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Jan. 18, 2009
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GAME 18: #8 SYRACUSE (17-2, 5-1 Big East) at #1 PITT (16-1, 4-1 Big East)
Monday, January 19, 2009 7 p.m. ET Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, Pa.
Television: ESPN/ESPN-360 (Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas and Bill Raftery; Producer: Bo Garrett).
Radio: Pitt Panthers/ISP Sports Radio Network (Bill Hillgrove and Dick Groat), 94.5-FM (WWSW), 970 AM (WBGG). Satellite Radio: Channel 126 (Pitt feed).
Internet Radio Broadcast/Live Stats: www.pittsburghpanthers.com
The Coaches: Pitt: Jamie Dixon, 10th year at Pitt, 6th year as head coach (148-41); Syracuse: Jim Boeheim, 33rd year at SU (788-280), 33rd year overall (788-280).
Rankings: Pitt: 1-AP, 1-ESPN; Syracuse: 8-AP, 8-ESPN. (as of Jan. 12).
Series: Pitt and Syracuse meet for the 97th time in series history. Syracuse holds a 61-35 advantage in the series. Pitt is 21-24 all-time in home games vs. the Orange. Pitt has claimed 10 of the last 13 meetings between the two schools including five of the last six at home.
PITTSBURGH--No. 1 ranked Pitt (16-1, 4-1 Big East) hosts No. 8 Syracuse (17-2, 5-1 Big East) for a Monday, Jan. 19 game at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET.
The contest will be nationally televised on ESPN as part of its Big Monday package with Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Jay Bilas (color commentary) and Bill Raftery (color commentary) calling action. Bo Garrett will handle production.
Pitt ends its second consecutive week as the nation's No. 1 ranked team. On Jan. 12, Pitt ascended to the No. 1 ranking following a 70-54 victory at No. 11 Georgetown. Previous No. 1 North Carolina lost to Boston College and previous No. 2 Connecticut lost to Georgetown. Pitt had previously been ranked No. 2 on 16 different occasions, the last being on Dec. 11, 2006. Pitt has been ranked among the nation's top-25 in 118 of the previous 127 national polls. Additionally, Pitt has been ranked among the nation's top-10 teams in each of the last seven seasons (2002-09). The men's basketball team became the first Pitt team to hold the No. 1 national ranking since the 1982 Pitt football season. The 1982 Pitt football team entered its season ranked No. 1 and held the top spot for three weeks during the year (Sept. 7, Oct. 26, Nov. 2).
Pitt dropped to 4-1 in the Big East and concluded its 16-game win streak with a 69-63 loss at No. 20 Louisville on Saturday. Pitt totaled season-highs of 20 turnovers 26 personal fouls as Louisville used a 19-3 run down the stretch to claim the win. Jermaine Dixon scored a career-high 19 points and hit a career-high three 3-pointers.
With its 75-62 win over South Florida on Jan. 14, Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon moved into sole possession of third place on Pitt's all-time coaching victories list with 148 wins in six years. He surpassed Paul Evans, who compiled a 147-98 record in eight years at Pitt from 1986-94. Dixon and Evans are both behind H.C. Carlson (367-247 in 31 years) and Robert Timmons (174-189 in 15 years).
For the second time in the last six years, Pitt began a season with a 16-0 start. The 16-0 start ranks third among Pitt's all-time best men's basketball starts to a season. Pitt went 21-0 to win the mythical national title in 1927-28 and began the 2003-04 season with an 18-0 record in Head Coach Jamie Dixon's first season. Dixon has guided Pitt to 10-0 starts in each of his first six seasons as head coach. Additionally, Dixon has guided Pitt to six of the top-10 best starts to a season in school history.
Pitt claimed a 75-62 win over South Florida on Jan. 14. For the first time in his career, Tyrell Biggs led the Panthers in scoring (16 points), DeJuan Blair added 13 points and 18 rebounds and Levance Fields registered his second career double-double with 11 points and 13 assists. After being idle for a week, Pitt defended its No. 1 ranking with a 90-67 win over St. John's on Jan. 11. DeJuan Blair led the Panthers with his 10th double-double of the year with 23 points, 15 rebounds and six steals.
Through its first 17 games, Pitt has outscored its opponents by a plus-17.8 margin and outrebounded its opponents by a plus-9.8 margin. The Panthers are also converting 47.0 percent (496-1055) of their field goal attempts and limiting opponents to 37.8 percent shooting. Pitt has also held 16 of its 17 opponents to 70 points or less and nine teams to 60 points or less.
Several Pitt players are ranked among national leaders in various statistical categories (as of Jan. 15, 2009). DeJuan Blair ranks second nationally in rebounding (13.0) and leads the nation in offensive rebounds with 6.2 orpg (The NCAA does not rank top offensive rebounders). He is also ranked No. 22 in field goal percentage (59.4). Levance Fields leads the nation in assist:turnover ratio (4.71) and ranks second in assists per game (7.1), while Sam Young is rated 52nd in scoring (18.7).
In No. 8 Syracuse, Pitt plays its second straight nationally ranked opponent and third nationally ranked opponent of the season. During this current five-game stretch, Pitt will play four nationally ranked opponents in No. 20 Louisville, No. 8 Syracuse, West Virginia, No. 23 Villanova and No. 12 Notre Dame. Pitt has played four consecutive nationally ranked opponents only once in its 101-year men's basketball history. That stretch occured from Jan. 5, 1990-Jan. 19, 1990.
Pitt and Syracuse meet for the 97th time in series history. Pitt owns a 35-61 overall record vs. the Orange, while the Panthers are 21-24 vs. Syracuse in games played in Pittsburgh. Pitt has claimed 10 of the last 13 meetings between the two schools along with five of the last six games played in Pittsburgh.
Syracuse enters the contest with a 17-2 overall record and 5-1 Big East slate. The Orange are led by Jonny Flynn (16.3 ppg.), Eric Devendorf (14.4 ppg.), Paul Harris (13.9 ppg.) and Arinze Onuaku (12.7 ppg.).
Pitt plays the second of a five-game stretch against teams who either are or were nationally ranked during the season. Three of those games will be on the road. The stretch includes at No. 20 Louisville, No. 8 Syracuse, at West Virginia, at No. 23 Villanova and vs. No. 12 Notre Dame.
Pitt owns a 22-9 record under Jamie Dixon after a loss and is 11-3 under Dixon in games played following a road loss.
Pitt has won 13 straight home games and carries a 107-10 all-time record (.914 percentage) in the Petersen Events Center. Pitt also owns a 42-9 record vs. Big East Conference opponents at the PEC.
Pitt plays its second straight nationally ranked opponent in No. 8 Syracuse. Pitt has won five of its last six and 10 of its last 13 vs. SU.
Levance Fields needs just five assists to become the sixth player in school history to surpass the 1,000-point and 500-assist marks for a career. He has 495 career assists.
Pitt Lands St. John's Transfer Malik Ellison
Pitt to Host Montana and UCSB in Legends Classic
Davis Joins Pitt's 2017 Recruiting Class
Four Pitt Teams Earn APR Public Recognition Awards from NCAA
Woodley Named Special Assistant at Pitt
Stevenson Inks National Letter of Intent to Play at Pitt


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K. A. Taipale
K. A. (Kim) Taipale is a lawyer, scholar, and social theorist specializing in information, technology, and national security policy. He is a partner in Stilwell Holding, a private investment firm, the founder and executive director of the Stilwell Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy, a private, nonpartisan research organization, and a director of the Stilwell Charitable Fund. He was previously an investment banker at Lazard Freres & Co. and a lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Taipale is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute and serves on the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, and previously served on the Science and Engineering for National Security Advisory Board of the Heritage Foundation, the LexisNexis Information Policy Forum; and the Steering Committee of the American Law Institute's digital information privacy project. In addition, he has served on several corporate and non-profit boards.
Taipale is a frequent speaker and has written extensively on the intersection of information and technology policy with national and global security interests. He has testified before Congressional and other national committees, including on issues relating to foreign intelligence surveillance,[1][2] data mining,[3][4] biometrics,[5] and information warfare.[6] Taipale is a nationally recognized expert on technology and security policy, and related issues, including privacy and civil liberties. He is regularly quoted in the media,[7] and has appeared frequently on PBS and NPR.[8]
Taipale received a BA and JD from New York University and an MA, EdM, and LLM from Columbia University.
Selected publications[edit]
Book chapters[edit]
- Introduction to Civil Liberties and Other Legal Issues, in The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook 2nd Edition (David Kamien, ed., McGraw-Hill, 2012) (ISBN 0071790845).
- Cyber-Deterrence, in Law, Policy and Technology: Cyberterorrism, Information Warfare, and Internet Immobilization (IGI Global 2011) (ISBN 1615208313).
- Power to the Edge: New Threats, New Responses, in America's Security Role in a Changing World: A Global Strategic Assessment 2009 (National Defense University 2009) (ISBN 0160832128).
- Why Can't We All Get Along? How Technology, Security and Privacy Can Co-exist in a Digital World, in Cybercrime and Digital Law Enforcement, Ex Machina: Law, Technology & Society Book Series, (Jack Balkin, et al., eds., NYU Press, 2007) (ISBN 0814799833).
- Designing Technical Systems to Support Policy: Enterprise Architecture, Policy Appliances, and Civil Liberties, in Emergent Information Technologies and Enabling Policies for Counter Terrorism (Robert Popp and John Yen, eds., Wiley-IEEE, 2006) (ISBN 0471776157).
- Seeking Symmetry in Fourth Generation Warfare: Information Operations in the War of Ideas, in Proceedings from Challenges in the Struggle Against Violent Extremism: Winning the War of Ideas (INSCT-Bantle 2006).
- Introduction to Domestic Security and Civil Liberties, in The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook (David Kamien, ed., McGraw-Hill, 2005) (ISBN 0071446656).
Journal articles and papers[edit]
- Identity and Resilience, Paul Trevithick, William Coleman, John Clippinger, and Kim Taipale (White House Cyberspace Policy Review Document 2009).
- Seeking Symmetry on the Information Front: Confronting Global Jihad on the Internet, 16 Nat'l Strategy F. Rev. 14 (Summer 2007).
- The Ear of Dionysus: Rethinking Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, 9 Yale J. L. & Tech. 128 (Spring 2007).
- Rethinking Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, World Policy Journal, Vol. XIII (Winter 2006-2007).
- Whispering Wires and Warrantless Wiretaps: Data Mining and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Security, No. VII Supl. Bull. on L. & Sec.: The NSA and the War on Terror (Spring 2006).
- The Trusted Systems Problem: Security Envelopes, Statistical Threat Analysis, and the Presumption of Innocence, IEEE Intelligent Systems, Vol. 20 No. 5, (Sept./Oct. 2005).
- Technology, Security and Privacy: The Fear of Frankenstein, the Mythology of Privacy, and the Lessons of King Ludd, 7 Yale J. L. & Tech. 123; 9 Intl. J. Comm. L. & Pol'y 8 (Dec. 2004).
- Data Mining and Domestic Security: Connecting the Dots to Make Sense of Data, 5 Colum. Sci. & Tech. L. Rev. 2 (Dec. 2003).
- Managing Digital Assets: The Challenge of Creating and Sustaining Intangible Value in a Data-Driven Economy, David Bollier, rapp. (Aspen Institute 2015) (ISBN 0898436168).
- POWER-CURVE SOCIETY: The Future of Innovation, Opportunity and Social Equity in the Emerging Networked Economy, David Bollier, rapp. (Aspen Institute 2013) (ISBN 0-89843-582-X).
- The Future of Work: What It Means for Individuals, Businesses, Markets and Governments, David Bollier, rapp. (Aspen Institute 2011) (ISBN 0898435439).
- The Promise and Peril of Big Data, David Bollier, rapp. (Aspen Institute 2010) (ISBN 0898435161).
- No More Secrets: National Security Strategies for a Transparent World, S. E. Spaulding, conv., A. Kochems, rapp. (ABA-SCLNS, Off. of the Nat'l Counterintelligence Exec., & Nat'l Strategy F. 2010).
- Biometric Recognition: Challenges and Opportunities, J. N. Pato and L. I. Millett, eds. (National Academies Press 2010) (ISBN 0309142083).
- Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing, J.D. Lasica, rapp. (Aspen Institute 2009) (ISBN 0898435056).
- Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities, W. A. Owens, K. W. Dam, and H. S. Lin, eds. (National Academies Press 2009) (ISBN 0309138507).
- Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorist, Committee on Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National Goals (National Academies Press 2008) (ISBN 0309124883).
- Mobilizing Information to Prevent Terrorism, Third Report of the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, Zoe Baird & James Barksdale, chmn. (Jul. 2006).
- Implementing a Trusted Information Sharing Environment, Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, Zoe Baird & James Barksdale, chmn. ( Feb. 2006).
- Commentary, Security vs. Privacy: Security, The Huffington Post (Nov. 9, 2007).
- Commentary (with James Jay Carafano), Free the Hostages: Continuing FISA Concerns, National Review Online (Oct. 24, 2007).
- New Authority to Oversight Foreign Intelligence Needed, Program on Law Enforcement and National Security in the Information Age, World Policy Institute (May 7, 2007).
- FISA Should be Amended, Says Center for Advanced Studies, Program on Law Enforcement and National Security in the Information Age, World Policy Institute (Apr. 19, 2007).
- Is Net Neutrality Bad for National Preparedness?, Program on Telecommunications and Cybersecurity Policy, World Policy Institute (Jun. 14, 2006).
- Commentary (with James Jay Carafano), Fixing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, The Washington Times (Jan. 24, 2006).
- Not Issuing Driver's Licenses to Illegal Aliens is Bad for National Security, Program on Law Enforcement and National Security in the Information Age, World Policy Institute (Dec. 17, 2004).
- Government Should Not Rush to Massive ID Surveillance System, Global Information Society Project, World Policy Institute (Oct. 29, 2004).
- ^ Statement on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SCCI) Hearing on The Foreign Intelligence Modernization Act of 2007, U.S. Senate (May 1, 2007).
- ^ Testimony on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Reform, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), U.S. House of Representatives (Jul. 19, 2006).
- ^ Testimony of Kim A. Taipale, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Hearing on Privacy Implications of Government Data Mining Programs, U.S. Senate (Jan. 10, 2007).
- ^ Committee on Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National Goals, The National Academies, Washington, DC (Apr. 27, 2006).
- ^ Committee on the Technology, Policy, and Cultural Dimensions of Biometric Systems, The National Academies, Washington, DC (Mar. 2005).
- ^ Committee on the Policy Consequences and Legal/Ethical Implications of Offensive Information Warfare, The National Academies, Washington, DC (Oct. 30, 2006).
- ^ For example, see How Pentagon tech push could take shape in next administration, Washington Examiner (Aug. 4, 2016), Pentagon Funding Start-ups to Aid Security, San Jose Mercury News (May 13, 2015), The Computers are Listening: How the NSA Converts Spoken Words Into Searchable Text The Intercept (May 5, 2015), Technology disrupting the American Dream The Washington Post (Jan. 19, 2015), How the CIA Grows Tech: An inside look at In-Q-Tel DefenseNews (Jun. 17, 2013). How In-Q-Tel Helps CIA Scout for Innovative Technologies - A Model for Other Agencies?, AOL Government (Nov. 29, 2012), The Rise of Black Market Data, Newsweek (Dec. 6, 2008), Freedom and its Digital Discontents, The Economist (Feb. 8, 2008), Listening to the Enemy, Wall Street Journal (Jan. 28, 2008), In Cyberwar There Are No Rules, Sueddeutsche Zeitung (Sept. 20, 2007), NSA Spying Part of Broader Effort, Washington Post (Aug. 1, 2007), Daylight Sought For Data Mining, Washington Post (Jan. 11, 2007), Experts Differ About Surveillance and Privacy, N. Y. Times (July 20, 2006), Balancing Privacy and Security, The Wall Street Journal (May 16, 2006), The Total Information Awareness Project Lives On, MIT Technology Review (Apr. 26, 2006), Internet devices threaten NSA's ability to gather intelligence legally, National Journal (Apr. 8, 2006), Surveillance Society: The Experts Speak, Business Week (Aug. 8, 2005), and Brave New Era for Privacy Fight, Wired News (Jan. 17, 2005).
- ^ For example, see Digital Age: Russian Cyber Attacks on Georgia (WNYE-PBS Sept. 28, 2008), On Point: Privacy in the Electronic Workplace (NPR Jul. 3, 2008), Fred Friendly: Nanotechnology: Privacy and Security (PBS April 2008), Justice Talking: The Tension Between Security and Liberty in the War on Terror (NPR Mar. 3, 2008), Digital Age: Encryption and Information Security (WNYE-PBS Jan. 16, 2008), "Security vs. Privacy", (MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, PBS Nov. 13, 2007) and Digital Age: Will the CIA Ever Learn to Blog? (WNYE-PBS, Jul. 1, 2007).


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Squeezing the state: tariff revenue, state capacity and the WTO's Doha Round
Abstract Tax revenue forms a critical element of state capacity, in turn underpinning the state's ability to foster inclusive economic growth. This paper calculates the impact of the WTO's Doha Round on tariff revenues among low-income countries. It finds that some, though not all, are severely affected, losing up to 17 percent of total government tax revenue. In addition, the tariff cuts are found to be regressive, primarily affecting luxury items, such as motor vehicles. Finally, the paper analyses the effectiveness of the mechanism included in the Doha Round to overcome lost tariff revenue, namely aid for trade.
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- Alice Sindzingre, 2007. "Financing the Developmental State: Tax and Revenue Issues," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 25(5), pages 615-632, 09.
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- Przemyslaw Kowalski, 2005. "Impact of Changes in Tariffs on Developing Countries' Government Revenue," OECD Trade Policy Papers 18, OECD Publishing.
- Frank Ackerman & Kevin P. Gallagher, 2008. "The Shrinking Gains from Global Trade Liberalization in Computable General Equilibrium Models: A Critical Assessment," International Journal of Political Economy, M.E. Sharpe, Inc., vol. 37(1), pages 50-77, April.
- Thomas W. Hertel & L. Alan Winters, 2006. "Poverty and the WTO : Impacts of the Doha Development Agenda," World Bank Publications, The World Bank, number 7411, May.
- Bresser Pereira,Luiz Carlos, 2010. "Globalization and Competition," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521196352, January.
- Bresser Pereira,Luiz Carlos, 2010. "Globalization and Competition," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521144537, January.
- Keen, Michael & Ligthart, Jenny E., 2002. "Coordinating tariff reduction and domestic tax reform," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(2), pages 489-507, March.
- Michael Keen & Jenny E Ligthart, 1999. "Coordinating Tariff Reduction and Domestic Tax Reform," IMF Working Papers 99/93, International Monetary Fund.
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- Ernesto Valenzuela & Kym Anderson & Thomas Hertel, 2007. "Impacts of Trade Reform: Sensitivity of Model Results to Key Assumptions," Centre for International Economic Studies Working Papers 2007-09, University of Adelaide, Centre for International Economic Studies.
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Welcome to ICEC 2014…
On behalf of AICE, the Italian Association for Total Cost Management, we are pleased to invite you to the IX World Congress of ICEC, the International Cost Engineering Council, to be held in Milan (Italy) from the 20th to the 22nd of October, 2014.
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ICEC 2014 Ken Humphreys Paper Awards
We remind all ICEC member associations about the invitation for your association to submit entries for the 2014 ICEC Kenneth K Humphreys Awards for the most outstanding cost engineering, project management and quantity surveying papers by students or young members of ICEC member associations.
The submission deadline has been extended from 1 September to 22 September 2014.
The awards are open to all students or young members of ICEC member associations who are aged 35 years or younger. Further details of the awards and the paper submission requirements can be found on the ICEC awards website at: http://www.icoste.org/category/awards/
Specific details about the award can be found here and the award rules at http://www.icoste.org/awards/humphreys-rules/.
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The Board of Engineers of Milano acknowledges 9 credits (3 per day) to ICEC 2014 Congress, after the evaluation of professional contents.
L'Ordine degli Ingegneri di Milano ha autorizzato il riconoscimento di 9 CFP (3 per giornata), valutando anticipatamente i contenuti formativi professionali.
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On the occasion of the ICEC 2014 World Congress, a set of initiatives targeting students and young people has been designed in order to offer them the opportunity to approach Total Cost Management and broaden the knowledge of this discipline.
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Dr. Lallier and his laboratory are interested in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of cell migration. These involve the ability of cells to dynamically regulate their mechanical contacts with other cells and with the extracellular matrix (ECM). They are focusing upon the cell movements involved with the morphogenesis of early Xenopus embryos. Current research focuses on two aspects of cellular migration: 1) molecules responsible for cell attachment to the ECM; and 2) molecules which regulate cell attachment and guidance. Dr. Lallier and his lab have focused their attention upon cell interactions with laminin (an ECM component involved in epithelia formation and axon guidance) and its cell surface receptors (specifically the a6 subunit of integrin). They are presently studying the interaction between these molecules in neurulation, neural crest cell migration, axon guidance, and pronephric duct formation. They are also investigating the role of semaphorins (collapsins) in setting up the initial tissue pattern within the Xenopus embryo. The lab will also be investigating how semaphorin induces guidance in directing axon guidance as well as cell migrations of the neural crest cell and the pronephros. These experiments will be performed in vivo, by over-expressing and under-expressing various members of the semaphorin family within the living embryo.
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Bonson, S., Jeansonne, B.G., and Lallier, T. E., Root End-filling Materials alter Fibroblast Differentiation, J. Dent Res (in revision), 2003.
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H.R. 5736 would amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States intended primarily for foreign audiences.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently made a foray into Web 2.0 with the launch of his own blog. Now it looks as if the Kremlin's embrace of social media is tightening.
Evgeny Morozov, who writes Foreign Policy's fascinating Net.effect blog, stumbled upon the announcement for a series of public lectures on the "Kremlin's School of Bloggers." The announcement is on Liberty.ru, a sort of DailyKos for the pro-Kremlin set.
Unfortunately, we missed the inaugural lecture, delivered on May 14 by Alexey Chadayev, the director of the Kremlin's school of bloggers. Chadayev (pictured, with pipe) already has an impressive resume: He lists his credentials as "famous political scientist, blogger, activist, doctoral candidate in cultural studies, docent at Russian State University of the Humanities, member of the Public Chamber, editor in chief of the online portal Liberty.ru, and author of the book, Putin: His Ideology." Give this man a Twitter account, and you'll have the Karl Rove of the Russian establishment.
The Russian government was slow to pick up on new media — meaning it was always a step behind domestic political opposition as well as more serious opponents. Take the case of Kavkaz Center: a pro-Chechen website launched at the beginning of the Second Chechen War in 1999. In the early days of the conflict, Kavkaz Center was an effective propaganda site; it also pioneered a lot of the information warfare tactics seen on jihadist websites, posting "trophy videos" of roadside bomb attacks and ambushes against Russian soldiers. Russian authorities countered with lame sites like Chechnyafree.ru, but they never quite caught on.
But in recent years, the Kremlin and its online supporters have become much more adept at using the Web as a tool of information war. Kavkaz Center was an early target of denial-of-service attacks; Russian "cyber militias" have been blamed for waging cyberwar on Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Estonia.
With backing from Medvedev, however, the Kremlin seems to view the Web as more of an instrument of soft power instead of as an offensive weapon. Take, for instance, the case of the man who posted a comment on Medvedev's blog about shabby conditions at a local children's hospital. The Kremlin responded swiftly, shaming the local authorities into action. It's an effective way to reinforce the president's prestige — and it fits in with a historical pattern ("good czar vs. bad boyars").
Liberty.ru, for instance, seems to be a more sophisticated way to build a community than the pro-Putin youth groups, which bore a disturbing resemblance to totalitarian youth movements of the 1930s. But it still offers up a Bizzaro World version of reality. The homepage, for instance, currently features a web video entitled "Battle for History: Georgia 1989"), which takes a conspiratorial view of the Soviet crackdown in Georgia 20 years ago, suggesting that the CIA was behind nationalist demonstrations that led to Georgia's independence. If only.
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EBay holiday quarter sales jump; 2013 forecast cautious
By Alistair Barr
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc reported holiday quarter results that just beat Wall Street expectations, but the e-commerce company also gave a cautious forecast for 2013.
EBay shares climbed 1.7 percent to $53.80 in after-hours trading following the announcement.
Expectations were high ahead of the results because sales data from outside sources suggested strong sales growth from eBay's online marketplace and a solid increase in transactions processed by the company's PayPal payments business.
EBay's online marketplace, one of the largest in the world, has lagged behind the growth of e-commerce and Amazon.com Inc for several years. But under Chief Executive John Donahoe, eBay has invested to improve the buying experience by upgrading search capabilities and prodding sellers to provide more services such as free shipping and easier returns.
The explosive growth of mobile shopping and popular mobile shopping applications have also attracted hundreds of thousands of new consumers to eBay's marketplace in the past year.
"These are great numbers," said Bill Smead of Smead Capital Management, which owns eBay shares. "The marketplace business used to be a noose around their neck, but now it's a key destination for people wanting to buy new goods as well as existing goods."
Amazon shares edged up less than 1 percent to $269.31 in after-hours trading, close to a record. The world's largest Internet retailer is due to report fourth-quarter results on January 29.
On Wednesday, eBay said fourth-quarter revenue jumped 18 percent to $3.99 billion. Profit came in at $927 million, or 70 cents a share, in the period. That compares with profit of $789 million, or 60 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. Continued...


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Ken Behr is the owner and lead saleman that closed an eBay deal with me on a 2012 VW Passat TDI SEL. The write-up on eBay was far from correct regarding the vehicle, condition, damages and missing parts worth hundreds of dollars. The dealership is located in FL and I'm in Houston. Ken and I both discussed the condition of the car, perfect, no damage and would sell it to family member. After I requested the Carfax he stated the vehicle was in a small accident and the repair are not noticeable and also perfect. When I asked if there was anything else outstanding he said no, the car is perfect in everyway. Price seemed fair and I took his word for it.
Ken failed to inform me he drove the vehicle some 800 miles right up to the 40k miles service that will cost over $700.00 by the dealership.
The car arrived by transport that set me back $525.00 and I immediatley noted the damage to 3 of 4 rims. After reviewing the vehicle after I had it washed, noted a huge dent is the passenger side and large deep paint scratches on the hood of the car. The eBay ad stated all keys were available and that was not true. The second or replacement drivers key will cost $300 w/programing and the valet key is $60 this was confirmed at the dealer.Replacing or refurbishing the rims will cost $500.00 by a local supplier.
After driving the vehicle I also noted the front tires were cupped so I took it into Houston's premiere VW dealership. The road noise at highway speed is deafening. The VW dealer and Discount Tire stated all 4 tires were cupped and it would cost over $900 to replace them as the same tires currently on the vehicle.
The paint damage is estimated at $1000. In total the US Auto did not disclose over $2,665.00 in missing or damage. They offered me $275 that I rejected. He called me an extortionist and that is when negociations broke down. He was playing so the time would elapse on eBay to leave feedback.
From what I found out, this used car dealer prefer to sell their vehicles to out of state buyers that they try to buy off with peanuts when they discover undisclosed damages to their newly purchased vehicles.
Ken and US Auto (listed in eBay and Autotrader) are dishonest, fraudulant and will do anything to sell the vehicle. As I have stated here is the truth. These people are your typical used car con men.
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The relationship between India and Pakistan is critical for regional stability and American success in Afghanistan, a top US commander said.
"At this point I don't have insight into what our government is doing to try to work the very delicate relationship between Pakistan and India.
"I'm certainly aware that that is going to be critical to regional stability in the long term and our success in Afghanistan," General Joseph Dunford told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing yesterday.
Dunford has been nominated by the US President Barack Obama as the Commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
If confirmed, he would replace, General John Allen.
"If confirmed I suspect that I'll be involved in that issue and have an opportunity to provide some military advice as our civilian leadership works through the diplomatic piece," he said responding to a question from Senator Mark Udall.
"But do you think there's any hope of engaging New Delhi and working towards a resolution of that relationship between Pakistan, Afghanistan and India in ways that might reassure Pakistan?" Udall had asked.


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Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf September US Sales Move Upward
October 4th, 2012 by Adam Johnston
The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf had very strong US sales in September. The Volt, Chevy's electric vehicle (EV) with extended range, sold 2,851 units, helping to make September GM sales the best since 2008, according to Autoblog Green. A total of 210,245 GM vehicles were sold last month. September's Volt sales also just nudged August's, when 2,831 Volts were sold.
Meanwhile, September Nissan Leaf sales were up compared to August. The number of units sold for Nissan's EV were 984, up compared to 685 in August. This was actually quite similar to its September 2011 sales of 1,031.
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1 : pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs an agreeable companion an agreeable change
2 : ready or willing to agree or consent was agreeable to the plan
3 : being in harmony : consonant
4 : able to be accepted : acceptable —used with to a plan that is agreeable to everyone
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I seem to recall a post from him within last few days. Maybe I can pull it up with a search ..........
Yep - on 22nd .... http://www.defensivecarry.com/vbulle...ad.php?t=29388
This is a discussion on DaveT within the Bob & Terry's Place forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Anyone heard from DaveT??...
I seem to recall a post from him within last few days. Maybe I can pull it up with a search ..........
Yep - on 22nd .... http://www.defensivecarry.com/vbulle...ad.php?t=29388
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
http://www.rkba-2a.com/ - a portal for 2A links, articles and some videos.
Just checking in.
Thanks for thinking about me, Skysoldier, I appreciate the concern.
Hope all is well with you there, I'm just playing the waiting game here. Had the full body PET scan yesterday (Wednesday) with the radioactive IV dye to see if any cancer cells 'glow in the dark'. Tech who ran the test said the Oncologist should have the results on Friday, but the Oncologist doesn't work on Friday so I hope to be hearing from them the first part of next week.
Other than that, not much happening. 22 year old son passed two more stages in his quest to join the Police Department where he lives. Hhe did the polygraph and the psych evals, passed both without a problem. His oral interview board is next week, then after that just the medical physical and a situational awareness video test. He shouldn't have any problems, the academy starts the first week of September. Once he hires on as a cadet, he will be considered a full time city employee and that will free up some of our money.... might even have enough in a month or so to go looking for another gun, LOL !!
Have a great weekend,
Sounds like your son is well on his way. Police depts. dont send you through the pysch and poly unless they intend on hiring ... they are $$.
Good luck with your health concerns too.
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
Dave, Glad everything is going good I knew you had an appointment for the scan and just wondered how it turned out. Tell your son congrates on the job my son has been a cop for about 10 years first a deputy sheriff now he is starting a new job with a small city police force up by Cleveland OH the first of Aug. He really likes the job, I guess I am getting old I don't thinks I could put up with the BS they have to put up with nowdays. Well keep the faith brother and let us know how the scan turns out.
Thanks Sky.
Good luck to your son in his new job !
I'll ket you know what I find out next week. This waiting is worse than a kid at Christmas......
Hey Dave good luck on both counts. My fingers are crossed.
Thanks BlackKinght, I do appreciate your thoughts and those crossed fingers.
I have never been one who likes to wait on anything.
Having to wait on the results seems like an eternity.......


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Construction, commodity and retail stocks were likely to be the biggest winners from Beijing's economic policies next year, analysts said.
Promoting domestic consumption and urbanisation would be key themes on the mainland next year, Xinhua said after the country's annual economic policy-setting conference yesterday.
Christopher Cheung Wah-fung, legislator for financial services in Hong Kong, said urbanisation could mean villages being transformed into urban areas as well as more people moving from the countryside to live in the city. "In both scenarios, we can predict there would be more building construction and more demand on resources. This would boost stocks in construction, property, commodities and retail," he said.
Brett McGonegal, chief executive of Reorient Financial Markets, said urbanisation was critical to boosting domestic demand. "As China continues to transition from a low-cost-labour and export-driven economy to a domestic-demand-driven economy, the establishment of larger urban centres is crucial," McGonegal said. "As cities expand, so too does housing, schooling, health care and physical infrastructure, thus increasing capital expenditure. This is a critical phase of development, as it spurs personal consumption and government expenditure."
McGonegal said the growth would benefit sectors such as heavy machinery, cement, housing and commercial property developers, retailers and luxury goods makers.
Alex Lee, from investment management firm BEA Union, said the transition of the economy from capital spending to consumption would create both losers and winners in terms of stock prices.
"During the early phases of China's industrialisation, a ramp-up in infrastructure and utilities occurred, and the nation was commodity-intensive for base metals such as steel, iron ore and cement, which were the clear winners," Lee said. "As China shifts towards consumption, other metals - such as aluminium, copper, nickel and tin - should benefit more, as the 'wealth effect' will boost consumption of cars, electronics and electricity."
Charles Somers, a portfolio manager with British fund house Schroders, said the food industry would be among the beneficiaries of urbanisation and higher domestic consumption.
"Many more mainlanders have been moving to cities and growing richer," Somers said. "When people get wealthier, they tend to eat better and eat more meat and dairy products. They also dine out more."
In the next five years, food consumption on the mainland is expected to grow by 8 per cent per year, while spending on dining out is expected to rise 18 per cent per year. Somers sees this was good news for fertiliser makers and meat producers.
He said restaurant operators and manufacturers of agricultural machines or fertiliser would benefit, as well as dairy producers, since people in cities ate more dairy products.
"People in urban areas spend more on dining out at restaurants, entertainment, travel and luxury goods," Somers said.


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In the spring of 2011…
Texas lawmakers cut $6.4 billion for public education.
They left the rainy day fund untapped.
And given the chance to end funding disparities, they walked away – pushing millions of Texas children aside.
That summer…
12,000 teachers got pink slips.
In the fall of 2011…
our children went to school with more crowded classrooms.
Qualified college students lost scholarship funds.
It'll be worse this year.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Communities across the state are taking action to make sure that schools are equipped to guarantee that all children graduate ready for college and career. Fair Funding Now! is an initiative of IDRA to help. On this website, we will share resources and stories stemming from the initiative.
See the latest news about the Texas school finance trial. See the slides from Dr. Albert Cortez's testimony on December 3, 2012, in the school finance trial.


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Is this a surprise? Nope.
I know it's a huge topic, and should probably be posted under Politics... But I'm not at 50 posts yet! Anybody else see this article?
Harvard study reveals gun control counterproductive | Small Government Times . com
Is this a surprise? Nope.
"How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been: how gloriously different are the saints." - C.S. Lewis
"If Ewoks can carry guns responsibly, then so can I!" - Me
Montani Semper Liberi!
gun control no! trigger control yes!
it is ALWAYS better to have a gun and not need it, than to need a gun and not have it. Get a gun and GET TRAINING. Training is the key to making proper and responsible decisions in the use of deadly force and training is the key to expertly defending yourself in an unavoidable lethal encounter.
I am surprised....NOT
Taurus PT1911 SS .45 Beretta 92 FS type M9A1 Taurus 66 SS 4" .357 Smith and Wesson M&P 9c Taurus Tracker 990 SS 6" .22 Mossberg 500 12 gaugeThe government can't make poor people richer, but it can make rich people poorer
Gun Control - The Only Way I Know How To Consistently Hit The Target!
The conclusion NO! The study originator YES!
The Government is not the cure, it is the disease!
To quote Clint Eastwood: "I believe in gun control; if there's a gun around, I want to control it".
To the OP, this is about the 1000th time they have proven the same point. Its like watching a rerun of a movie and expecting it to end differently.
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"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government. - GEORGE WASHINGTON
"Those people who defend their gun rights because their own government might one day Attack, confiscate or challenge their rights to guns are just plain ridiculous!" Barak Hussein Obama
Professor Kleck and Professor Lott have proven all of that already and documented it in their books. Prof. Lott has a new book out on just that sort of thing.
The beauty of all this is both professors started out as liberals who already had their conclusions drawn up. That is until they both did actual fact searching and research. What they both found out was that guns were of major use in a positive sense.
Here is another expert on the issue.
That covers most things.
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Gun Shui adviser
"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." Robert E. Howard, "The Tower of the Elephant" (1933)
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Meat Market // Meat Market
Under the Gun
4/5 Pies
Recommended Track: Don't Surf
The first time I heard Oakland based Meat Market was early this summer when they supported FIDLAR at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill. I'm not sure what I was expecting that night, but certainly not a band whose album would soundtrack the rest of my summer. Meat Market's self-titled cassette, and now LP, has qualities that are part lo-fi, part surf, and part stripped-down rock n' roll.
Arguably the most addicting track is "Don't Surf" which features the hooky refrain: "I'm from California and I don't surf." These kinds of simple and satisfying statements dominate most of the album's lyrics, making the songs worthy of becoming anthems of sorts for a gal like myself, and plenty of other Californians I'm sure, who, in fact, cannot surf. The basic layered guitar riffs on this track only heighten how catchy the tune is.
A notable track is "B&E BBQ". I'll be honest in that I have no idea what Meat Market is singing about in this song. However, it doesn't really matter what they're saying, but rather the overall feeling they convey. Music isn't always about its literal meanings, but more about how it makes you feel. "B&E BBQ" is nostalgic, a little sad, and worthy of a slow twist.
Released on Under the Gun, Meat Market's cassette is available in limited numbers of 75 red tapes and 175 black tapes. The LP is limited to 500 copies.
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thought ya might like this to, we <3 meat market! http://youtu.be/DLLP-8o47Dw


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Top Chef In the News
Chef Marcel will be back from his fishing trip to guest judge at Festival of Arts' first Food Fight in Laguna Beach.
Joanna Cattanach lets us in on the other connections Chef Casey and Chef Tre share.
Everyone has an opinion about this seasons show.
Chef Tom takes a break from his busy schedule to answer more questions.
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Rule #2 ....... rule #2 .......... that alone can avoid such occurrences ... even if all other rules are flouted.!!
This is a discussion on Cop shoots 5 year old stepson at police range while "cleaning" his Glock within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Link 01/11/08 VPD officers suspended after accidental shooting The Venice Police Department has suspended two of its veteran officers without pay over the accidental shooting ...
LinkNow hold on there buddy... I thought that one of the reasons Glockophiles deride the XD was because you have to pull the trigger to disassemble it, compared to the Glock, where you just pull the tabs and move the slide off the frame... How about a disassembly method that requires you to open the slide and clear the chamber, or even better, NOT POINT THE BLOODY THING AT YOUR KID!?01/11/08
VPD officers suspended after accidental shooting
The Venice Police Department has suspended two of its veteran officers without pay over the accidental shooting of a 5-year-old boy.
The suspensions came following a lengthy Internal Affairs investigation into a shooting incident at the police range. The victim is the stepson of Officer Billy Masters, whose gun discharged as he was cleaning it.
"Officer Billy Masters was suspended for 160 hours without pay (one month) and Sgt. Joe Whitehead was suspended for two weeks," Police Chief Julie Williams said. "The way I feel about it is, corrections have been made and now we move on."
Serious mistakes
Williams, in a telephone interview, reiterated what she stated in the nearly 100-page IA report.
"Serious mistakes were made by each of them," she said. "We sustain five charges against Masters and four against Sgt. Whitehead."
Whitehead, as VPD range master, was held accountable for not ensuring that proper range protocol and firearms safety procedures were followed.
Among the five sustained claims against Masters was this one stated by Williams in the report:
"It is my conclusion that Officer Masters acted carelessly without regard to those around him when he accidentally shot another person.
"This incident could have been prevented if Officer Masters would have followed proper training procedures and gun safety protocol. Officer Masters did not follow basic rules of firearm safety posted in the training facility observable from the area where the shooting took place."
According to police documents, Masters was cleaning his Glock 23 semi-automatic .40 caliber duty pistol at the police shooting range Nov. 21. His wife and 5-year-old stepson came to watch him shoot.
Masters was disassembling the weapon (a normal procedure prior to cleaning) and didn't realize he still had a round in the chamber, the report stated. The gun accidentally discharged.
The bullet hit the boy in the left hip area. He was airlifted to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. He was released the next day.
Disciplined over affair
Five years ago, Masters was involved in an affair with another VPD officer's wife. Both officers are still with the department. Masters was disciplined by then-Chief Jim Hanks.
Hanks originally recommended that Masters, who had then been with the department 10 years, be suspended for five days without pay.
The affair and the disciplinary action caused widespread dissension within the department. Many officers felt Hanks was too lenient with Masters.
A VPD review board recommended that Masters, who also reportedly pulled a gun on the other officer over a matter not directly related to the affair, should have been suspended for 15 days without pay.
Lie detector
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Venice Police Internal Affairs unit investigated the 2002 gun incident.
The victim officer took an FDLE polygraph that proved inconclusive. An IA polygraph, however, showed he was telling the truth about Masters pulling a gun on him.
The two officers had been best friends for 18 years.
Stuff like this makes my head hurt.
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Quando omni flunkus, moritati.
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Rule #2 ....... rule #2 .......... that alone can avoid such occurrences ... even if all other rules are flouted.!!
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
http://www.rkba-2a.com/ - a portal for 2A links, articles and some videos.
To be blunt, no matter what safeties that your firearm has....they can't help stupid!
Wow. He should have been fired with the first problem. Who allows family to hang out at a police range? It isnt play time! Jeese. So many stupid mistakes here...
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
Violating basic safety rules may well end in tragedy.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson
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The first thing I do whenever I clean my gun is pop the magazine out and lock the slide back. Even once I have the chambered round in my hand, I still do a visual inspection.
Quando omni flunkus, moritati.
Virginia Citizens Defense League
Rustburg, VA Volunteer Rescue Squad
darn it! This is NOT an accidental discharge! It is a NEGLIGENT discharge. Stupid media!
Agreed, it is an ND.
And yes to break down a Glock a pull of the trigger is required.
- Janq
"Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy
"A license to carry a concealed weapon does not make you a free-lance policeman." - Florida Div. of Licensing
My niece's husband is a LEO in Venice...I'm sure I will hear about this...but if I do, I know I can't share the info...sad day for all concerned...expecially the boy.
I can't imagine, even being held at fault, how a father would feel about causing such harm to a step-son...
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
Certified Glock Armorer
NRA Life Member
I don't care if it is a Glock, XD or anything else if you aren't sure it isn't loaded then it doesn't need cleaning. Why are people is such a hurry to clean their gun that they can't even check to see it is unloaded? I have heard all the arguments about having to pull the trigger to remove the slide and if you are worried about that you don't need to be handling a gun. It takes 10 seconds to verify that there is no round in the chamber and if you can't do that then stay home and watch porn or something but stay away from guns, you don't deserve to be covered by 2A.


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Scorched earth: first sight at the Prom
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The crow-black outline of Mount Oberon at Wilsons Promontory.
Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
The unseasonal wildfire that ravaged the state's largest national park radiates heat on the Government's burn-off policies, writes Seamus Bradley.
The fire-scarred slopes of Mount Oberon in Wilsons Promontory National Park stand as dramatic testament to why country Victorians call the government agency that manages fire on public land "the Department of Scorched Earth".
The department was barely a month old when people in the path of the Alpine fires coined the name in January 2003, long before those fires, sparked by lightning, had destroyed more than 1 million hectares of land.
Then, the DSE - officially the Department of Sustainability and Environment - was blamed for failing to prevent the blaze because it carried out insufficient numbers of fuel-reduction burns.
But three weeks ago, it was an out-of-control fuel-reduction burn that scorched the heart of Victoria's most popular national park, threatened the Prom's only township, sparked a dramatic midnight evacuation of hundreds of campers, forced an 18-day closure of the park, hurt local businesses and tour operators, and sparked media outrage.
Much of the criticism focused on how such destruction could be allowed to happen and who should be held responsible.
The department's defence has two strands: it is impossible to predict the unpredictable - the hot northerlies that fanned the fire east and south through the southern half of the park were unseasonal - and once a raging wildfire has started it is impossible to stop.
The Prom fire started out as a routine hazard reduction burn on Monday, March 21 and for several days it was "textbook", says Jim Whelan, the ranger in charge at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
The first sign of trouble came on the afternoon of Friday March 25 when hot winds blew the fire across the road to the east of Tidal River. It was brought under control the next morning.
There's a lot of cool burn, a lot of no burn and a few areas of hot burn, which in an ecological sense is really good, providing refuges for animals. - JIM WHELAN, park ranger
About 11pm on Thursday, March 31 - 10 days after the initial burn - smoke filled the air at Tidal River but conditions were so calm that most people, including off-duty park and fire fighting staff, were in bed.
Staff on patrol around the town reported nothing amiss. The sense of normality was backed up by the weather forecast. Augmented by four weather stations brought to the Prom to help predict conditions during the fire, the forecast showed nothing worrisome, Mr Whelan says.
Within 15 minutes all hell broke loose. Suddenly, he says, hot winds blew in from the north-west, pushed the fire across the river into swamp country and up beyond the houses at Tidal River. "It was that quick."
Firefighters are taken by helicopter to fight fires in the national park this week.
Photo:Simon O'Dwyer
As the evacuation siren wailed, staff began a 45-minute struggle to help tourists evacuate as firefighters fought raging flames.
From the safety of Norman Bay beach, sitting on blankets and drinking cups of tea and coffee provided by the parks service, up to 600 tourists that night were treated to the most terrifying and awesome sight of their lives - all 716 metres of Mount Oberon lit up in flames.
Meanwhile, the fire was cutting a swathe east across the Prom in what would become a ragged four-to-five-kilometre-wide band of black and brown mottled with green. It also travelled south inside a 6200-hectare area that accounts for about 13 per cent of the park. But it was a slow fire. It took three days to travel 12 kilometres to the southern tip of the Prom, with spot fires threatening the historic lighthouse on April 3.
Though the catalogue of what was saved in the fire - lives, cars and buildings - far outweighs what was lost - toilet blocks and boardwalks - criticism was swift and often vitriolic, even from some of those whose lives had been saved at Tidal River.
The anger has much to do with the status Wilsons Promontory holds in the national psyche. Any disaster there can have a profound impact on public sentiment and fire management.
When a grazier's fire blackened 75 per cent of the Prom in January 1951 - raging through 25 kilometres of the park from Vereker Range to the lighthouse in less than seven hours - fire was excluded from Wilsons Promontory for decades, with a policy to extinguish every fire.
This artificial burning regime means the Prom "now has more fuel on it probably than at any other time in its history," says Mr Whelan.
But this latest fire may have a lasting impact on fire management in Victoria by informing a review currently under way, he says. The fire was fought by hand, with crews flown by helicopter in to the toughest terrain. No bulldozer tracks were cut, unlike during the alpine fires, making the park's recovery faster and far, far cheaper. "Roads bring in vermin and weeds, so we're miles ahead from that perspective," he says.
From the ground, parts of the burned zone look vast with destruction but some green is already shooting up. From the air, though, the Prom looks like a mosaic of black, brown and green surrounded by a vast, raggedy, blue-sea-fringed quilt of vegetation.
"There's a lot of cool burn, a lot of no burn and a few areas of hot burn, which in an ecological sense is really good, providing refuges for animals," Mr Whelan says.
While being wound down, the fire effort is not over. About 30 firefighters, down from 250, are flown out to fire hot spots each morning. Infrared imaging shows up a couple of new hot spots most days. No really heavy rain, which is needed to extinguish any smouldering embers, is yet forecast.
Mr Whelan says the fire has provided Tidal River with a buffer against wildfire for up to a decade and makes further fuel reduction burns in the park much safer. The media often reports wildfire in terms of destruction, he says. "It's not destruction, it's rejuvenation."
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HAMILTON Ś Erin Septer ran a clinic on what it means to step up big.
Septer is half of the Hamilton West girlsÆ basketball teamÆs 1-2 punch, but the other half is gone for at least two weeks after Courtney Adams injured her wrist against Moore Catholic in the ESCIT.
So in the Hornets first Adams-less game, Septer collected 24 points, five rebounds and three steals last night to lead Hamilton to a 45-30 victory over Robbinsville.
ōIt puts a little bit of pressure on me because she was our big girl underneath,ö Septer said. ōWe had a lot of chemistry and knew where each other was, and now I need to figure that out with someone else. But everyone else stepped up as well tonight.ö
Most notably Lashay Ross, who stands slightly over 5-feet but collected eight points and a whopping 10 rebounds.
ōSheÆs always like that,ö coach Erin Wolverton said. ōIsnÆt she great! A five-foot nothing girl going in and doing that.ö
Erin Ford also chipped in with five points and two assists off the bench and Julia Gagliardi had six points as Hamilton won after suffering two blowout losses to talented teams in the ESCIT.
ōIt feels amazing just to get our second win,ö Septer said. ōWeÆre working really hard in practice. WeÆre trying to work on a lot, work on our defense and our presses. We were working as a team today and we put it away for the W.ö
A key to the victory was Hamilton starting out with an 8-0 lead, which it never relinquished. The score was 20-14 at halftime and the Hornets led 24-17 midway through the third quarter.
The Ravens, who got 10 points from Kaitlyn Herbert and nine from Julia Kardos, pulled within 30-27 at the start of the fourth quarter. Septer responded with a three-pointer and a lay-up and Gagliardi added a free throw as the Hornets rebuilt the advantage to 36-27 with 3:50 remaining. Septer put the finishing touches on things by scoring the gameÆs final six points.
It was a nice win for the Hornets, who were coming off losses to Rutgers Prep and Moore Catholic in the ESCIT. Not to mention they were without their big girl underneath.
Confidence could have been an issue.
ōThis is a big confidence booster, and this was big for the girls,ö Wolverton said. ōI told them from the get-go this is a game that should be a win, but they also needed to prove it to themselves and they really did that tonight.ö
And they did so after learning a few things at Trenton Catholic over the holidays.
ōThe ESCIT was a learning experience for us,ö Wolverton said. ōMoore Catholic was a tough, tough team and knew exactly what they were doing on the floor. It was more showing our girls his is what we need to get to.
ōIt was nice to see the competition. ItÆs never nice to lose by 20 points but it was a good learning experience.ö
And Septer certainly put those lessons to work.
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Allen 1-1-4, Herbert 2-4-10, Kardos 4-1-9, Page 1-1-3, Martinez 1-0-2, Orlak 1-0-2. Totals: 10-7-30.
Septer 8-4-24, Ross 4-0-8, Gagliardi 1-3-6, Ford 2-1-5, Journigan 0-0-0, Walker 1-0-2.
Robbinsville (2-7) 4 10 12 4 ¢ 30
Hamilton (2-4) 10 10 10 15 ¢ 45
3-point goals: Allen, Herbert 2, Septer 2, Gagliardi.


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First off, many marketers are pushing Futuristic Marketing, a course by Jonathan Budd and Mark Hoverson.
If you are looking for the link, here it is —> Futuristic Marketing.
So why is Doug Firebaugh and I teaming with Jonathan Budd?
Well, my love is obviously business development, and helping entrepreneurs grow a successful business…
And help some of those entrepreneurs even sell their businesses.
One thing marketers have to understand is that they "can't expect what they can't inspect".
So in other words, a marketer must have a blueprint, and that blueprint must teach on how to track or inspect
certain parameters of marketing… so that they can expect certain results. Futuristic Marketing does exactly that!
Next, an entrepreneur has to know how they stack up in comparison to other marketers.
It's not that you need to focus on your competition necessarily, but you do need to understand where your inadequacies and adequacies are. Again, Futuristic Marketing teaches that.
In conclusion, you need a product or a course that can teach you how to get out of lead poverty.
I've said this time and time again, and that is most entrepreneurs are in what we call 'Lead Poverty'. It is my belief, Futuristic Marketing, the course, will teach you how to get out of lead poverty.
I've lead the way in many different industries with my talks on mobile media, and I believe when you tie social, local, and mobile together, you bridge the gap. It's now called 'SoLoMo'.
You are not going to hear anyone in the home business industry and very rarely out in the technology sector talking about how tie Social, Local, and Mobile together. I'm going to get more into that in the future on my Internet Radio Show.
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- Virgin America's new safety video is a song-and-dance musical number
- John Chu ("Step Up 2 and 3") directed the video
Blame it on "Glee." And the Biebs. And healthy airline safety video competition.
Virgin America just released its new video, which its head of marketing and communications has been losing sleep over for months.
The elaborate new five-minute video features 36 dancers and former contestants from "So You Think You Can Dance" and "American Idol" doing everything from singing, rapping, breakdancing and contortion -- all while adhering to the FAA's in-flight safety guidelines.
It's an attempt to refresh Virgin America's 2007 hand-drawn safety video, which drew praise from passengers and the public.
To direct the new video, the airline recruited John M. Chu, the director of classics "Step Up 2," "Step Up 3" and Justin Bieber's 3D concert film "Never Say Never."
More promos
As a promotion, the airline offered 20% off flight purchases made using a promo code with the safety video hashtag.
The airline is also holding a talent audition on Instagram. The winner appearing in an in-flight version of the video.
Reaction to the video have been mostly favorable from the media.
References in headlines have ranged from "The sassiest safety video you've ever seen" (Mashable) to "An in-flight safety video that will make you dance" (Skift).
The airline has a page updating the reactions on social media.
"As someone terrified of flying, this makes me wanna hop on a plane right now," tweeted @cherithebeat.
"Can't even begin to comprehend how annoying this will be on every single flight," said commenter Paul Howard on the airline's Facebook page.
"Makes me want to fly again soon. Kind of distracting though (in a good way)," was another comment.
What do you think of Virgin America's new video? Does the message get lost in the musical? Let us know in the comments below.


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We've just come back from an annual event held at the Saguaro National Park East Visitor's Center where there are activities for children, yummy Mexican
food, lectures, and a craft fair highlighting handcrafted Indian pottery and basketry. What a perfect day for Tucson visitors and locals including families.
There was an interesting lecture about the development of the Rincon Valley from the 1870's through the 1930's both in Spanish and then in English with historical pictures and maps of the early areas and the people that homesteaded there.
As we were leaving, the Mariachis were singing, and Mexican dancers were
getting ready to perform in their native costumes.
Several of our guests at Hacienda del Desierto asked to check out a bit late because they were so caught up with the activities there.
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For the co-operative movement I had always felt the keenest sympathy. I saw in it the
liberation of the small wage-earner from the toils of the middlemen. I thought moreover
that the incentive to thrift so strongly encouraged by co-operative societies would be a
tremendous gain to the community as well as to the individual. How many people owe a
comfortable old age to the delight of seeing their first small profits in a co-operative
concern, or their savings in a building society accumulating steadily and surely, if but
slowly? And I have always had a disposition to encourage anything that would tend to
lighten the burden of the worker. So that when in 1901 Mrs. Agnes Milne placed before
me a suggestion for the formation of a women's co-operative clothing factory, I was glad
to do what I could to further an extension in South Australia of the movement, which,
from its inception in older countries, had made so strong an appeal to my reason. A band
of women workers were prepared to associate for the mutual benefit of the operatives in
the shirtmaking and clothing trades. Under the title of the South Australian Co-operative
Clothing Company, Limited, they proposed to take over and carry on a small private
factory, owned by one of themselves, which had found it difficult to compete against
large firms working with the latest machinery. I was sure of finding many sympathizers
among my friends, and was successful in disposing of a fair number of shares. The
movement had already gained support from thinking working women, and by the time we
were ready to form ourselves into a company we were hopeful of success. I was
appointed, and have since remained the first President of the board of directors; and,
unless prevented by illness or absence from the State, I have never failed to be present at
all meetings. The introduction of Wages Boards added to the keen competition between
merchants, had made the task of carrying on successfully most difficult, but we hoped
that as the idea gained publicity we should benefit proportionately. It was a great blow to
us, when at the close of the first year we were able to declare a dividend of 1/ a share, the
merchants closed down upon us and reduced their payments by 6d. or 9d. per dozen. But
in spite of drawbacks we have maintained the struggle successfully, though sometimes at
disheartening cost to the workers and officials of the society. I feel, however, that the
reward of success due to this plucky band of women workers will come in the near
future, for at no other time probably has the position looked more hopeful than during the
present year.
During this same year the Effective Voting League made a new departure in its
propaganda work by inviting Sir Edward Braddon to address a meeting in the Adelaide
Town Hall. As Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward had inaugurated the reform in the
gallant little island State, and he was able to speak with authority on the practicability and
the justice of effective voting. His visit was followed a year later by one from Sr.
Keating, another enthusiastic Tasmanian supporter, whose lecture inspired South
Australian workers to even greater efforts, and carried conviction to the minds of many
waverers. At that meeting we first introduced the successful method of explanation by
means of limelight slides. The idea of explaining the whole system by pictures had
seemed impossible, but every step of the counting can be shown so simply and clearly by
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This picture appeared in the January 1906 issue of the "Out West" magazine, edited by Charles F. Lummis. It says, "Jonathan Sayre Slauson, president of the Southwest Society in its first and second years, and at the second annual meeting elected president emeritus, died December 27, 1905.
"For the first time, perhaps, in the history of Los Angeles, public business was suspended in memory of a private citizen, and his body lay in state in the City Hall."
The Southwest Society, affiliated with the Archaeological Institute of America, was the organization that founded and built the Southwest Museum.
Jonathan Sayre Slauson was born in New York State in 1829 and became a lawyer.
In 1864, health problems led him to change location and he came west to Austin, Nevada. Here he was in both mining and law, and was mayor three times.
Slauson seems to have made a lot of money in Nevada. He went to San Francisco for a few years and then to Los Angeles in 1874.
Slauson founded the Los Angeles County Bank in Los Angeles, managed it for 10 years and when he sold it, it was said to be one of the strongest banks in the state.
He is remembered today by Slauson Avenue in Los Angeles, but also by the City of Azusa and by his pioneering in the citrus industry. One report says he acquired the Azusa Ranch and the San Jose Addition ranch, a total of 13,600 acres. He sold off some and incorporated the Azusa Land and Water Company.
During the "Boom of the Eighties" he laid out the town of Azusa and in a rush, half the town lots were sold in the first three days. On the land he retained, he planted oranges and lemons and had his own packing and shipping plant.
In Los Angeles Slauson helped churches, helped fund orphanages, the Y.M.C.A. and the Salvation Army Rescue Home, and funded a monument honoring veterans of the Spanish-American war.
A resolution by the executive committee said, "The Southwest Society will carry forever in the head of its roster the honored name of its president emeritus; and in its enduring work for this community, will always keep his memory in loving remembrance."
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Impunity and lack of solidarity expose India's journalists to attack
By Sumit Galhotra
Corruption scandals make for attention-grabbing headlines, but when journalists who expose wrongdoing are killed, their murder is often the end of the story. For eight years India has been a fixture on the Committee to Protect Journalists' annual Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where journalists are slain and their killers go free. Perpetrators are seldom arrested and CPJ has not recorded a single conviction upheld in any of the cases of journalists murdered in India in direct relation to their work.


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Tim . brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 62 Designs von 28 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Logo for a new site about music-based video games that has to look edgy/rock 'n roll, but not messy or amateur. I want the logo to capture the look and feel of music games, namely Rock Band and Guitar Hero III.
Music Gamer
Music Gamer aims to be the online destination for fans of music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. We need a logo that captures the look and feel of these games.
Guitar Hero
Rock Band
Consider incorporating the stars, lightning and flame bursts featured in both games, and/or the fret buttons of the Guitar Hero 3 controller (note there are five colored buttons and five letters in both Music and Gamer).
Here is the logo of the competition. I like the general direction but I want Music Gamer to be bigger, bolder and better.
Feel free to apply liberal amounts of rock 'n roll cliches like dice, scrolls, bluebirds, stars.
A dirty/grunge look is great, but don't make it messy.
- The look and feel of music games in a logo
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Three new tourism projects for Sharjah
Sharjah: Sharjah will get three new tourism projects as part of the emirate's plans to develop the tourism sector.
The projects were announced during a Ramadan Majlis titled "The Promotion of Sharjah's Cultural, Environmental and Tourism Sectors'.
Held under the patronage and in the presence of Shaikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Corporation, the session highlighted the challenges faced by the eco-tourism industry.
The three major environmental and tourism projects included the Al Hafya Educational Reserve Centre, an enclosure for mountain dwelling animals covering an area of 800 meters in 4 meters, the first-of-its-kind exhibition centre that will remain open throughout the year showcasing predator birds and animals, and a purpose-built recreational water park project for families.
The event also explored ways to attract more projects to Sharjah with the goal of driving the emirate's tourism sector to its next growth trajectory.
It was attended by Mohammad Ali Al No'man, Director General of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority; Marwan Bin Jassem Al Sarkal, Chief Executive Officer of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), and Hana Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of Sharjah Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA).
Al No'man underlined the challenges and opportunities faced by the tourism sector in Sharjah, particularly eco-tourism. He said tourism in Sharjah has positively outpaced the momentum of the previous years, thanks to the directives of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
Offering an overview of the current and future outlook of tourism in Sharjah, Al No'man pointed out that approximately 1.6 million tourists currently visit the emirate each year.
Al No'man added that Sharjah currently records 80 per cent hotel occupancy. Predicting that the current figure of 9,000 rooms is set to rise to a total of 13,000 in the next few years, he said the growth would enable Sharjah to target new tourism markets in continents such as the Americas and Australia.
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I am proud to be part of this rich heritage that surrounds me. But ifonly a tiny percent of the amount spent on these projects be spent onmaking at least two foot bridges on the Sharjah -Dubai highway, one infront of Al Ansar Mall and the other close to the food court comingtowards Sharjah, it could help save many lives as people tend to crossthese highways and risk their lives only to get to the other side.Please do not turn a blind eye towards this request as done in the past.


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text: My brakes were starting to squeak often. While filling up my tire thats leaking with air, I figured i would try something. I just started blowing the compressed air near the brakes (trying kind of hard to get it in between the rotor and caliper. Anyways - when I did this I saw lots of what appeared to be brake dust flying out. Afterwards my brakes didnt squeak and actually felt a little tighter. If anyone wants to try it out, I think it worked in the mean time.