of zeros and ones to produce the "binary code" that gives us the information to form sentences and books. The binary code is very complicated with just two digits, so the genetic code, with four letters in conjunction with 20 amino acids, is inherently more complicated and capable of representing vastly more information.
All codes of which I am aware are created by some form of intelligence. Herein, we have the "DNA enigma." How can undirected chemicals perform the wonders that evolutionary thinking requires? I ask one question: where did that information come from?
I try to give data from science, not interpretations from scientists, so would people like Mary Becker ("Creationist tactics mislead the public," Dec. 21), instead of castigating Christianity and the messenger, please address the data? It would be refreshing.
Irvin Forbing
Would welcome serious counter-argument
Dan Shapiro ("Would welcome serious gun control discussion," Jan. 31) responded to an earlier letter I wrote ("Nonsense on gun control," Jan. 25), but doesn't make a serious counter-argument.
He starts off by saying, "Jack needs to read the Supreme Court decision, 'District of Columbia v Heller.'"
Yes, I am aware of that decision — I discussed it in an earlier letter. As I previously stated, Heller (2008) was a terrible decision by an activist conservative court that broke with 200 years of case law on the subject.
I suggest Mr. Shapiro and like-minded thinkers read Miller (1939) or Lewis (1980). I urge anyone who doubts me to review either of these cases.
In Lewis, the Supreme Court "reaffirmed the position first established in U.S. v. Miller that 'the Second Amendment guarantees no right to keep and bear a firearm that does not have 'some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia' "
Mr. Shapiro later makes a curious statement: "Everyone knows that guns kill people." He apparently hasn't paying much attention to the gun control debate. Anyone who follows the news constantly hears the cliché, "people kill people, not guns," by the National Rifle Association and its supporters.
Perhaps Mr. Shapiro should communicate this supposedly obvious fact to his fellow gun enthusiasts.
Jack Davis
Second Amendment is not obsolete
With respect to Bruce Thompson ("The Second Amendment is obsolete," Feb. 2), and thanks to his son for his military service, I think their view that the Second Amendment is obsolete is myopic.
Beginning with "the blessings of liberty," our founders specifically guaranteed a number of individual rights that the government shouldn't mess with. The "right to keep and bear arms" is only one. The overriding premise of the Constitution is that the individual is sovereign in his enumerated rights and the government is restrained from infringing upon those rights.
The right to own a gun for the protection of life and property is as rational today as it was 200 years ago. As for owning a gun to oppose tyranny in this age of rockets, tanks and aircraft, that's a moot point. What is significant is the understanding that there will be no "tyranny" to oppose as long as government adheres to the constitutional restraints the framers placed upon it.


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This fall North Central College announced it was shifting to a Green Cleaning system. This change brought not only new cleaning products that use fewer chemicals, but also new dispensers to accommodate eco-friendly products. All old cleaning products and dispensers around campus were removed and replaced with new greener products and dispensers.
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