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Rafik A. Goubran
Current Position:
Professor and Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Design
Current International Activities:
GEDC Member
National/Regional/Global Interests:
Engineering Education, IEEE Conference Committees
Academic Leadership Experience:
Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Carleton University, 2007 - Present
Associate Professor of Computer Engineering, 1987 - 1990
Chair, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, 1997-2000, 2001-2006
Acting Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Design, 2006
Chair, Council of Ontario Deans of Engineering, 2009-2011
Member, Research Ethics Board of the Ottawa Heart Institute, 2006-2009
Founding Director, Ottawa Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering (OCIBME), 2006-2009
Areas of Research:
Digital Signal Processing and its applications in audio processing and biomedical engineering.
Design of Smart indipendent living environments for senior
Selected Published Articles and Works:
Has Published over 170 Journal and Conference papers and 10 patents in these areas; supervised or co-supervised 17 Ph.D. and 54 Master's students.
- D. Townsend, M. Holzman, R. Goubran, M. Frize, F. Knoefel, "Relative Thresholding with Under Mattress Pressure Sensors to Detect Central Apnoea," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 60, no. 10, October 2011, pp. 3281-3289.
- Trevor Burton, Rafik Goubran, "A Generalized Proportionate Subband Adaptive Second-Order Volterra Filter for Acoustic Echo Cancellation in Changing Environments," IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech and Language Processing, vol. 19, no. 8, August 2011, pp. 2364-2373.
- A. Arcelus, I. Veledar, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, H. Sveistrup, M. Bilodeau, "Measurements of Sit-to-Stand Timing and Symmetry from Bed Pressure Sensors," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 60, no. 5, May 2011, pp. 1732-1740.
- D. Townsend, M. Holzman, R. Goubran, M. Frize, F. Knoefel, "Measurement of Torso Movement with Delay Mapping Using an Unobtrusive Pressure-Sensor Array," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vo. 60, no. 5, May 2011, pp. 1751-1760
- L. Ding, A. Radwan, M. S. El-Hennawey, R. A. Goubran, "Measurement of the Effects of Temporal Clipping on Speech Quality," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and measurement, volume 55, issue 4, August 2006, pp. 1197-1203.
Awards and Accomplishments:
Fellow, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Member, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario
B. Sc. in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Cairo University, 1978
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Cairo University, 1981
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, 1987


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How Many Emails are Too Many?
With over 145 billion emails sent annually, averaging 9,000 emails a year per user, marketers are constantly wondering, "How much email is too much?" Clients often ask us, "How many emails are acceptable to send, and over what period of time?" We've compiled a list of stats that can help you gauge where your marketing program falls among the norms of email marketing frequency. User tolerance is fairly high for emails that have perceived value. The best way to determine whether your company is sending too many emails is to monitor opt-outs, opens and other email metrics.
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Bank of America sues MBIA over bond tender interference
By Karen Freifeld
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N: Quote) has sued bond insurer MBIA Inc (MBI.N: Quote) in a New York state court for allegedly interfering with the bank's offer to buy MBIA's bonds.
At issue are changes MBIA sought to make to the terms of some of its bonds to eliminate the risk that it might be considered in default if a troubled unit were put into rehabilitation or liquidation by New York regulators.
Bank of America countered with an offer to buy the bonds, saying it believed the changes would increase the risk of MBIA's insurance unit being placed in rehabilitation or liquidation, which could jeopardize all policyholder claims.
On Thursday, Bank of America said it had purchased $136 million of senior notes in that tender and issued a default notice over the attempt to change terms.
The bank claims in the lawsuit that the consent solicitation was the latest of MBIA's "premeditated and subversive actions" since 2008 to benefit executives and stockholders to the detriment of Bank of America and other policyholders.
In the lawsuit, filed late on Thursday, Bank of America alleged that MBIA illegally interfered with its tender offer and asked for the consent solicitation and amendment to be declared invalid. The bank also is seeking punitive and other damages.
MBIA spokesman Kevin Brown said: "Like its purported notice of default, Bank of America's latest lawsuit is meritless and we will respond to both accordingly."
MBIA shares fell 6.7 percent to $7.95 Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. Continued...


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The display on the Tegra 2-powered device, though, seems bigger, and knowing that it is powered by two cores humming along at 1GHz, it should be blasting through the benchmarks as well. If that's going to be enough to crown it as the most advanced smartphone when it hits the shelves, remains to be seen.
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When the Office of Police Integrity sends more than 400 confidential police files to a member of the public it cannot be depicted as a "regrettable incident" as suggested by the Police Minister, or as a "clerical error" as described by the director of the office. It is a calamity of monumental proportions, and one that has permanently damaged the credibility of the Office of Police Integrity (OPI).
The loss of credibility is not simply the result of highly confidential and sensitive police files being sent to a member of the public. It is also linked with what those files reveal about the thoroughness of the OPI's investigative process and, most importantly, the accuracy of the information that it provides to those who complain to it.
But the difficulties that attach to the OPI go much deeper than this highly damaging incident. They relate to the model itself, for it exemplifies the problems that attach to an acute case of "policy on the run".
It is worth recalling how the creation of the OPI came about.
In April last year, in response to a growing police accountability crisis, the Government assured the Victorian community that an increase in the Ombudsman's powers and an extra $1 million in funding would be sufficient to address Victoria's corruption and police accountability problems.
It quickly realised it was wrong, because less than two months later it announced that the Ombudsman's office would receive an additional $10 million and even more powers, including the power to tap phones. However, it appears that no one in the State Government consulted the federal Attorney-General to see if he would be prepared to bestow such invasive powers on an Ombudsman's office. He was not.
On August 24 last year there was yet another policy change. It was out with the Police Ombudsman, a position that had been created 12 weeks earlier, and in with a Director of Police Integrity in an Office of Police Integrity. This new policy was an attempt by the State Government to persuade the Federal Government to grant the Director, Police Integrity (not the Ombudsman) telephone interception powers. But like the short-lived Police Ombudsman, the Director, Police Integrity and the Ombudsman are the same person. As long as this situation remains, the Federal Government has made it clear that it will not be granting telephone interception powers to the OPI.
The State Government's decision to implement a policy that allows the same person to perform both roles also invites ridicule that further undermines the credibility of the Office of Police Integrity.
Victorians have been assured that the two offices, the Ombudsman and the Office of Police Integrity, headed by the same person, are completely independent of each other. This conjures up nonsensical images of the independent Ombudsman rushing to the Office of Police Integrity whenever he has an idea that relates to his role as the independent Director, Police Integrity and of him dashing back to the Ombudsman's office when he has an Ombudsman-type decision to think through.
Also, what happens when the Ombudsman decides that an issue should be brought to the attention of the Director, Police Integrity? Does he write a letter to himself? And what if the Director, Police Integrity believes that the letter from the Ombudsman requires an answer? I could go on, but the scenarios would become laughable. Neither an Ombudsman nor a Director of Police Integrity should be placed in a position where such ludicrous imagery is possible.
Unfortunately the problems with the model do not stop there. The Government's policy does not provide for appropriate checks and balances on the Office of Police Integrity.
In all other Australian states, an independent anti-corruption institution as powerful as the Office of Police Integrity reports to a dedicated all-party parliamentary committee and not to the Parliament as a whole, as does the Office of Police Integrity (and the Ombudsman). These dedicated parliamentary committees perform a monitor and review function that is essential to the accountability of a powerful oversight agency that is, in effect, a standing royal commission. In some jurisdictions, the parliamentary committee's monitor and review function is supplemented by a parliamentary commissioner or inspector-general who can receive and investigate complaints made against the oversight agency.
If Victoria had such a model it would not be in the disturbing position where the Director, Police Integrity could announce that the Deputy Director, Police Integrity would investigate a serious problem in the Office of Police Integrity. Nor should the citizens' watchdog body, established to ensure that police do not investigate serious problems within the police service, have ever entertained the idea that it would investigate itself.
The time has come to put an end to this failed police accountability experiment. But it is not going to happen with the announcement of a royal commission into Victoria Police or the Office of Police Integrity, for such an announcement would result in the Government having to relinquish the levers of control and spin for an unknown period.
The Government can act in a responsible manner without having to establish a royal commission. The Police Minister could adopt the same process used by the royal commission on the West Australian police before it recommended the establishment of the Corruption and Crime Commission. Tim Holding could invite senior and experienced practitioners and experts to a forum to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of particular oversight models, before the Government comes to a well-considered decision about which one is most suitable for Victoria.
Colleen Lewis is associate professor of criminal justice and criminology at Monash University.
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Update: the official release of Photoshop CS6 turned out to be the same as the beta, so this article and the video are relevant to the official release as well. In this video, I show you the features that have most caught my attention so far in the Photoshop CS6 Beta: The content-aware patch tool feature Content-aware move and extend Easy skin tone selection within Select>Color Range New blur filters with on-screen controls and live preview Incredible performance boost in the Liquify filter preview Layer-based video editing — I didn't expect this to be in my favorites list because I don't shoot video, but it has made me want to start! (After you click on the play button, click on […more]
Swapping Eyes & Heads Using Lightroom and Photoshop
In this Lightroom and Photoshop video tutorial, I demonstrate how to copy eyes, faces or heads (or anything) from one photo into another and transform them to fit. This sweet cat of mine died a couple weeks ago, and I wanted to make a print of this image. However, the eyes were out of focus — but fortunately I had another version that had in-focus eyes that I could borrow from. I don't post much on Photoshop, because these days I don't use it nearly as much as I do Lightroom. However, compositing is one example of where I still rely on it. Compositing in Photoshop can be a complicated process. This is a relatively easy example. For those […more]
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For 10 days starting today, talented Photoshop instructor Mark Johnson presents videos on new features in Photoshop CS5. See today's excellent video on content aware fill and content aware spot healing. If you can't tune in each day to watch the video for freee, you can buy the whole set of 10 videos for $9.95 — a great deal. Click HERE to watch.
Are you clear on Clarity in Lightroom?
The clarity slider was introduced in Lightroom 1.1, and is also now in Camera Raw. A positive clarity value punches up an image, makes it look a little more three dimensional, by enhancing contrast along edges. The changes are concentrated in the midtones, and do little to highlights and shadows. Here is an example, a portion of an image with Clarity set to 0, and then set to 60.


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A threat to pensioners' income was lifted today after Britain's top statistician decided not to scrap the Retail Price Index.
Jil Matheson, chief of the Office of National Statistics, said the RPI would continue to be the key measure of inflation that determined retirement income from index-linked government bonds and other investments.
Ros Altmann, director general of financial services company Saga, said the decision was "excellent news".
"To have radically changed the traditional inflation measure, on which many people's incomes depend, could have jeopardised the inflation protection inherent in many people's income arrangements," she said.
However, Ms Matheson said that her three-month investigation into the RPI had found it inaccurate when it came to reflecting standard of living costs and said a new index would be created. At present, there are two main inflation indexes in use. The RPI is generally higher than the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) by 1.2 per cent a year, partly because it does not reflect how shoppers cash in on bargains.
The new index, called the RPIJ, will from March use another way of calculating the prices of goods and is expected to be closer to the CPI rate.
Philip Shaw, economist at Investec Securities, said: "We are a little dismayed that we will have yet another measure of inflation to contend with."
Although abandoning the RPI would have saved the Treasury £3 billion to £4 billion in servicing debt on Government borrowings, it would also have led to cuts in price rises to train fares, water bills and student loan repayments, which are linked to the index.
George Osborne has been accused of imposing a "stealth tax" on rail commuters for the way he cherrypicked which measure of inflation he uses.
Rail passengers face six years of fare hikes under a formula that puts up prices by one per cent above RPI.
But the Chancellor uses the lower CPI index when it comes to putting money back into people's pockets, such as National Insurance thresholds, state pensions and most welfare benefits after the current three-year cap.
Paul Johnson, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said: "It's hard to think of a good reason why you should use CPI for one and RPI for the other. That does begin to look a little like uprating in the way that's best for the public finances."
Chris Leslie, the shadow Treasury minister, said: "George Osborne is trying to have his cake and eat it with this stealth tax. He's raising fares using a higher measure of inflation but using a lower measure of inflation for things like National Insurance thresholds.
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When they met their match
To get you in the mood for Valentine's Day, see if you can pair up these beloved fictional couples through their words of love
"Don't let him take you from me…Stay with me." — Katniss (The Hunger Games trilogy)
"You love me, real or not real?" — Peeta (The Hunger Games trilogy)
"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while." – Westley (The Princess Bride)
"I will never doubt again." – Buttercup (The Princess Bride)
"She doth teach the torches to burn bright." — Romeo (Romeo & Juliet)
"Parting is such sweet sorrow." — Juliet (Romeo & Juliet)
"Live in my house, I'll be your shelter, Just pay me back with one thousand kisses." — Angel (Rent)
"Sweet kisses I've got to spare. I'll be there and I'll cover you." — Tom Collins (Rent)
"You have your moments. Not many of them, but you do have them."— Princess Leia (Star Wars series)
"You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life." — Hans Solo (Star Wars series)
"You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." — Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine." — Elizabeth Bennett (Pride and Prejudice)


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I snapped a good number of pictures, I know they aren't going to be the greatest, and I definitely didn't shoot all of the cars there (mostly mk3's or older). But here's what I have.. album is on FB, should be totally public, feel free to tag yourself, etc.
two albums b/c fb caps it at 200pics per album..
shots from our "Harlequin Meet" which a few of the guys couldn't make it to... I wish we had a Yellow base here :'(
a note on tagging yourself in my pics - if you arent on my friend list it sends me a "photo tag request" that has to be approved for the tag to show. I don't know if FB is being stupid or if some of yall arent aware of the tag request thing and doing it multiple times b/c I keep getting multiple tag request notifications and fb isn't giving me anything new to approve..


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February 27, 2013 | A new analysis by Remapping Debate and the Center for Responsive Politics shows that 41 high-ranking staffers for new members of Congress came from organizations that have a lobbying presence in Washington.
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You may want to look into getting the rear brakes/disks/calipers from the junkyard. '05 fronts were running about $30 in my area, so you could probably pick up everything you need for maybe $200? As to other information on what the SVT brake kits come with, check with Leo Capaldi ("LCR"on this board) as he's a site sponsor and the series director.
Brake balance is pretty good, but go with the most agressive rear pads you can find. Every little bit helps for turn-in. You'll still have to trail brake the crap out of the car to make it turn, though. It almost has to be pitched into the corner rally style.
Most of the cars have the battery relocated to the tire well. However, you may want to look into one of the lighter weight batteries such as the oddyssey brand, as getting the car down to weight is going to be a challenge. If you want to be at the minimum (2650 with the 2.3), you'll need to pull the windows and window lifts off the car as well as anything else you can find. AC, and maybe even the HVAC system. The oddysey that I have (sorry - forget the model - 680 maybe?) weighs about 12 pounds vs. the 30+ for stock. Plus it's a gel model so you can mount it in any orientation.
If you can get 160-165 on a dynojet -you're going to spend a lot of time on the dyno and swapping in exhausts and the like. Strong cars will be mid 150's with just bolt ons. Speed costs money - how fast do you want to go?
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2016 has been a strange year. New tires have made teams have to gamble much more on setup. New electronics have drawn the teeth of Honda and Yamaha, making it easier for Ducati, Suzuki, and to a lesser extent, Aprilia to catch up.
The wet and wild weather has made it even more difficult to get setup right, with session after session lost to the rain. A wider range of competitive bikes has upped the level of competition even further. So we enter the final race of the year having already seen nine winners, and with dreams of a tenth.
That seems vanishingly unlikely. The three riders on the front row at Valencia have won ten of the seventeen rounds, with two more winners on the second row, and other two on the third row.
At a track like Valencia, with so few passing opportunities, it is hard to see how a rider who hasn't won yet can make their way past the previous winners to claim victory.
They will not get any assistance from the weather – the forecast looks steady and constant, not particularly warm, but dry and sunny. The only way to win the Valencia round of MotoGP is the hard way. And then there's Jorge Lorenzo.
The Spaniard has been up and down all season, at the tender mercies of available grip levels and the nature of the tires Michelin have brought to the races. At Valencia, everything has fallen into place.
The rear tire Michelin has brought uses the more pliable carcass that was also available at Brno and Misano. The new profile front tire the French tire maker has brought is stronger in the middle of the corner, which plays to Lorenzo's strengths. And boy, is Lorenzo strong at Valencia.


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Miley Cyrus Hits Up Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIII
Spending the weekend in The Grand Canyon State, Miley Cyrus looked darling in a coral silk chiffon Jenny Packham gown as she arrived at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday night (March 24).
The former "Hannah Montana" star took a solo turn on the red carpet before joining alongside Jimmy Walker at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIII.
Tweeting about the appearance hours earlier, Miss Cyrus excitedly wrote, "Stoked for @CelebFightNight :) awesome to have @JohnzoWest and Liam at my table here tonight :) 'Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee.'"
Not just a mere spectator, the 19-year-old -who was accompanied at the ceremony by boyfriends Liam Hemsworth and mom Tish - happened to be among the performers while joining fellow acts including Rascal Flatts, Lionel Richie and Rita Wilson.
Hosted by country music star Reba McEntire, boxing great Muhammad Ali selected Larry Fitzgerald, Bill Austin and Diane & Bruce Halle as this year's honorees - as the award recipients are chosen "to acknowledge leaders in the sports, entertainment and business communities who best represent the qualities associated with the Champ and his fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease."
Enjoy the pictures of Miley Cyrus at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIII (March 24).
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Rupert Scholz says he is one of the few German constitutional law experts who have read the new Hungarian basic law. On the basis of that reading, the former federal defence minister (1988-89), deputy chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) parliamentary group (1994-98) and chairman of the committee on legal affairs of the Bundestag (1998-2002) considers that the harsh criticism, coming from the left wing in particular, is unjustified.
Have you read the basic law?
I have studied the Hungarian Constitution very thoroughly. That needs to be said very clearly. There has been much criticism of it in Germany and by the European Commission and the Venice Commission, in many cases without examining the document, let alone reading it in detail.
You have read it. In that light what is your view concerning strong objections to it?
In my opinion they are all, and I emphasise all, unjustified. The Hungarian basic law is a very modern Constitution, entirely in the spirit of Western constitutionality and democracy. It also contains a clear commitment to Europe. Let's run through the most frequent objections, starting with the preamble. I find nothing to object to in the preamble at all. What Hungary has set down here, which in my opinion has been variously misunderstood, is that it distinguishes clearly between the Hungarian nation state, meaning Hungary's people within its current borders, and the Hungarian cultural nation. The Constitution also speaks to ethnic Hungarians living outside Hungary, without making the claim that these are or should be part of the Hungarian nation state. Every country is free to do so in the framework of its national declaration. For example, there continue to be Germans living in the earlier German eastern territories in Poland. Naturally these people are regarded by us as Germans but also as citizens of Poland. The case of Hungarians living beyond Hungary's national borders is similar. I do not see any reason to criticise this in any way. The preamble has also been criticised because of the declaration of Hungary's Christian roots. The Christian declaration of the Constitution is fully in line with Christian-Western values and the Christian-Western tradition, which all Western democracies are derived from and to which they are committed. The German basic law begins by stating that it has been adopted by the German people "conscious of their responsibility before God and man". It is worth recalling that the Constitutional Convention originally intended a commitment to God to be included in the European Constitution, which later failed. That was chiefly due to France's very pronounced laicism, but even France does not refuse to avow Christian-Western values. In other words, no objections can be made to the Hungarian Constitution in this respect either.
The criticism is made that the nature of the preamble hinders or even prevents clear interpretation of many points of the text of the Constitution that follows.
In every Constitution the preamble has two essential functions, as in this case. First, it names the values and historical basis of the development of the Constitution. Second, various aspects of the interpretation of the later normative regulations are set down. This is also entirely legitimate and does not provide grounds for criticism. Let me give an example: the preamble of the 1949 version of the German basic law contained an express commitment to German unity. That was a national objective, which was then fulfilled with the German reunification. Such points can be legitimately included in the preamble to a Constitution.
Critics see the Hungarian Constitution as a whole as the means to establish an authoritarian system. Do you think there are any grounds for this in the Constitution?
Here too I take the view that such accusations are entirely unfounded. On the contrary: the Constitution contains a clear commitment to Hungarian democracy, as well as to the rule of law, which is always the most effective antidote to any authoritarian attempts. The Hungarian Constitution even reinforces the rule of law according to our German understanding in an exemplary way. As far as I know, apart from the German basic law, currently no other EU member state has a Constitution that contains such a broad system of legal protection guarantees for citizens. This concerns in particular the institution of constitutional jurisdiction, as well as constitutional complaints. Germany clearly served as a model for several provisions of the Hungarian Constitution in this respect. Building such a compact and efficient constitutional state in a comparable way is something very special and very, very positive about the Hungarian Constitution. In my opinion, the Constitution should also serve as a model in terms of its very strict and very modern catalogue of fundamental rights, especially when it comes to protecting fundamental social rights. Here the Constitution very clearly follows the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Constitutions of most of the other EU member states are not yet at that stage, if only because they are considerably older than the charter. Hungary has already included the key aspects of the charter in its Constitution in an exemplary way and integrated them into its own national system of fundamental rights.
Are there further things that other countries can learn from the Hungarian Constitution?
I also find the stipulation of freedom of opinion and of the press noteworthy. In my view it is true that the very extensive Hungarian media legislation, which in some questions proved to be too ambitious and too detailed, really could give rise here and there to certain fears regarding press freedom. On the other hand, the Constitution very clearly guarantees the independence of the media, similarly to Article 5 of the German basic law. The Hungarian Constitutional Court has corrected certain things in the media law with its decisions. This shows that Hungarian constitutional jurisdiction works very well and that the guarantees of independence and freedom in the Constitution are taken seriously. While the Constitution is in force in its current form, nobody needs to be concerned really about Hungarian press freedom.
Critics object to the abundance of two-thirds laws, with which the Viktor Orbán government has tied its own hands.
Such an institution can be debated in terms of constitutional policy. The basic idea is evidently that of introducing a two-thirds requirement for certain laws of particular importance. Incidentally, the idea has also arisen from time to time in Germany, proposed, interestingly, by the then opposition. It wanted to stipulate a two-thirds majority in the Bundestag for the adoption of certain laws. However, that didn't come about, partly because it simply does not fit with the German legal tradition. Naturally every constitutional legislator is free to require a qualified majority, and even a two-thirds majority, for certain laws. I don't find that reprehensible. Indeed it can be seen as positive: in certain matters the parties are forced to overcome their differences. Naturally, precisely those arguments were made in Germany in the 1990s when the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) sought to set down something similar in the basic law in the fields of asylum law, protection of personal rights and some other fields. As the then-speaker on legal affairs of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group I took a clear stance against it and carried my point, not least with reference to the German legal tradition. However, I wish to reiterate that every constitutional legislator is free to decide such things.
What else do you find noteworthy in the Hungarian basic law?
The debt ceiling. That is also exemplary. Although we also have such a passage in the German Constitution it is so far barely present in those of the other EU countries. This institution will only now be introduced on a wide scale in connection with the fiscal pact to overcome the euro crisis. Hungary is leading the way in this respect.
The Constitution contains provisions on the protection of state assets and taxpayers' money. Are such provisions present in other European Constitutions?
Not in that form as far as I'm aware. However, the principle that a very high degree of transparency is required for the distribution of public funds is widespread in Europe, if only because funds have to be approved by parliament. Parliamentary sovereignty in budgetary matters is essentially only feasible if suitable transparency in the distribution and use of funds is ensured. I cannot see any reason to object to such matters being included in the Constitution. It can also be seen in Hungary as a reaction to specific occurrences in the past. I'm thinking here of privatisation robbery and embezzlement of state subsidies. There are many historical connections. In addition a Constitution must always be able to defend itself. There are also relevant passages in our Constitution. The Federal Constitutional Court has repeatedly stressed that constitutional democracy must be defended and that it must be able to defend itself. That principle was included in the basic law in its old version of 1949.
The objection is made that the principle of the republic gets a raw deal in the Constitution.
This is a thoroughly banal and almost ridiculous objection. The Hungarian Constitution is clearly republican. Anyone who doubts this only needs to read it.
If the objections made are without any real basis, how do you explain the outrage that the Constitution has caused?
The Hungarian opposition is unwilling to recognise that majorities hold sway in a democracy. If a party has a two-thirds majority in parliament, then it is also legitimate if it makes use of that. Incidentally, I cannot identify any disadvantaging of the opposition in the provisions of the Hungarian Constitution on parliamentarianism.
Would you say that Western critics have fallen for the line of the Hungarian opposition?
Without forming their own opinions, Western European leftists have in many cases blindly adopted the criticisms of the Hungarian opposition. Otherwise they would have quickly appreciated that the criticisms are nonsense for the most part. If there were a left-wing majority in Hungary that were setting about changing the Constitution, leftists in other European countries would surely not be up in arms to such an extent.
The differences of opinion on the Constitution are surprising, ranging from it being "exemplary and outstanding" to a "highly unusual document with obscure phrases". Both are quotes from experts.
Yes, there are striking differences in perception. Nevertheless I stick to my view that it is, according to entirely objective criteria, a modern, and in many points even exemplary, Constitution. Any expert versed in the Western legal tradition, whether they are German, French or of another nationality, must recognise this if they study it in an unbiased manner. I find it outrageous that many simply leave out the objective examination and instead try to discredit the Constitution, and thereby Hungary, with political polemic. Incidentally, I have on numerous occasions observed that the critics suddenly go very quiet if they are asked to be specific and back up their criticisms.
As a constitutional expert, would you make any criticisms of the Hungarian Constitution?
Nothing significant. As a convinced democrat, the Constitution does not give me any cause for concern. I really cannot identify anything that would make it in any way suspect or contestable. Of course it's always possible to argue about questions of detail. Coming from Germany I would perhaps formulate certain things slightly differently, but it is a question here of Hungary's sovereignty in constitutional affairs, which it has made use of in a very responsible and exemplary way.
How did you come to deal so intensively with the Hungarian Constitution?
As a German Constitutional Court judge I have made and still make many international constitutional comparisons. I have advised several countries on constitutional questions, for example in South America and Asia, and even in Russia. To that extent such matters naturally interest me. I also have a personal connection to Hungary: a godfather of mine was Hungarian. For that reason I have always followed the events in Hungary with particular attention. I naturally immediately obtained and read the new Constitution thoroughly as soon as it was translated.
Are there other experts in Germany who have dealt with this matter as intensively as you and former Federal Constitutional Court of Germany judge Paul Kirchhof?
I can't think of any other names off the top of my head. Of course that's a shame. It explains the ignorance in Germany regarding the actual content of the Hungarian Constitution. At a meeting in Berlin I told Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that Hungary should have done much better public relations work for the new Constitution in the Western countries. Hungary should have presented it to Europe with healthy self-assurance. That didn't happen. Instead interpretation was left to the political opponents, with fairly unsurprising results. This is one of the explanations for the large number of misinterpretations and misunderstandings. However, I have the impression that the Hungarian side has recognised this and is at pains to make up for what it neglected to do. Everything is repairable.


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Personally...The Sig. But only because the Sig fits my hand and the XD didn't feel very comfy to me. But the 225 is a single stack, so less rounds than the XD. I will not have a Taurus auto, seen too many people have problems with them.
This is a discussion on What would you get? within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I have some extra money and really want a gun I can beat up and use for the academy. I am favoring the Sig because ...
I have some extra money and really want a gun I can beat up and use for the academy. I am favoring the Sig because of the price. What would you guys go with? Here are the prices.
Sig 225 $380
Springfield XD $350
Taurus 24/7 9ss $400
Do you have any idea how hard it would be to live with yourself if your loved ones were attacked and killed, and you had to stand there helplessly because you were unprepared for that day?
Personally...The Sig. But only because the Sig fits my hand and the XD didn't feel very comfy to me. But the 225 is a single stack, so less rounds than the XD. I will not have a Taurus auto, seen too many people have problems with them.
Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.
Just based on the names? Go for the XD. I've got a pair of 'em - 9mm and .45 both in Service size. The 9 was the first gun I bought myself. I've got over 13,000 rounds through it, and no complaints. The only part I've had to replace is a mag spring.
Now, on the practical side, I think the Sig and the XD are both better than the Taurus. Buy whichever of the two fits your hand the best. 'Course another consideration is action and capacity. The XD will hold more rounds, and is a striker fired gun-even trigger pull for every shot. I personally don't like the DA/SA triggers. In the end, you'll be happy with either.
"To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic." Ted Nugent
For taking abuse and keepin' on keepin' on, no question...the XD.
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What feels better in your hand? Again--I'm a SIG guy (er, duh)
Magazine <> clip - know the difference
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I would go with the XD. you know they have a lifetime warranty. + I love you XD40SC!! shoots like a dream!!!
I have an XD,I think it is a great gun. Choose what fits you best and is pleasant to shoot.
I believe in gun control...... Thats why I use TWO hands.
I'd go with the SIG also....only because you don't have a Glock listed.
I had a Sig 225 for awhile. Sho real well with FMJ but wouln't feed any kind of hollow point. At least the dozen or so brands I tried. Get a Glock 19. About the same size as the P225 and the most trouble free reliable gun on the market. But the S&W M&P and the XD are good too.
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At those prices the XD, I just got a 225 for under $300
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The Taurus will probably not be approved by the academy, and even if it is, you are asking for a headache.
That leaves the XD.
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I just bought a sig 225 P6 for 269.95 from aim arms,it's hard to find extra factory mags for them and I haven't received mine yet due to shipping screwup but I have heard some of them only like FMJ ammo
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I am a Glock LOVER...but of those, the XD gets my vote too. Higher capacity less reloads in tactical setting/training, more reliable, less likely to stop with HP ammo too. as the p225 tends to do from what i hear.
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"Between the two extremes of democratic communities stands an innumerable multitude of men almost alike, who, without being exactly either rich or poor, possess sufficient property to desire the maintenance of order, yet not enough to excite envy....(they are) the natural enemies of violent commotions; their lack of agitation keeps all beneath them and above them still and secures the balance of the fabric of society." -Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America
Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson spoke his mind about homosexual behavior, and was fired; a Catholic priest said Phil lacked a certain "tone"; radical liberals and certain Libertarians are calling for taking God out of the discussion...and the world keeps turning.
How do we manage to keep ourselves warm and fed and clothed in the midst of all this sniping? The drama and angst and the demands to right a wrong that someone feels another did to them by speaking is enough to make anyone worry about our country.
Phil Robertson's comments are not out of the mainstream of people who aren't much into politics, and are therefore not subject to political correctness. These are people that both major political parties are desperately trying to silence, for their traditionalist views on life. But you can't make them shut up, just like you couldn't make them do much of anything else.
In fact, any effort to shut them up will be considered a challenge to make themselves heard by more and more people. They won't be destroyed, because of their faith in God, and the fact that the perpetually offended don't buy duck calls.
So, while Duck Dynasty fans demand a company put them back on the air, and the activist arm of the LGBT community demands that no one reference the Bible, absolutely none of it will cause anxiety for Phil and millions like him. They remain constant, mentally strong, and resolute.
It is worth noting that the people who are closest to nature, like hunters, fisherman, farmers and those in rural communities are also those most steadfast in their views. The laws of nature are uncompromising, and it makes a person more mentally tough to be close to nature and all its lessons.
But in politics, the dominance of political correctness has forced people to decide to give up their freedom to speak freely, to the point that they are unable to speak at all. Those who are uncompromising are a bane to politicians, so those weak politicians use their power to silence them, and encourage others to disavow and denounce their views as extreme.
It is also worth noting that the ideology of liberalism stands against the belief in God. Noted Democratic pundit Kirsten Powers made a compelling case when she described her journey to Christ saying, "Then he (her boyfriend) said the magic words for a liberal: 'Do you think you could keep an open mind about it?' (Christianity) Well, of course. 'I'm very open-minded!' Even though I wasn't at all. I derided Christians as anti-intellectual bigots who were too weak to face the reality that there is no rhyme or reason to the world. I had found this man's church attendance an oddity to overlook, not a point in his favor."
Here again is the main point of tolerance and ignorance. Phil expressed tolerance because of his knowledge of the Bible, and the activist arm of the LGBT community expressed intolerance and ignorance of the Bible. When you get into discussion, some activists use science to dismantle belief, in reaction to the stated views of the Bible. This is typical of almost all of liberal ideology, and it works because science cannot explain God, and it puts enough doubt in circulation that all who Believe are classified as morons who refuse to accept science, and are anti-intellectual bigots, and forces the observer to pick a side.
Getting back to nature and righteousness calms the soul. The crescendo of sniping about offensive remarks just becomes white noise for those well centered in the values and traditions of human existence. Getting a man fired won't change his views, but may change other's views of those that fired him.
If we continue to knock God out of the national discussion, we can expect the unravelling of the fabric of society to accelerate, and take with it, the nation's soul.


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South Africa's 'spaza' shops suffer as big retail rolls in
By David Dolan
SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters) - In this corner of South Africa's black township of Soweto, the biggest building used to be the Catholic church. Now it's been overshadowed by a shopping center and business has only gotten worse for Grace, a 68-year-old shopowner.
Like many proprietors of "spaza" shops - the informal stores that dot township corners - Grace barely manages to keep afloat as more of her neighbors head to the mall.
"Once people get paid, they buy their groceries at the malls," she said, sitting among dusty shelves of tea-bags, small packets of biscuits, loose cigarettes and butter.
"They used to buy their groceries from us. Now they only come for daily items," she said, declining to give her last name.
Grace has been running the shop with her husband since 1993, the year before South Africa's first all-race elections. They used to earn around 1,500 rand ($140) a day, but are down to a third of that now.
During apartheid, blacks were crammed together in squalid townships miles away from cities. Some residents began to sell staples such as maize meal and cooking oil out of their own homes. The informal stores became known as tuck shops or "spazas," a slang word that connotes "just getting by".
Along with shebeens, or corner taverns, spazas are one of the most visible parts of township life, and a major component of South Africa's vast informal economy.
While recent data on the informal economy is hard to come by, a 2002 study by the University of South Africa's Bureau of Market Research (BMR) estimated that spaza shops brought in around $705 million a year, employing up to 290,000 people. Continued...


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I have an epidemic of this shit with the Gi guys and pad holders. Anything you could suggest that would help?
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I have an epidemic of this shit with the Gi guys and pad holders. Anything you could suggest that would help?
Yep, that's pretty standard in my experience.
It's a tricky one to get on top of, because really the best answer is to stop holding pads. Taping helps, and the right kind of strengthening work for the forearm muscles. And stretching / eccentrics for the medial shoulder rotators, along with general rotator cuff / shoulder stability work. I'll get a blog sorted out.
Rosi, I also seem to have a form of griphouse armbar elbow. My discomfort extends from my forearm on to my elbow and slightly beyond this. I first annoyed my forearm at a gi comp in November. I've tried ice and rest but it's still annoying me from time to time. Can you suggest any exercises or is this one for my physio? Thanks in advance.
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It really depends how bad it is. If it is a tendon problem (I've not seen it, so I don't know for sure - follow this advice at your own risk) then they often respond well to eccentric loading. Ideally you want to work at the point where you can feel some discomfort, but it's not acutely painful.
I'm just putting up a blog with some other suggestions too.
If it's very painful, or getting worse, then it's probably worth seeing someone about it.
Here's that blog: Medial elbow pain - golfer's elbow or medial epicondylitis.
Thanks Rosi. As a general rule of thumb, should you be avoiding bjj until you get on top of the problem?
I believe I know the cause of this elbow pain....
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I have had this on and off for the past few years on both elbows, above and below and it is agony and right enough seems to get worse with Gi. I've found wearing a 'tennis elbow support' helps a lot when training and I try to do exercises which use the muscles in that area on the regular.
As well as this what helped me the most was making sure my arms are properly warmed up before training and properly stretched afterwards.


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I bought a Gerber Suspension for around $30 back in 2007 when I went to FLETC and realized I'd forgotten my other Gerber multi-tool. Its been my EDC tool since. I've used the heck out of it and it's held up great. Most Gerber tools are under $75 but there are a few over that. I've never been disappointed by any of the four Gerber tools I've owned. I've owned a couple of good Leatherman tools but the Gerbers felt better when twisting and clamping down and seemed more robust IMO.
Leatherman Wave is a nice multi-tool. I believe I was able to buy mine (combined with a flashlight) for around $60 at a Costco.
Much thanks guys. That was a great help.I haven't been paying attention to the whole multi-tool scene as of late and was out of the loop. Needed to give someone an answer quick and didn't wanna screw it up. Especially since I'm probably the one who's getting it given to me as a gift
Well? Do we get to find out what the decision was?
I just bought a Gerber Suspension thanks to all you enablers.
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Arsène Wenger admits he is eagerly anticipating an FA Cup Third Round tie against Leeds United.
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At the same stage last season Simon Grayson's side upset all the odds when they knocked out Manchester United at Old Trafford and then took Tottenham to a replay before eventually succumbing to defeat.
"That is always an interesting game," said Wenger. "Especially [because] Leeds last year had a fantastic run.
"That's in January so let's do well until January.
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***Update***: Richard Dawkins does not Twitter.
Richard Dawkins hasn't been on Twitter long but he already has a good number of followers:
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***Update***: Richard Dawkins does not Twitter.
Richard Dawkins hasn't been on Twitter long but he already has a good number of followers:
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[tags]atheist, atheism[/tags]
You know… "some" people might consider that an omen.
You were just proven to be the anti-christ, and now mr. Dawkins claims to be one, too!
The end is nigh!!
Hemant, both you and Dawkins would be fully redeemed from your Beastiness if someone could just find your images on a tree stump, a tortilla, a grilled cheese sandwich, a brick, a watermelon, a freeway underpass, a moldy ceiling, a pretzel, a rusty screen door, an eggplant, a dental x-ray, a fish bone, a bathroom door, some spilled hot chocolate, a chihuahua's ear or a chimichanga and sold it on eBay. You could write another book: "I Regained My Soul by Selling My Face on the Miracle Pizza on eBay."
Sainthood for notorious atheists is just a bagel away.
Yet again, some impostor is pretending to be me. I do not Twitter, I had never even heard of Twittering until a thread on RichardDawkins.net alerted me to it, and I most certainly have not signed up for it. I am told there are numerous Facebook pages purporting to be mine. None of them is. I do not have a Facebook page, or anything comparable.
I don't understand the motivation of these impostors. They do not seem to intend malice. If that were the motive, I could kind of understand it. If it were amusing satire I could understand the motive. But the fictitious persona that they invent for me is not particularly discreditable, nor is it funny. The statements attributed to me are not wildly implausible. But they are not mine. They are pure fiction. If anybody can suggest a possible motive I would be curious to know. What kind of person makes up fiction about a real person, which is neither malicious nor humorous but just sort of DULL?
And does anybody know how to let it be known to the Twitter admin people that this is an imposture?
Richard Dawkins
If the imposter was hoping to engage with the followers of Richard Dawkins (as claimed) he got a bit of a shock – he got a lot of attention from irate religious folk instead!
Ironically, he also attracted lots of people to other atheist twitterers by subscribing himself to them in order to appear credible. This included my Atheist Quote of The Day Twitter service I'll shamelessly plug here whilst I have the opportunity
Hi Richard,
it is becoming relatively common to impersonate celebrities online. You have identified two possible reasons (malice, or humour), but there is also a simple third one which is admiration. For those who live rich digital lives not finding their heroes participate online with the same intensity is a letdown, and some of these people can be brought to fill this void. The dullness you perceive comes from their eventual lack of inventiveness, or creativity. It is unavoidable of course, since your value is in your uniqueness, and if it were easy to be you, than its value would be lowered.
The evolution of online behaviour is of fundamental importance for our memetic–or temetic/artemic as Susan Blackmore would more recently say–future, and being able and correctly interpret it is of substantial value.
Hope this helps, but let me know if it worth to expand further
(For example an other service becoming popular called FriendFeed encourages the creation of fake friends, which are the aggregation of online traces of people you want to follow, as if it were them collecting these…)
linkedin, skype, sl, etc.: davidorban
PS: Of course the comment posted might or might not come from the 'real' Richard Dawkins, too!
How do we know the Richard Dawkins replying here isn't an imposter?
How do we know the Richard Dawkins replying here isn't an imposter?
I confirmed it with him via email.
Wait. How do we know the Hemant Mehta replying here isn't an impostor?
(Just messin' around. Of course Hemant can remove this any time he wants. I'm an impostor.)
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As the world moves forward towards a more international (design) society, the need for fonts that can support multi-scripts becomes imperative. Technology is now capable of supporting many scripts on one and the same device, and across a range of computer platforms. However, the design of such large and international font families is still in its infancy. This book goes beyond presenting this unique intercultural project, to demystify the design process behind creating Arabic digital fonts. The five projects discussed in this book, pose questions around the aesthetic and technical issues of creating Arabic fonts as companions to Latin ones, thus addressing modern communication needs in the Arab world. This book serves as both a concise guide and a source of inspiration for modern Arabic type designs.
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hussein alazaat
i've got it today!! wow!! thanx to the globalization and to my german friend Dani.
great effort people.. we are all proud of this project!
got my copy! Which had to travel to my Bro in Vaduz and has recently arrived safely in Cairo!!
Great work guys!!
I'm super excited! Having this book is inspiring!!
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