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We Won—for Now
Posted on Sep 17, 2012
By Chris Hedges
In January I sued President Barack Obama over Section 1021(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorized the military to detain U.S. citizens indefinitely, strip them of due process and hold them in military facilities, including offshore penal colonies. Last week, round one in the battle to strike down the onerous provision, one that saw me joined by six other plaintiffs including Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg, ended in an unqualified victory for the public. U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest, who accepted every one of our challenges to the law, made her temporary injunction of the section permanent. In short, she declared the law unconstitutional.
Almost immediately after Judge Forrest ruled, the Obama administration challenged the decision. Government prosecutors called the opinion "unprecedented" and said that "the government has compelling arguments that it should be reversed." The government added that it was an "extraordinary injunction of worldwide scope." Government lawyers asked late Friday for an immediate stay of Forrest's ban on the use of the military in domestic policing and on the empowering of the government to strip U.S. citizens of due process. The request for a stay was an attempt by the government to get the judge, pending appeal to a higher court, to grant it the right to continue to use the law. Forrest swiftly rejected the stay, setting in motion a fast-paced appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and possibly, if her ruling is upheld there, to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Justice Department sent a letter to Forrest and the 2nd Circuit late Friday night informing them that at 9 a.m. Monday the Obama administration would ask the 2nd Circuit for an emergency stay that would lift Forrest's injunction. This would allow Obama to continue to operate with indefinite detention authority until a formal appeal was heard. The government's decision has triggered a constitutional showdown between the president and the judiciary.
"This may be the most significant constitutional standoff since the Pentagon Papers case," said Carl Mayer, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs.
"The administration of President Obama within the last 48 hours has decided to engage in an all-out campaign to block and overturn an order of a federal judge," said co-lead counsel Bruce Afran. "As Judge Forrest noted in her opinion, nothing is more fundamental in American law than the possibility that journalists, activists and citizens could lose their liberty, potentially forever, and the Obama administration has now lined up squarely with the most conservative elements of the Republican Party to undermine Americans' civil liberties."
The request by the government to keep the law on the books during the appeal process raises a disturbing question. If the administration is this anxious to restore this section of the NDAA, is it because the Obama government has already used it? Or does it have plans to use the section in the immediate future?
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The decision to vigorously fight Forrest's ruling is a further example of the Obama White House's steady and relentless assault against civil liberties, an assault that is more severe than that carried out by George W. Bush. Obama has refused to restore habeas corpus. He supports the FISA Amendment Act, which retroactively makes legal what under our Constitution has traditionally been illegal—warrantless wire tapping, eavesdropping and monitoring directed against U.S. citizens. He has used the Espionage Act six times against whistle-blowers who have exposed government crimes, including war crimes, to the public. He interprets the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force Act as giving him the authority to assassinate U.S. citizens, as he did the cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. And now he wants the right to use the armed forces to throw U.S. citizens into military prisons, where they will have no right to a trial and no defined length of detention.
Liberal apologists for Barack Obama should read Judge Forrest's 112-page ruling. It is a chilling explication and denunciation of the massive erosion of the separation of powers. It courageously challenges the overreach of Congress and the executive branch in stripping Americans of some of our most cherished constitutional rights.
In the last 220 years there have been only about 135 judicial rulings that have struck down an act of Congress. Most of the cases involved abortion or pornography. Very few dealt with wartime powers and the separation of powers, or what Forrest in her opinion called "a question of defining an individual's core liberties."
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Equine Acupuncture TrainingEquine acupuncture is the perfect way to combine a love of horses with a passion for wellness, the natural way. If you are a veterinarian seeking the next challenge, you may want to consider equine acupuncture training and certification, available through the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS).
As in traditional acupuncture, stimulating certain points generates a total reaction in the body. Energy, or qi, flows through 12 pairs of pathways called meridians. Treating the musculoskeletal system is the focus of equine acupuncture, but it may also be used to treat chronic disease, according to HorseTackReview.com.
There are a number of techniques used in equine acupuncture: dry needle (conventional needling), aqu-acupuncture (point injection), electro-acupuncture, hemo-acupuncture, pneumo-acupuncture, and moxibustion.
Equine acupuncture training covers a wide range of topics, from zang-fu pathology to the circadian clock to applied neurology, and the material is presented via lectures and hands-on instruction. The course provides postdoctoral education in basic acupuncture theory and practical skills for those veterinarians who pursue the certification. Certification is not yet recognized as a Board's specialty by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), but the certificate is more than worthwhile if you wish to treat your equine patients in alternative, holistic ways.
Equine Acupuncture Training To-Dos
If you are interested in pursuing equine acupuncture certification, you must meet a number of requirements. First, you must be a licensed vet in good standing, or a final year vet student. The IVAS Course in Basic Veterinary Acupuncture has four sessions; students must attend all four to comply. After payment of the exam fee, students must acquire a passing score on both the written and practical exams. To complete the list, required case reports must be submitted and approved and, in the case of an internship, those hours must be fulfilled.
The course is held annually in the U.S. at various locations each year and periodically in other countries, if you wish to travel abroad for the course. Internationally recognized for two decades, the IVAS Certification prepares graduates to weave acupuncture techniques into their own practice. They will also have the opportunity to coordinate observation of acupuncture in clinical practice via a network of practitioners who are IVAS certified.
Equine acupuncture training is the perfect complement to a veterinary degree, combining scientific fundamentals and acupuncture applications rooted in Chinese medicine. The equine acupuncture certification might also open doors for vets to pursue Chinese veterinary herbology; the choice is yours. Find out more about the course curriculum and other points of interest on this and other unique alternative veterinary practices at the IVAS website.

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If you just filed for benefits, you may be wondering if there is anything you can do to improve your chances of being approved?
Yes! Get your medical records!
Why should I get my own records? Social Security is supposed to get my records themselves — and that does not cost me anything. Why should I spend my money to get the records myself?
Unfortunately, you probably won't know if Social Security actually got your records until they make their decision.
While you may have given Social Security the names and addresses of your doctors, AND signed authorizations allowing your doctors to release information to Social Security, there is no guarantee that your records will actually get into your file!
Here are some possible scenarios:
1. If your treatment was more than 12 months prior to your date of application, Social Security may not even request those older records.
In my experience, Social Security tries to get the most relevant records. Which records are the most relevant? The most recent records.
So, records of that car wreck five years ago, or that 72 hour hold for suicidal ideation three years ago, or the records from the neurologist who diagnosed your fibromyalgia when you were 20, Social Security may not even try to get those records.
2. Social Security just requests the records, it is up to the doctor's office to actually provide them.
If the request gets lost in the mail, or if your doctor's office misplaces the request, or ignores the request, Social Security won't get your records.
Social Security may make repeated requests for records, or it may make one attempt and leave it at that. If the doctor's office does not provide the records (or provides incomplete records), Social Security is not going to try too hard to get them. From their perspective, there are just too many cases to handle to try to get hard-to-find medical record.
So, the only way to make sure Social Security gets all your records, is to get them yourself.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 180 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
Spatik.org is a company based out of New York, NY. We believe life is about sharing. Traditional education in today's world is over-priced and most students come out of college with incredible amounts of debt. Our goal is to make learning easier and free.
Students of all ages who are interested in video editing, graphic design, and programming languages.
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Can a divorce be put "on hold" or is the only option to completely withdraw the divorce petition?
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Papers were filed and now we are unsure if we made the right decision and feel we need more time.Is our only option to drop the divorce petition or can we request an extension on the dates we were given?
This question is best asked to an attorney in your state or maybe even to the court on the date that you are to appear in court. Request that the court give you a long adjourn date on the matter to allow you the time that you seek. They may or may not allow it. Courts have time tables that they like to adhere to with regard to the final disposition of cases once they are filed. And many judges do not like cases hanging around on their dockets (their list of cases) too long as they feel it makes them "look bad" in some way. All you can do is try. And if it all works out the most you have lost is a filing fee. But you will have gained a lot more. Good luck to you both.


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April 20, 1977
Cincinnati, OH US
Riverfront Coliseum
The Song Remains The Same, (The Rover intro) Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Battle of Evermore, Going to California, Black Country Woman, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, White Summer ~ Black Mountainside, Kashmir, (Out On the Tiles intro) Moby Dick, Jimmy Page solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll, Trampled Underfoot.
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Press Reports: 'Brilliance, confusion' mark Zeppelin show
As Led Zeppelin neared the end of its three-hour set Wednesday night, lead vocalist Robert Plant dedicated a song to "the atmosphere we've reached here tonight." He was referring to the fact that no plate glass windows had been smashed and only ,one firecracker had exploded up to that point at the Coliseum concert.
All too often, the same fans that come to hear Plant and Zeppelin sing about lovely ladies with flowers in their hair and the pleasures of a walk down a country lane, end up throwing rocks at windows and policemen and tossing bottles and fireworks among their "brothers" in the audience. But Wednesday's capacity crowd was fairly well-behaved and appreciative of this English band that is approaching a decade in existence. It even allowed the Zep to sit down and perform a tasteful acoustic set, unmolested by the usual burnt-out screams of "rock n' roll!!" and "play 'Stairway to Heaven,' man!!"
Jimmy Page, master of any instrument that has strings on it, donned a mandolin; John Paul Jones handled acoustic guitar, John Bonham banged on a tambourine; and Plant, whose voice is a formidable instrument in itself, sang with a piercing clarity and confidence reminiscent of years gone by.
The acoustic set included admirable versions of "Going to California," "Black Country Woman," "The Battle of Evermore" and "Bron-y-aur Stomp." In the midst of it all, Plant remarked, "This is beginning to feel good, man."
This veteran of four Led Zeppelin tours was glad to see the group abandon the greatest hits concert format of 1973 and 1975, in favor of a well-rounded display of both commercially successful and fairly obscure selections.
Plant told the-audience, "We've been looking at some of the stuff that we didn't feel we could do on stage in the past and have decided to have a go at it this time."
Unfortunately, a muddy, blaring sound system ruined many of the electric rockers of the evening. The band opened the concert with a perfectly dreadful version of "The Song Remains the Same," which was sabotaged by a distorted mechanical delivery.
Zeppelin later beat "Achilles Last Stand," a driving piece from "Presence," into the ground. However a powerful rendition of "Kashmire," perhaps the best executed song of the night, and Page's masterful slide on "In My Time of Dying" balanced the band's performance.
Other rockers that stood out where "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and "Sick Again," which featured some classic Plant sexual gyrations and lusting vocals about "L.A. queens" and 16-year-olds with "lips like cherries...locked up in the hotel room every night."
Later, as an eerie cloudlike fog encompassed the stage, "No Quarter" showcased the keyboard and synthesizer expertise of Jones. The laser show which featured during "No Quarter" proved to be one of the more advanced displays on the rock stage today.
"Bonzo" Bonham also delivered a driving freight train type of drum solo, running his skins and tympanies through a synthesizer. It climaxed with an attack on a gong standing behind Bonham's drooglike body. Overall, Zeppelin's performance alternated between periods of brillance and confusion. The group's unique concert format did illustrate that the Zep epitomizes a dying breed in the world of rock n' roll for large audiences— a band that can sit down and play sweet acoustic music and then stand up to hit you in the face with blistering rock n' roll. [By L.RODGERS / Stater]
Zeppelin fans cause 2nd Cincy riot
For the second time in three days police had to battle fans of the British rock group "Led Zeppelin," but police doubled their manpower and kept trouble at a minimum here yesterday.
An 18-year-old Dayton fan plunged 20 feet to a concrete ramp while trying to scale a wall, police said. Stanley Blair was reported in fair condition at Cincinnati hospital. Asst City Manager Henry Sandman told the Cincinnati City Council that 80 police officers, paid for by the Cincinnati Coliseum, will be used hereafter to prevent outbreaks of trouble. (The Telegram, April 21, 1977)
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I was 15 years old that night as a concert attendee and am writing memoirs of that night. I have always wanted to write about that incredible first night, and especially now in light of their reunion concert in London. I love Led Zep and have newfound appreciation of their influence world wide after decades; but then; I already knew. I and my friends who had the opportunity to attend that show all have our own incredible stories to share while we participated in history in the making. I am now a 40 plus year old with a degree in art; and there is no doubt in my mind that centuries from now, rock and roll will be noted as a significant movement in world culture, and Led Zep will be the ones mentioned as the forerunners as the greatest rock band of all time. So much so, that perhaps they don't even realize it. Perhaps in light of the frenzy of their undying popularity they will. I have much more to say about this and would like to hear any feedback. L.M.


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San Francisco– During a recent visit with AKQA CEO Tom Bedecarré, the marketing veteran shared his views on emerging mobile trends, plans to expand in Asia, and how entrepreneurs in the Bay Area differ from those in China.
From East to West: The Mobile Battlefield Unfolds in His Backyard
When AKQA started a dedicated mobile division in 2006, it had a sense that North Asia like Korea and Japan were far ahead of America. Four years ago, AKQA even explored buying a mobile company in China.
But with integration and merging of mobile and social on iPhone and Facebook, attention shifted to Silicon Valley in AKQA's backyard.
Referring to news of Google launching Google+ and buying Motorola, Bedecarré asked: Who would have thought the Google juggernaut would need to keep up a multi-front battle with the likes of Apple and Facebook as competitors?
With rising smartphone penetration and Groupon's increasing popularity, mobile marketing is becoming more geo-sensitive to people's locations to connect with social networking tools and leverage local deals. He said this would provide more opportunities for mobile payments to take off from Google wallet to the NFC chip including startup Square.
From Play Money to Big Bucks: How Advertisers View Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare
In the U.S., brand marketers from large companies usually have a discretionary pool of money. Even if it's half of one percent of the budget, that's equivalent to tens of millions of dollars for marketers to try the "new hot thing" that could be the next Twitter or Facebook.
But when the honeymoon is over, startups have to eventually demonstrate they will drive business and scale to generate a huge audience worthy of big bucks.
For instance, Bedecarré compared Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare to how much 'play money' big name advertisers are willing to invest in each of the platforms. Global brands are willing to spend serious money on Facebook because of the social network's high impressions while not quite sure where to place Twitter, so the microblog gets experimental money and that's still better than Foursquare.
From Silicon Valley to China's Z-Park: Possessing the Bay Area Attitude
In Silicon Valley, there are interesting examples of visionaries focused on building the right thing and the audience will come. This means turning down money to focus on creating great experience, as the dollars will catch up with you.
"It's a different culture here," Bedecarré explained.
In China, startups have the luxury to see what works somewhere else first. Being a fast follower is not a bad strategy especially when barrier entry to the country is so high, he added.
Despite the tough economic climate, Bedecarré said the agency continues to grow with close to 1,000 people around the world and an enviable portfolio of clients from Nike, Visa, to Coca-Cola.
"It's no secret we are the largest independent left standing and not part of a network," he said.
The CEO attributed this to having the Bay area attitude: servicing clients well, focusing on business growth, hiring more good people and working with good brands so they will be big enough to continue to attract strategic interest.
From Singapore to Shanghai: AKQA Eyes Tokyo and Sydney to Expand
AKQA made its Asia debut in February 2001 when the U.K. agency merged with creative web shop AdInc from Singapore, U.S. ad agency Citron Haligman Bedecarré and web development firm Magnet Interactive to form an independent global network.
It was an easy decision to base AKQA's Asia Pacific hub in Singapore 10 years ago, Bedecarré said. However, when the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was approaching, key clients Coca-Cola and Nike saw China's increasing importance it became obvious place to shift its regional hub.
Ho Chee Yue, AdInc founder and managing director of AKQA Singapore moved his team to Shanghai in 2006. The five-person team has since expanded to 50 staff in the Shanghai office headed by Leo Chu to serve mainly global clients from Nike to Unilever.
For instance, AKQA created a game app on China's largest social network QQ for Clear anti-dandruff shampoo as the Unilever brand re-introduced its men and women's product line with improved packaging in June. The game attracted more than 16 million downloads since its launch.
While China continues to be hot for the digital marketing industry, Bedecarré said the country is still maturing and lacks depth in digital talents. With a 10-year perspective in the market, this actually worked to AKQA's benefit, he added.
So will AKQA expand beyond Shanghai in Asia?
With the belief in following clients than the old model of setting up shop in every capital city in the world, the independent agency intends to double to 16 offices in five years. For Asia, Bedecarré said he's reviewing Tokyo, Australia, and Singapore as possible places to expand in the region but declined to provide specifics.
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With a stay at Econo Lodge North in Sioux Falls, you'll be near the airport and close to Catfish Bay Water Ski Park and Sanford Pentagon. This hotel is within the vicinity of Great Bear Recreation Park and Veterans' Memorial Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 81 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include irons/ironing boards, as well as phones with free local calls.
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December 03, 2012 , 10:12 AM by ROSS KAVANAGH
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Inoculating Against Future Pc Viruses
The more computers your office desktop communicates with, the more likely it is to pick up a computer virus. These mischievous and sometimes devastating programs, usually planted by unscrupulous hackers, can spread--undetected--through your computer system and leave unwanted messages or even erase files. And the problem may only grow as more businesses connect to on-line services and the Internet. Antivirus programs can help, but most of them can only detect known viruses and must be updated frequently. Generic programs that scan for suspicious activity have only mixed reliability.
At a recent Artificial Life conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers from IBM revealed a solution they're developing: an immune system for computers that is modeled after biological immune systems. When an unknown program appears or an unexpected change occurs in your computer, the immune program would launch decoy programs and see if they become infected. If so, that would confirm the presence of a virus. In addition to erasing the virus, the immune program would also extract from the infected decoy a virus "signature," or tell-tale piece of its programming, and keep it to help detect future infections from similar viruses. The IBM researchers say the program will be built into IBM software beginning next year.


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Wow! That is a lot of helpful info. I just went through the process of setting up a business account with Amazon and put one book on there to see how it goes. By the time I was done, there were 6 emails relating to that in the inbox!
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Sunrise Affordable Homes-Good modular home dealer?
I'm looking for information on Sunrise Affordable Homes. According to their website they're located on Route 47 in Vineland and have been in business since 1988. The reason I am asking is because although modular homes truly are homes and not trailers anymore, I've heard that they are hit or miss. I've heard that some manufactures make truly well built quality homes, and some make quickly built shoddy buildings that don't last. Can anyone fill me in on the company?
I was interested in their Cape Cod models which I'd like to put on a full basement on about an acre. After seeing what crap you get in NJ for $250K, I'd like to see how far my dollar goes with NEW construction. My plan was to locate some land, have a full height basement built, and set the Cape Cod on top. Also, I sent an e-mail to the company asking what their policy was with regards to the "finish" of the homes. I asked if they deliver homes that are 100% finished on the outside (siding/roofing/windows/etc...) but not on the inside. Basically, I would paint, do my own flooring, tile, add fixtures, etc... I would specify that all wiring and plumbing be in place however. It was my thinking that this would make the total cost of the home itself lower, allow me to do the work myself (which I enjoy) or with help from friends in the business, and allow me to spread the work out over time in the interest of spreading the cost. I could live in the home as I finished it basically. Do modular home companies typically do this? Will I save in the long run?
Do they have a website?
Here is the model I like, which starts at $48K
I also found this company in (relatively) nearby Scranton, PA:
Simplex's website is much more extensive and they've been in business 35 years, but no pricing info that I could find.
What I would do, is go and take a look at them first hand.
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Carbon Monoxide Detector
I recently purchased a 60,000BTU Propane jet heater for the garage. The instructions say to leave the garage door open 6 inches when the unit is running. I also purchased a plug in digital Carbon Monoxide (CO2) detector for the garage. The readout has never been past 0. I asked a firemen how to test the CO2 detector and he told me to run an extension cord to the back of the exhaust of my car with the CO2 detector plugged in to the extension cord. It still reads 0 even with the CO2 detector right at the exhaust is the CO2 detector broken? Is there a better way to test it other then pushing the test button?
A number of manufactures list that test as reasonable cause for voiding the co detecter warrentee. If you test it over your gas stove or in the draft diverter of a natural draft furnace, it might make returning it if it doesn't work...easier.
I think residential co detecters are better than nothing but I've always been amazed that they work at all compared to the cost that's 15 x higher, clean start up & shut down working procedures and the yearly recalibration requirements that a gas tech's co detecters need.
Yeah, it's busted now.
IIRC, the CPSC says that new CO detectors should be 99% reliable so if you want aircraft level reliability, the so-called "six nines", 99.9999%, have 3 in your house.
(1-0.99)^3= 0.000001
100x(1-0.000001) = 99.9999.
Two will give you 99.99%.
Or spend a few hundred on a CO detector the calibration of which is traceable to the NIST. It may not come with an alarm, though.
Typing an entire post in a large font size and making it bold, makes it hard to read. I reduced its size, and removed the bold.
Do you have a CO2 detector(Carbon dioxide), or a CO detector(carbon monoxide).
Most UL CO detectors are unreliable. It probably was defective when you bought it, return it.
all 3 I had were d.o.a.:furious:
Today's detectors are certainly better than nothing. Like many other technologies these things have benefitted from advances in electronics and manufacturing to bring the costs of real technology down to consumer levels.
Read the wiki link below about the sensors. Most today use an electrochemical sensor that is reliable and fairly accurate... plenty accurate enough for a warning device... as opposed to a measuring device. Comparing them to expensive commercial calibrated devices that are primarily desgined to measure accurately is not fair. 25% accuracy may not sound good but it is plenty good enough for this warning/safety function and if anything the mfgs probably bias the alarms to be more conservative than they need to be.
The OPs detector may not be broken. They take a while to read in low concentrations. The display on the Kidde model I have goes blank when it first senses CO and the little red decimal flashes. But it takes a long time... like minutes to actually get enough CO to give a readout in low concentrations like around a kitchen stove hood.
I just don't want folks to see a thread like this and decide forgo something that could save their lives based on outdated information.
Residential CO detecters are better than nothing but people should not become CO complacent just because they have them.
Their false alarms in the presense of water vapour are annoying.
The manufactures no CO test policy is the perfect no refund plan.
Some Californian models automatically sound an alert after four years to signal the time to replace them but who remembers that four years after the purchase date. This alert is often interpreted as a CO presence.
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Making Road Safety Pay makes seven key recommendations which aim to change the national focus on road safety over the next decade. These will act as a platform for all road safety stakeholders to discuss and develop new practical measures that will set the UK on a track to achieving zero road deaths within the next decade and reduce the cost of road crashes to the economy estimated at 2% of GDP.
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2. The Government should pilot innovative Social Impact Bonds ('Safety Bonds') to finance new safety programmes.
3. The Government should introduce a zero Insurance Premium tax (IPT) rate for insured vehicles fitted with a telematics unit for drivers under the age of 25, based on a business case that includes data from real driving experience given to the charity through Ageas's partnership with ingenie.
4. Britain should develop a National Older Driver Strategy and create a taskforce to implement this plan.
5. Low speed Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) should be standard on all new cars. The EU should mandate low speed AEB as standard on new cars from 2017.
6. Minimum inbuilt safety levels of 4-stars are needed for the busiest national roads and minimum 3-stars for all other national roads by 2025.
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|Report: Celtics have interest in Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari
|02.02.16 at 12:21 pm ET
If the Celtics can't swing a deal for an A-list star, might they turn their sights to a lesser acquisition that would still improve their team, a la Isaiah Thomas last year?
If so, that player could be Danilo Gallinari.
According to a report from over the weekend on Sportando, a website that tracks worldwide basketball, the Celtics have interest in the Nuggets' sharpshooter, who's in the midst of his best season.
The 6-foot-10 Italian, the No. 6 overall pick by the Knicks in the 2008 draft, has rebounded from 2014 knee surgery to post the best numbers of his career. He's averaging 19.3 points and 5.6 rebounds a game, both career highs, and he ranks among the NBA's top 10 in free throws made (291, 5th) and attempted (333, 9th).
That the Celtics would have interest shouldn't be a surprise, since the Herald's Steve Bulpett reported over the summer that Gallinari was a potential target of Celtics president Danny Ainge and that the sides had discussed a deal.
Gallinari, 27, is signed through the 2017-18 season on a two-year, $34 million extension.
|Would Danilo Gallinari represent an upgrade for Celtics?
|07.14.15 at 8:39 am ET
The Celtics aren't content with their current roster. That much we know. They're stocked with good players, but fresh out of great ones, and team president Danny Ainge has openly discussed the C's need for star power.
But is Nuggets wing Danilo Gallinari the answer? Ainge explored a trade with Denver, and while nothing resulted from the discussion, sources told the Boston Herald a deal for the 26-year-old "could be revived."
His versatility as a 6-foot-10 wing whose shooting can stretch the floor certainly fits Celtics coach Brad Stevens' system, but Gallo was hardly a star even before an ACL tear cost him more than a year of his prime.
After missing the entire 2013-14 NBA season, Gallinari regained form after the All-Star break in 2015, averaging 18.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting 40.4 percent from 3-point range over his final 24 appearances. Those numbers would make him an upgrade over any other wing on the C's roster, including newly signed Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson. His defense when healthy has also steadily improved since his early days on the Knicks.
And while Gallinari would be an upgrade in the short term, his expiring $11.6 million contract would also maintain the Celtics' flexibility for the long haul, as is the case with soon-to-be C's forward David Lee, whose expiring $15.5 million deal comes off the books next summer.
Because the Celtics landed Lee for Gerald Wallace's expiring contract, they surely would be looking to make a similarly lopsided deal for Gallinari, which is likely where the talks stalled.
Even if the Gallinari discussion is dead and gone, though, Ainge's interest at least offers an indication of the team's thinking. For the time being, it does not appear there is a star available on the trade market, so the Celtics are looking for players who will improve the roster now and not limit their ability to land a better one at the trade deadline or in free agency next summer.
Either that, or the Celtics were simply interested in fulfilling their Italian stallion quota with the dearly departed Gigi Datome signing with Euroleague power Fenerbahce overnight.
|Irish Coffee: Four Paul Pierce Celtics trade scenarios
|01.18.12 at 3:48 pm ET
By now, you've probably heard Yahoo! Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski's report that "several contending teams" have contacted the Celtics to gauge Paul Pierce's availability on the trade market.
- As Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen become free agents this summer, money will peel away from the salary cap. Between then and now, the bigger question promises to be: Does ownership and general manager Danny Ainge go for the complete rebuild and trade Pierce before the March 15 deadline? Several contending teams have inquired about Pierce's availability. As one Eastern Conference official said, there are 'lots of calls asking if [Boston] will blow it up.'
Based upon 42 comments Tuesday on WEEI.com about this item, fans fall into two camps: 1) Those who can't handle The Truth being traded; and 2) Those who'd send the captain's ship sailing for the right package in return.
Ainge falls into the latter camp, if only because he's said time and again over the past year that nobody is off limits in his attempt to keep the Celtics relevant in this post-Big Three era. His sole goal is to avoid watching Pierce, Garnett and Allen grow old and gray in green as Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish did in the 1990s.
Heck, Ainge explored trades involving Pierce prior to Garnett and Allen's arrival, when the captain was in the midst of his prime, so why would he be afraid to pull the trigger on the right deal involving a now 34-year-old Pierce with a $32 million price tag over the next two seasons? Just because teams are calling doesn't mean Ainge has to listen, but here are four deals that might keep him on the phone. Read the rest of this entry »
|Irish Coffee: Celtics Get No Respect
|10.07.10 at 10:02 am ET
Wake up with the Celtics and your daily dose of Irish Coffee '¦
NBA.com released its ninth annual GM Survey, and I'll tell ya: Rodney Dangerfield got more respect than the Celtics. Sixty questions were posed to the league's general managers. Here are the highlights (or lowlights) …
- 63 percent of GMs believe the Lakers will win a third straight title. The Heat got 33.3 percent of the vote, and Boston got the remaining 3.7 percent. However, 100 percent of GMs think the C's will win the Atlantic Division, so they've got that going for them.
- 75 percent of GMs believe the C's are the best defensive team in the NBA, and Rajon Rondo received the most votes (32.1 percent) as the NBA's best on-the-ball defender. Defense wins championships, no?
- Kevin Garnett picked up votes for best defensive player and best interior defender in the league, but Dwight Howard dominated both categories.
- 66.7 percent of GMs predicted Kevin Durant would win MVP. Kobe Bryant was next on the list with 25.9 percent of the vote. Semih Erden did not receive a vote … yet.
- 55.6 percent of GMs would take Durant to start their team. Only 25.9 percent said they'd take LeBron James. To me, this is the most surprising outcome. In 2009, LeBron got 78.6 percent of the vote . Apparently, his reputation took a hit within the NBA, too.
- Not a single GM picked Rondo as the NBA's best point guard . Deron Williams got half the votes, followed by Chris Paul (35.7 percent), Steve Nash (10.7) and Chauncey Billups (3.6). Billups over Rondo? Really?
- The only Celtic to receive a vote for best player at his position was Garnett, and he finished well behind co-winners Pau Gasol (isn't he a center?) and Dirk Nowitzki.
- Ray Allen won two categories: best pure shooter and best at moving without the ball. Ray also received a vote for the player who will make the best coach.
- GMs believe Doc comes up with the best defensive schemes in the league. Doc Rivers received a vote for the NBA's best coach, but Phil Jackson won in a landslide. The "who's the best manager/motivator of people" vote was closer, but Jackson still won (46.4 percent to 26.8).
- Believe it or not, the C's Luke Harangody is the most likely rookie to be a sleeper success.
- The Garden is not the hardest building to play in. EnergySolutions Arena in Utah is.
|Pierce officially in Three-Point Shootout
|02.05.10 at 3:37 pm ET
Paul Pierce is now officially among the field of six who will take part in the NBA Three-Point Shootout on Sat., Feb. 12, in Dallas. Pierce's 46.7 percent from long range this year leads the group, though his 37.0 percent career rate from distance is the second worst among the six competitors, behind only 2009 champion Daequan Cook of the Heat.
No member of the Celtics has won since Larry Bird took each of the first three Three-Point Shootout titles, from 1986-88. Read the rest of this entry »
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Guy Fawkes
A soldier and fanatic
When Guy Fawkes was a boy he lived near York with his father Edward and his mother Edith. His father was a committed Protestant and worked as a solicitor for the religious court of the church. However in 1579 Guy's father died and 3 years later his mother remarried a man called Denis Bainbridge. Denis's family were Catholic and so the young Guy converted. In practice this meant that he and his family refused to go to church because all the churches in England were protestant. Catholics were already suffering oppression but things got worse for the family in 1593 when Queen Elizabeth First made it illegal to refuse to go to church.
But Guy had already left England. In 1592 he enlisted in the Catholic Spanish army that was battling to keep power in western Europe. Guy gained a lot of experience of fighting but was also a brave and loyal soldier.
Despite fighting on mainland Europe, Guy didn't forget the persecution his fellow Catholics were suffering back in England and in 1603 he went the Spanish King to ask for help. The Spanish said no. But in 1604 at Ostend, Guy met another Englishman called Thomas Winter, who had also been in Spain trying to drum up support for English Catholics and the two travelled back to London together. During the trip Thomas told Guy that he and his friends were going to take action, whether or not they had help from Spain.
Back in London, Guy was introduced to Robert Catesby the mastermind of a group of rebels. Robert asked Guy to join his group as the explosives expert. Over the next few months Robert pulled together the rest of the team while he devised his plot to blow up Parliament and kill King James and many politicians and bishops.
The plan took many nerve-wracking months to carry out. They had to secretly transfer barrels of gunpowder into a vault under parliament. The conspirators feared discovery all the time. One day while they were tunnelling, they heard a noise and sent Guy up to investigate – while the rest waited quietly in the tunnels under the vaults. When Guy came back he told then it was a false alarm, the vault overhead was just being vacated. Then again a few days before the opening of parliament, they heard that some MPs had been warned about the plot; Guy volunteered to check that the gunpowder hadn't been discovered. And it was Guy who went down by himself into the vault on the 4th November, armed with a fuse. While he waited, some suspicious politicians turned up to search the vaults but the gunpowder was hidden under a pile of wood. Guy pretended to be a servant and said the wood belonged to his master Percy. When this was reported to the King, and the fact that Percy was a Catholic, the King ordered a second search, the gunpowder was found and Guy arrested.
Guy Fawkes at the Tower
Guy was taken to the Queen's House at the Tower of London and interrogated for days, most persistently by William Waad, Lieutenant of the Tower. The King was desperate, he knew that the conspirators were planning a rebellion and needed the names of the people involved. So Guy was probably taken to the basement of the White Tower and tortured. Guy refused to answer any questions in order to give his companions time to organise the uprising. It took 2 days for the interrogators to even get Guy to admit his real name.
The following day, and only after he'd heard his friends had failed, Guy eventually confessed to the plot and named his conspirators. The signature on his confession was faint and shaky, probably because his arms had been damaged by the rack.
Guy and his co-conspirators were brought to trial and 2 months later on the 31 of January 1606 Guy and three others were dragged from the Tower on wooden stretchers to the palace at Westminster. Guy was the last to climb up on the scaffold and was so weakened by torture that the hangman had to help him up. Despite this, when the noose was put around his head he jumped from the scaffold and snapped his own neck. This was a blessing for him as otherwise he would have been still alive when his body was taken down and cut up into four pieces.


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Camden Town is a district in north London, home to a huge, vibrant and colorful flea market which draws a hundred thousand people on the weekend! This is a favorite among tourists visiting London. There are several parts: Camden Lock, which is on the edge of Regent's Canal, is very nice in the summer with its small restaurant terraces serving America, Caribbean, African and Latin cuisine. The canal also allows visitors to come to Camden by boat! Or, you can get off at the Camden Town metro station. Camden Lock was a craft market, but now there are beautiful pictures, vinyl, souvenirs for tourists and hippie objects. The other part of the market is Camden Stables, the largest market, which was built on the former stables of the Midlands railway company. There are stalls selling trendy clothes, furniture, bric a brac, jewelry, and small gadgets. The market burned down on February 9 but there were no deaths (though about 400 people lost their jobs). Now the market is open normally as Camden Lock and Camden Stables were not burned.


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Located in Pacific Beach, Tower23 Hotel is adjacent to Crystal Pier and within 2 miles (3 km) of Mission Beach. This 44-room, 4-star hotel has a restaurant along with conveniences like free in-room WiFi and a rooftop terrace. On the beach, it's also near Seaworld and Ocean Beach Park.
This hotel is home to a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Satisfy your hunger from the comfort of your room with room service. For your convenience, breakfast is available for a fee.
All 44 air-conditioned rooms feature balconies or patios, minibars, and coffee makers. Flat-screen TVs come with pay movies, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi and wired Internet. Tempur-Pedic beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries. Free newspapers, free local calls, and laptop-compatible safes are other standard amenities.
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Guests of Tower23 Hotel enjoy a rooftop terrace, free WiFi in public areas, and a meeting room. Valet parking is available for USD 30 per night, and there's also limo/town car service. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this beach hotel include a business center, coffee/tea in a common area, and express check-in.
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Tower23 Hotel is situated next to the Pacific Beach boardwalk; SeaWorld is 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) away and both downtown San Diego and the San Diego Zoo are within 11 miles. The hotel is home to Jordan restaurant which specializes in steaks, seafood, and contemporary California cuisine using local ingredients. A raw bar and modern lounge are also located in the restaurant, with indoor and outdoor dining available.
The second story of the hotel houses the Tower Deck, which features ocean views, comfortable seating, and food and beverage service. A private dining room accommodates 150 guests, with event catering and audiovisual equipment available. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout this hotel.
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- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Total number of rooms - 44
- Number of floors - 3
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
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Tower23 Hotel offers 44 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Tempur-Pedic beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with pay movies. Bathrooms include bathrobes, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This San Diego hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Microwaves, refrigerators, and in-room massages can be requested.
- Premium TV channels
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- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony or patio
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- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- Designer toiletries
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- In-room massage available
- Tempur-Pedic mattress
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Flat-panel TV
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Jordan - This oceanfront restaurant features a 75-foot-long "wave wall" with a changing color display. The cuisine is contemporary California, with an emphasis on fresh local produce, sustainable seafood, and naturally raised meats. A modern lounge with indoor and outdoor seating and a raw bar are also located in the restaurant. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
Tower23 Hotel is situated on a large public beach where surfing, swimming, and beach volleyball are available. Guests receive discounted access to a health club four blocks away, providing fitness classes, cardio machines, free weights, and strength-training equipment. A beachfront path in front of the hotel is popular for jogging, walking, and biking.
Surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, sailing, and other water activities are available at Mission Bay Aquatic Park, four miles from the hotel. Torrey Pines Golf Course, 11 miles away, offers two 18-hole courses, a golf shop, driving range, and pro instruction. Within 12 miles of this San Diego hotel, the 1,200-acre Balboa Park has two golf courses and a driving range.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
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- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
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Check-in time ends at 3 AM
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
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Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 12 and USD 30 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 30 per night (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per night
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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In what some (one guy on Twitter) have called "a stroke of comic genius," Public Policy Polling decided to ask Ohio Republicans who they thought "deserved more credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. In what some (my colleague Tim Murphy) have called "the greatest thing ever," a full 15 percent of Ohio Republicans surveyed said Romney deserved more credit than the president. Another 47 percent said they were "unsure." This led to all sorts of funny quips on Twitter:
The secret's out: Seal Team Six referred to Romney and his five sons.— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) September 10, 2012
This is amusing, but no one should take it particularly seriously. Significant percentages of Americans claim to believe all sorts of crazy things, and it's possible that a large percentage of the people who told PPP that Romney deserves credit for the bin Laden raid simply wanted to say eff-you to the president.
The poll didn't offer an option for "the Navy SEALs" or "the troops," who undoubtedly would have blown out Romney and Obama if they were options. The news in this poll—as much as any one poll can be news—is that it found Obama leading Romney by five percentage points in Ohio. (The full poll results are here.) No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio. Here's a reality check on the state of the presidential race: Nate Silver, the New York Times' polling guru, now gives the president a nearly 80 percent chance of winning reelection.


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Antonio Asis began studying art at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes when he was 14. Subsequently, at the Escuela de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón, he studied composition with Héctor Cartier, who encouraged the young artist to explore the many diverse applications of the principles of design and composition. The class was influential for Asis, as were the after-class conversations with his classmates, which continued at the Bar Splendid, a local café at the intersection of Ayacucho and la Avenida Las Heras in Buenos Aires. Throughout the 1940s, Asis explored abstraction and non-representational art; with the publication of Arturo magazine in 1944, and the creation of the Asociación Arte Concreto-Invención, Buenos Aires was an important site for the development of post-war abstraction.
In the spring of 1956, Asis moved to Paris, like many of his colleagues and friends, where he quickly became part of an international circuit of kinetic artists; among others, he befriended Yaacob Agam, Nicolas Schöffer, Jesús-Rafael Soto, Jean Tinguely, and Victor Vasarely. Surrounded by this dynamic milieu, he began a series of work in which he considered how the phenomena of light could be mediated through photography. Shortly afterward, he began to study vibrations between colors and the many possibilities within monochromatic compositions. Like many of his rioplatense colleagues, Asis was deeply influenced by the ideas of Max Bill and Georges Vantongerloo, important artists and theorists of European abstraction. In 1971, Asis co-founded an artist group, Position, which included Carlos Agüero, Armando Durante, Hugo Demarco, and Horacio García Rossi, all Argentine artists living in Paris, and all interested in movement and the vibrations of light. Antonio Asis lives and works in Paris, France.
2015: Un tournant | A turning point: Antonio Asis, Martha Boto, Horacio García Rossi, Hugo De Marziani, Gregorio Vardanega, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
2014: Pressed: Prints from Latin America, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
Antonio Asis: Geometría Libre, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
2013: Antonio Asis: From Color to Motion, Ka Be Contemporary, Miami, FL, USA
DYNAMO: A Century of Light and Movement in Art, 1913-2013, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France
Impressions | Abstractions, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
2012: Antonio Asis: Un Universo Vibrante, MUNTREF Museo Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Real/Virtual, Arte Cinético argentino de los años sesenta, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), Houston, TX, USA
2011: Les sites de l'abstraction latino-américaine – Ella Fontanals Cisneros, Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, Switzerland
Asis/Esmeraldo/Espinosa/Lizarraga, Works on Paper, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
2010: Los sitios de la abstraccion latinoamericana, Museo de Arte Moderno Contemporaneo de Palmas de Mallorca, Spain
2009: North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, (MFAH), Houston, TX, USA
2007: Chromatic Energies, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX , USA
Los Cinéticos, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
1984: Centre de Recherche Artistique Contemporaine, Verifica 8 +, Venice, Italy
1972: Maison de la Culture, Rennes, France
1971: Estudio Actual, Caracas, Venezuela
1970: Galerie Krebs, Bern, Switzerland
1968: Cinétisme, Spectacle, Environnement, Maison de la Culture, Grenoble, France
1967: Lumiere et Mouvement, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
Von Konstruktivism zur Kinetik, Galerie Denise Rene / Hans Mayer, Krefeld, Germany
Biennale de Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, France
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Norma Khouri's "Dalia" might be imaginary, but she continues to represent real victims - women murdered for reasons of "honour". The Jordanian Public Security Directorate recorded 17 honour killings in 2003, down from an average of 25 in recent years.
The scandal of Khouri's book does not alter the reality of honour killings, and her campaign against these crimes has drawn international attention to them.
The problem with the book, said Amal al-Sabbagh, the director of the Jordanian National Commission for Women, was that it exaggerated honour killings so grossly, and so misrepresented both Jordanian law and society that it was not taken seriously in Jordan and undermined the cause.
"One honour killing is too many," al-Sabbagh told the Herald. "It is more common in poorer families with traditional customs, and we are constantly working against it."
Bucking tradition, Jordan has taken public steps to eliminate the practice. In 1998, said al-Sabbagh, the Government established a family protection unit within the Public Security Directorate to investigate and deal with crimes committed within the family, including crimes of honour.
In April this year the Government undertook to codify its international treaty obligations on honour crimes in the national law.
Article 340 of the Jordanian penal code, one of the articles against which Khouri has campaigned, has been amended provisionally.
Moves to change the article permanently are deadlocked between the two houses of the Jordanian parliament.
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You had a hard time seeing out of 20%? Hmmm interesting.
I wish I went 20% on mine... but I went with 35%.. This was 4.5 years ago so now it's definitely lighter..
This is a discussion on BPanda's 2012 Build within the Builds forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; You had a hard time seeing out of 20%? Hmmm interesting. I wish I went 20% on mine... but I ...
You had a hard time seeing out of 20%? Hmmm interesting.
I wish I went 20% on mine... but I went with 35%.. This was 4.5 years ago so now it's definitely lighter..
I am eventually gonna get tints and probably go with 35% too, but what do you think of that dumb chicago law? They'll write you a ticket even if you are at 35% there. I drive into the city a lot. That's basically what's got me second guessing tints.
I'm rarely ever in Chicago so I'm not too worried about it. I really don't understand how Chicago can have a different law than Illinois when it comes to something like tints...
I think 20% is perfect
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I'm rocking 35% because it's legal.. :-/ no more run ins for me.
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I am now regretting my 20 %.
It is hard to see in the dark especially when it rains. Besides LEOs have tint meters & I can get fix-it tickets at any time if I drive into the city..
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Looks good, I'll be interested in seeing the 35% tint. I'm on the fence myself re: tint. 35% just looks too dark for my taste from outside looking in (I know I'm in the minority here). In addition, the 40% ceramic looks too grey/silver, mine is black.
Has anyone checked with a light meter, post-tint? It is my understanding that any tint on the window, from factory, will bump the 35% to a lower number. Which could put you over the edge with the law. The tint guy I spoke with agreed, and said there is a 5% leeway. I'm not buying that.
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- Household formation should step up further to a net 1.20 to 1.25 million household increase in 2013 with housing starts up around the 1 million annualized pace by the fourth quarter.
- Vacancy rates for both apartments and the single-family for-sale market could bring aggregate vacancy rates down to 2002-2003 levels as household formation outpaces new construction.
- While the refinance boom will continue into early 2013, it will be less compared to 2012 so look for single-family mortgage originations to decline by 15 percent, conversely, expect multifamily lending to rise approximately 5 percent.
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I'm having some driving issues with my blazer. The plugs get fouled all the time and it uses way too much gas. I think I have it tuned but apparently not. It idles very nicely with just a hint of lope with 20"hg vacuum. The exhaust only has a hint of gas smell at idle. At WOT I think it runs lean, because the paint is peeling off the headers, but I don't have much time at the track to T&T. I've only gotten 30 miles out of these NGK V-power plugs and used over 30 gallons of gas. I parked it after a cruise night where I idled around town most of the night and now I can't get it to start again even after cleaning these plugs.
Here are my specs...
'90 S-10 2dr 2wd Blazer
probably 3600# race weight
'97 L29 454 big block 9:1CR
cleaned up stock heads
ZZ502 roller cam 224/234@.050 .527/.544 lift
RPM Air Gap intake
3310 750 vac sec carb w/proform mainbody
1 3/4" long tube headers
3" exhaust thru Dynomax Ultraflows
TH350 with shift kit and a few other tricks
Hughes GM25 converter supposed to stall around 2800-3000 behind the BBC
ProStick shifter
Currie 9+ rear curently has 3.25 gears
leaf springs and lakewood slapper bars
5 psi fuel pressure with a Holley blue pump
BG fuel filter
Aeromotive regulator
-10AN line from the cell to the regulator then -8 to the carb.
Here are my questions...
1. What do I use to clean the plugs so I can reuse them? I tried a few things but the carbon is on there good.
2. I only know the basics about carb tuning. Do you think I need to do anything with the idle feed restrictors etc...?
3. Would some dyno tuning with a A/F meter help?
4. Does the Proform main body screw up the stock jetting on the Holley this much?
5. Would converting to a secondary metering block help me out with tuning?
Anyone out there want to help me?
I would think the reason for posting would be to help you if we could.
with the engine at idle, remove the air cleaner, shine a light in the throat of the carb, see if you see any fuel dripping out of the boosters. If so, fuel pressure is too high, float level or levels too high, trash in needle and seat assembly, butterflies open too far due to lack of enough spark advance.
Don`t just check the primary side, check the secondary side as well. Have you checked the ignition? what color spark are you getting?
Paint peeling off the headers is common, after they get hot and cold a few times factory paint or spray paint won`t stay on. It sounds to me as if your running too rich. Is the vacuum advance connected to a manifold source? what`s the spark timing set at? Sometimes you can clean and reuse plugs, other times you can`t, I`ve cleaned them mostly with a die grinder with a wire brush attachment set at a low air pressure so it doesn`t turn too fast.
I don`t like proform products period, but I`ve heard good and bad things about there main bodies. Set the idle mixture with a vacuum gauge, get it as high as you can and it`s set, if it continues to run rich, you have a problem in one of the areas I mentioned above.
OK more info. I change spark plugs and now it runs again. I set the timing to 13-14 initial and 34 total and it comes on fast. The vacuum gauge I was using before was faulty and I have a new one. It reads 11"-12" now at idle. Funny thing is when I adjust the idle mixture screws nothing happens. I can turn them all the way in and the vacuum gauge doesn't move and the RPM doesn't vary. If I turn both in all the way the engine runs for about 20-30 seconds as RPMs drop slowly from 700 down to 300 then it dies. The throttle blades are almost closed and no fuel is coming out of the boosters at idle. I have the tech guy at Holley pretty confused. The power valve is good, I took it out and everything seems to be fine with it and it opens. It is rated at 6.5 I wanted to take it out for a drive, but it's getting late.
Anyone have these problems before?
OK I took the carb off and set the primary throttle blades so that the idle transfer slots were "square". I also took the #72 jets out and put in some #68s. I put the carb back on and set the initial timing to 16 degrees.
What is the factory setting for mechanical advance on a MSD Pro billet distributor? I thought it was 21, but to my light it looks like 19.
I still have 12" of vacuum when idling at 700-800RPM, but I have 15" at 1000RPM. The idle mixture screws do work now, but still aren't very sensitive. One thing I noticed with the carb off was that the idle transfer slots were full of carbon. I cleaned them out good and they are extremely rough along the edges. Are all factory Holley carbs like this(sorry this is my first Holley)?
I also noticed something that could be a crack going from the idle tranfer slot down to the bottom of the baseplate. I couldn't tell if it was a crack or not, but I could feel a small ridge. If it is indeed a crack this would cause all sorts of tuning problems right?
How do I put a throttle return spring on the secondary blades after I used the secondary idle speed adjustment screw? My dual return spring doesn't always return the throttle now with the new adjustments. The secondaries want to stay open a bit and then it idles at like 1800 until I lift the pedal with my foot.
Thanks for all the help...
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For example, some news is suppressed or under-reported. Personally, I am barely writing at all anymore, either because time (Mercury) is limited (Saturn) or I simply don't want to fight (Aries) or defend (Saturn) my ideas (Mercury). Consequently the ideas back up and pressure builds.
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Cricket Wanganui is urging its clubs to quash their "petty differences" and strengthen communication in the aftermath of the controversial end to the Premier 1 one-day competition.
Frustrations were vented by players and letters of complaint fired off after the December 1 weekend games when Collegiate player Andre Halbert turned out for his club despite reportedly being injured for the Hawke Cup team, while a Collegiate's home Premier 2 game with Saracens was defaulted without the visitors being told.
Cricket Wanganui chairman Stu Gill said Collegiate were not stripped of their points for their victory on December 1.
However, an email has been sent to all clubs outlining underscoring rules for player ineligibility for club games if they are unavailable for representative duties.
It also states the process for declaring unavailability, defaulting games and, tellingly, the officials to be notified and deadlines to do so.
"It was in before and players haven't been following it," Gill said.
"You can say it was a breakdown in communication between two people... on both sides."
Participation in Hawke Cup games must be considered the pinnacle while defaults are to be avoided, with a deadlines and penalties for not doing so, the email states.
Gill explained as this was the first season of the re-formed Council of Clubs - the organisation responsible for the playing structure of senior club cricket - there was still teething issues to work through.
Among these will be a discussion about Collegiate's dilemma losing players at the tail end of the competition due to students leaving town for the holidays.
"Collegiate need to sit down and talk with us about the coming season and I dare say that will happen," said Gill.
While several of the local cricket fraternity spoke on and off the record about the December 1 situation, the email moves into damage control by stating the New Zealand Cricket code of conduct "has strict outcomes for players bringing the game into disrepute".
All channels must go through Gill, high performance manager Blair Jarrett and Hawke Cup manager Andrew Lock.
The "negative publicity" in the fallout from that weekend must never happen again, the email reads.
"Together we have built Cricket Wanganui up from financial ruin let's not spoil it now with petty differences rather continue working together to make our province strong."
The problems take some gloss off the fact Wanganui United again secured the Premier 1 one-day title and will take on Taranaki champions New Plymouth Marist United at Victoria Park on Saturday.
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Swansea City have made a bid of £3m for the Norwich City winger Anthony Pilkington. The Republic of Ireland international is out of contract in the summer and Norwich have already brought in a wide player this month in the form of Jonás Gutiérrez, on loan from Newcastle United.
The Swansea chairman, Huw Jenkins, had denied an interest in Pilkington as the 25-year-old was injured, having been sidelined since November owing to a hamstring problem.
He returned to action as a substitute in Norwich's win over Hull City last weekend and Swansea appear keen to bring him to the Liberty Stadium now he is fit.
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Grammys draw 28 million TV viewers; winners get iTunes bump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some 28.1 million Americans watched the Grammy Awards show on television, a predictable 30 percent drop from last year's emotion-filled ceremony following the death of singer Whitney Houston, according to ratings data on Monday.
Despite the lower numbers, Sunday's 3-1/2-hour show broadcast live on CBS was the second-largest TV audience for the music industry's big night since 1993, and many critics gave the show a thumbs up.
"For the first time in too long, the Grammys telecast was a good time in and of itself — a refreshingly coherent celebration of our increasingly incoherent popscape," wrote Chris Richards of the Washington Post.
"There were A-game performances, trophy-hoarders who deserved to win them and very few reasons to wince, grouse or wish you were watching 'Downton Abbey'," Richards added.
In the absence of new music from big names such as Lady Gaga or Beyonce, Sunday's Grammy show highlighted rising stars and younger artists and spread the top prizes over a wide variety of acts.
British folk band Mumford & Sons won Album of the Year for "Babel," indie-pop trio fun. won Song of the Year for "We Are Young" and Australian singer Gotye won Record of the Year for "Somebody That I Used to Know."
Many of the winners and performers found themselves high on the iTunes sales chart on Monday, with Justin Timberlake leading the charge with pre-orders for his upcoming album "The 20/20 Experience," his first since 2006.
FUN.'s album "Some Nights" and "Babel" were also among the Top 5 on the iTunes albums chart on Monday.
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Increasingly inventive ways are having to be found to house prisoners, converting women's institutions into those for men, holding some in police cells, placing others into pre-fabricated cells slotted into existing prisons. These are piecemeal coping strategies, expedient attempts to contain a problem that will get worse if brave decisions are not taken urgently. History shows what happens when the prison population exceeds the capacity of the system to hold it: there is a clear link between overcrowding, riots and suicides. As Martin Narey, the former head of the prison service, explains in today's Observer, when he left the service last year he was 'sick of running prisons absolutely on the edge' and writing a 'note a month to ministers' warning of the consequences. We also report from Wandsworth prison where many of the inmates battle chronic drug and alcohol dependency but receive little help in tackling their problems. It is a depressing truism that half of all inmates are illiterate.
This Thursday, Home Secretary John Reid will unveil plans for overhauling the prison system. It would be a tragedy if he did nothing more than express a commitment to increasing prison capacity. There are already too many people in prison who should not be there. Narey questions the merits of locking up 3,000 children. To that, we can add around 7,000 mentally ill inmates who should be in specialist psychiatric units.
In addition, too many minor offenders are serving sentences. Ten years ago there were 129 shoplifters in prison. Today there are 1,500. The result? Those inside can't get access to the educational and rehabilitation programmes they need to break the circle of crime, while those who should be serving long sentences for serious crimes are being let out too early. Nobody wins from this scenario: not the prisoners, not the government and not the public.
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