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Kurt Opsahl is senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit San Francisco digital rights group. Opsahl spoke to the Trib regarding the organization's ongoing attempts to combat domestic surveillance.
Q: The federal government's electronic snooping is drawing a lot of attention at the moment, but hasn't your organization been fighting these types of activities for a long time?
A: Yes. We've been on one case, Jewel v. NSA, for the past five years. The EFF sued the NSA and other government agencies on behalf of AT&T customers to stop the unconstitutional surveillance of their records. It's been a lengthy case, a difficult case; the NSA has attempted to get the case dismissed under the state secrets privilege. It's on appeal now. All we want is to have the court rule that the surveillance is illegal.
Q: What arguments do you bring to these types of cases?
A: It's been a great part of the American tradition to be skeptical of government power, to be skeptical of government secrecy and to protect the privacy and security of our citizens. That's why we have the Fourth Amendment (prohibiting unreasonable search and seizure). We believe these (domestic surveillance) programs are unconstitutional, they exceed statutory authority and they amount to general warrants that aren't specific but allow the government to troll through people's lives.
Q: What about the government's contention that these surveillance programs are acceptable because they concentrate on phone records rather than the content of the calls themselves?
A: I think there's a lot of misinformation by some aspects of the government that metadata doesn't matter, that it's not invading your privacy. Who you call, how long you spoke, where you called from — over time that paints a picture of your life. You've placed a large number of calls to a particular person and suddenly you stop. People can infer that you broke up with your girlfriend. Even a single call can reveal a lot. If someone places a call on the Golden Gate Bridge to a suicide hotline, it wouldn't be very difficult to determine what was being discussed. The government keeps insisting that these programs aren't invasive. If they aren't invasive, then why do they want them? What good would they do them?
Q: Are you encouraged at all by the fact that two members of the Senate Intelligence Committee (Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mark Udall, D-Colo.) have voiced concerns over this type of data collection — even though they're not permitted to discuss what specific elements of the classified program trouble them?
A: I would say more encouraged by Rep. (Jim) Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), a co-author of the Patriot Act, coming out and saying that Section 215 of the Patriot Act does not authorize this kind of blanket collection of records, that the (collected) records have to be relevant to an authorized investigation. That was very gratifying to hear.
Q: Do you believe this type of domestic surveillance poses a legitimate threat to our democracy?
A: The Fourth Amendment is part of the founding ideals of this country. Colonists threw off the yoke of England because of the use of general warrants. This is a very foundational aspect of American democracy. We shouldn't be sacrificing it.
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[The Pacific Islands Forum has ended with a plea for more to be done about climate change – or else low lying nations will soon disappear.]
By Sarah Marshall
The Pacific Island Forum convened in a 4-day summit, September 3-6, to meet and discuss urgent action on climate change as well as other regional issues. The fifteen-member states, including the Marshall Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Tuvalu, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Nauru, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Micronesia, Niue, Kiribati, Palau, and the Solomon Islands, were all present. Delegations from other nations, including Canada, India, Thailand, Japan, the US, EU, Philippines, South Korea, China, and the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) also participated.
These nations account for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and showed immense support in transitioning to low carbon economies within the coming decade. Finally, the tune of this climate convention sounded different from what the world has come to expect; this forum urged optimism and collective responsibility instead of the commonplace disputes over details.
Business leaders were also included in the discussions. The CEO of BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), Aron Cramer, released a video addressing the Forum. He articulated very important points relating to business' involvement in climate negotiations, stating, "We are committed to catalyzing low carbon, climate-resilient development through collective action by all including urgent, ambitious, and practical business leadership." Cramer then went on to suggest direct action businesses can take to lower emissions, including driving emission reductions through their own operations, being pioneers and "demonstrating that profitability and global stewardship are not mutually exclusive," being more vocal about ambitious climate actions, and finally integrating sustainability questions into financial reporting. This final suggestion would symbolise a great shift in the thinking business has regarding their own impact because once a dollar amount is put on pollution, businesses pay attention.
The result of the meetings was a concise, directed document, the Majuro Declaration, which optimistically addresses the state of the climate and the commitments needed by all parties in order to curb major temperature increases. The 12-page Declaration, which will be presented by the President of the Marshall Islands, Christopher Loeak, in New York to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the end of the month, clearly specifies that a legally binding agreement should be in place by 2015 for the international community to adhere to. Also, a complete phase down of greenhouse gas pollution, as well as specifying "that the necessary energy revolution and economic transformation to low-carbon development is an unprecedented opportunity to enhance our security, protect and ensure the sustainability of our natural resources and environment, and improve our people's health."
After the seventeen points made, committing to the responsibility of being climate leaders, the Declaration cites prior commitments made by member states regarding energy: renewables, efficiency, access, and emissions reductions, articulating percentages and timelines for transitioning to low carbon economies.
To many around the world, these islands are mere vacation spots and honeymoon getaways, great to enjoy once in a while, but easy to forget about when it comes to worldwide investment in their futures. Yet, there is potential for a mass exodus of entire populations if these islands go underwater and this fact can no longer be ignored. The US Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, signed onto the agreement and ensured funding for vulnerable Pacific islands under President Obama's Climate Action Plan. Secretary of State, John Kerry, issued a video address, mentioning the extreme wildfires in the US this past year and major droughts on the islands combined with unprecedented sea level rise. Kerry also stressed a sense of urgency in dealing with climate change as well as preparation for impacts that are already being felt.
The international community finally seems ready to tackle the issue of climate change, after so many failed conferences with disagreements from major polluters resulting in a lack of progress and wasted time. Majuro was different and left all parties hopeful and ready to act. As the Guardian's Environment Blog put it, "The agreement reframes the 'I won't move till you move first' stance we've come to expect at the United Nations climate negotiations, to one of 'I'm moving ahead and I invite you to move with me'."
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In August last year, Country Road's 88 per cent shareholder, South African retailer Woolworths Holdings, said it was crunch time for the company, which has underperformed since 1997.
At the time, Woolworths chief executive Simon Susman said it would rethink its investment if results did not improve by the December 2004 half.
Mr Moir said on Friday that a 4.6 per cent sales increase was not in itself huge but was significant considering the measures the retailer had undertaken in the past three years.
The strategy included closing its loss-making American operations and severing its wholesale supply contract with David Jones.
"We walked away from nearly $40 million worth of business in David Jones, on an annualised basis. We've replaced that within a very short space of time and faster than we thought," he said.
Retail sales, excluding warehouse stores, for the six months to December 31, rose 10 per cent on the same period last year. Wholesale sales, which include the lost David Jones business, were flat.
Mr Moir said second quarter sales were up 14 per cent.
Country Road will release its financial results in mid-February. Mr Moir said the profit would be in line with expectations, exceeding last year's $2.5 million net profit.
He said a key to the 10 per cent rise in retail sales was reducing prices by about 16 per cent across its entire range, which increased sales volumes by 32 per cent.
Recruiting former Witchery head designer Sophie Holt to reinvigorate its clothing range was also vital.
"We spent two years re-engineering the business, changing our supply chain so we could be faster, more fashionable and could take our lead times from 14 months to six months ... and at the same time took the prices down," Mr Moir said.
"I'm not happy yet but I'm happy for where we are. We've still got more to do in the business but this is where we expected to be at this point in time."
Mr Moir said Woolworths was satisfied with the performance.
"We jointly agreed this strategy and they have expressed their commitment to the business and to the shareholding," he said.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
KHOU 11 experiences layoffs
While I don't have exact numbers, I got word that possibly editors, master control operators, truck engineers, Great Day Houston staffers and the art department have all been affected.
Gannett took over the station after it bought Belo in 2013. I have not seen any mentions in the press of layoffs at other Gannett properties.
I asked KHOU reps for comment last night, but have not heard back. If I get something from the station, I will post it here.
KTRK abc13 just had layoffs last August.
Hearing from multiple people that WFAA in Dallas had layoffs too.
TVSpy found out that there have been layoffs at other Gannett stations:
"We're continually taking advantage of new technology to reallocate resources to our journalism and put more feet on the street," a Gannett spokesperson tells TVSpy. "Occasionally, these efforts result in staffing adjustments."
Gary Dinges reports four behind-the-scenes positions have been eliminated at Austin ABC affiliate KVUE.
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McGuff, the house cleaning begins.ReplyDelete
The same thing is happening at WFAA also taken over by Gannett. According to my sources several directors and behind the scenes folks are gone, positions either eliminated or consolidated with others.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/30/2014 10:14:00 PM
That's Gannett, they use to like a lot of red carpet on news sets and music on everything. I guess now it's just put a computer at every work station and see if it can do a better job. Times never change.ReplyDelete
Happens all the time with Clear Channel stations....ReplyDelete
kriv is cleaning house also. they just hired more than half a dozen reporters and the word is some of the oldies are on the chop blockReplyDeleteReplies
Which of the oldies are getting the big boot on Fox 26?Delete
- Anonymous5/01/2014 11:56:00 PM
11 at Wfaa, artists and production, mostly veteransReplyDelete
- Anonymous5/02/2014 12:37:00 PM
4 at kvue in austin, according to the statesmanReplyDelete
I was watching the WFAA 10pm newscast last night at at the end of the broadcast the anchors paid tribute to two graphic designers that were "leaving the station". They obviously did not say why but I thought it was surprising that management let the anchors mention anything about anyone leaving on-air.ReplyDelete
Jason, The big question is whether KENS-TV CBS 5 San Antonio will start seeing layoffs too.ReplyDelete


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Blake Shelton has just become the face of Pizza Hut and will concentrate on promoting sales of the new line of barbecue pies from Pizza Hut. Blake told People Magazine recently that barbecue pizza is "literally heaven." Proving that he's an avid barbecue lover, Blake revealed that "I actually built a barbecue smoke house like old times" to his property in Oklahoma that he shares with wife Miranda Lambert. Pizza Hut is the worlds largest pizza chain and with Blake's help they're about launch three new BBQ pies for $11 apiece: "Blake's Smokehouse BBQ," Honey Barbecue Chicken and Hawaiian Barbecue. Jared Drinkwater, Senior Director of Marketing for Pizza Hut offers, "The authenticity that Blake brings as a performer, personality, and backyard BBQ enthusiastic made him the ultimate fit for this launch and our brand."
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Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton celebrate their third wedding anniversary today. With their busy schedules, the best gift they can give each other is one that you can't buy in a store. All Miranda wants is a little time together.
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Hey guys, I was about to get into doing some sound deadning this weekend and I got hung up on the rear trim panel located right below the headliner. This is the panel where the rear seatbelt comes through. My question is, is there anyway to remove that panel? Any help would be appreciated. Its on an 04
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Do you mean add this part to the end of any link?
I emailed admin and they said there was no way to do so yet, however, I already tried this and do get clickthroughs, but do you get the 50%?
It would be a good idea for FD sellers to be able to post links to their portfolio across the web , that would also be a referral links, so if you find someone that needs a file that you sell, you could direct this person straight to your item and also get 50% on the first deposit.
What do you think?
You need to look into the Sound class. I would always suggest looking into the flash help first before spending too much time googling around.
Open you actionscript panel, type Sound on a new line, highlight the word and press the question mark in the top right hand corner of the actionscript panel, most of the time you will find a good enough example….and don't forget to delete the word Sound from your AS when you're done
the only limitation so far I have seen in AS3 is that it doesn't allow you to send arrays using URLVariables. Recently I had a similar problem and I had to use flash remoting to solve my problem. I didn't want to use JSON or other solutions as I am very good with flash remoting.
This isn't sending an array though .. it's sending an object with property names that have been assigned in a loop and initialized from values in an array:paypal_lv.quantity_1 = aCart[1].Quantity; paypal_lv.quantity_2 = aCart[2].Quantity; .. paypal_lv.item_name_1 = aCart[1].Name; paypal_lv.item_name_2 = aCart[2].Name; .. paypal_lv.amount_1 = aCart[1].Total; paypal_lv.amount_2 = aCart[2].Name; ... etc
right, but anyone know of a simple way to send array using URLVariables, any trick?
yes, that's the question…Anyways, thanks for your help guys, will give it a go tomorrow when my hair has grown back a bit and post if any success….
Feel free to post…just replace the curse words with words like…
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Will suggest that to Jay-Z
Hi guys,
I'm trying to make my first paypal cart in AS3 but I'm kind of stuck when sending to paypal. I want to send a list of items that the user has added to the cart, all of which are stored in an array, but when sending to paypal, only the last item in the cart/loop gets sent, my current code is this:
private function checkout(evt:MouseEvent):void {
for (var i:int = 0; i < aCart.length ; i++) {
paypal_lv.add = aCart[i].Quantity;
paypal_lv.item_name = aCart[i].Name;
paypal_lv.amount = aCart[i].Total;
paypal_lv.cmd = "_cart";
paypal_lv.business = "address"
paypal_lv.no_shipping = "2";
paypal_lv.no_note = "1";
paypal_lv.currency_code = "USD";
paypal_lv.bn = "PP-ShopCartBF";
request.data= paypal_lv;
request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
navigateToURL(request, "_blank");
From what I read on the web, I would need to write the code similar to this:
paypal_lv["add" + (i+1)] = aCart[i].Quantity; etc…
But get an error page when getting to paypal
Never done any cart even in as2 before, just paypal buttons, any clue would be greatly appreciated
Hi 360,
Here is the basic structure for a mouse event in AS3 :
function onClick(evt:MouseEvent):void{ your function here } yourBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
Hope this helps….
Sorry guys, will refrain in the future….
How about making reviewing a little bit more flexible so one reviewer doesn't have to have so many skills as stated in the "looking for a reviewer" thread:
"have strong skills in Flash/Actionscript 3.0, understanding of copyright issues, a reasonable size Flash portfolio with good sales, active on the forums and community orientated."
There doesn't need to have only one queue for example.How about having a queue solely for animations, or for AS2 , AS3 or templates if it makes it faster all together, why not?
It seems FD isn't going to get any less successful, and after all, a long queue can attract customers (Trust my catering experience), but a long queue that is dealt with efficiently is definitely the sign of a good business…
Don't get me wrong here, my original post was just a joke, I do believe in a strong reviewing process, but maybe now would be the time to re think the process to accomodate a larger scale….different queues is the way forward I think.
Just kidding DS, I should have put this in off topic I guess…


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The Pirates have started to get a lot of attention this year for the quality of their farm system. Nearly every outlet that grades prospects has the Pirates as one of the top farm systems in baseball. They've got a ton of impact prospects at the top of the system, and that's true even if you remove Gerrit Cole from the rankings.
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North Carolina sophomore Haley Watts has been named the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Gymnast of the Week for her performance in Carolina's victory over Maryland.
Watts set personal bests of the vault (9.850), uneven bars (9.775) and floor exercise (9.850) en route to a career-high all-around score of 39.225.
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How One Culture Continues To Dominate The Design Industry
Take a deeper look at how and why the Dutch are a constistent powerhouse nation in the fashion world.
As a pioneering culture in the world of design, we continue to see outstanding examples of consumer and conceptual products originating from The Netherlands.
The work of Dutch designers gained world recognition in the early 20th century, much of which is grounded in a modernist tradition (i.e. De Stijl), a tradition that is typified by simplicity, minimalism, functionality, and sparsity that enabled objects to convey ideas about society, nature, and even design itself. Since then, Dutch designers have moved into new forays of experimentation with products, materials, and lifestyle branding. As Dutch Design Week goes into full throttle in Eindhoven, we wanted to highlight some of the stellar work that is keeping them at the forefront of creative design.
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On the conceptual and experimental front, Dutch fashion designers like Iris van Herpen provide a great example of futuristic haute couture. A good portion of the textile concepts are inspired by natural phenomena like lightning bolts and botanical organisms, she regularly works with progressive creative thinkers (e.g. architect Julia Koerner, Prof. Neri Oxman). The images above captures the works of Dutch artists such Jólan van der Wiel who collaborated with Iris van Herpen to create a collection of magnetically grown couture, working with iron filings and molten plastic to grow shapes and forms. We also recently wrote about Iris van Herpen's 3D printed collection, which was awarded by the Dutch Design Awards for best design in the fashion category.
Part of what inspires such conceptual work is good research. Marije Hellwich is a designer that caught our attention in this regard due to the focus on the psychological impact of fashion. Her research pays attention to social standards and creates a more fluid relationship to subcultures.
Maintaining the Heritage of Dutch Craftsmanship
MUJJO is a lifestyle brand that has been lauded for providing Dutch craftsmanship to the mobile generation; we did an extensive interview with them last year as they were one of the first companies to develop touchscreen gloves with high-end materials, reflecting a harmony between the traditional and modern (which is characteristic of Dutch design). The 'smart couture' brand makes a wide array of handmade accessories that strike a balance between materials (e.g. cotton and leather, felt wool and leather). A recent product of theirs are the crocheted cotton touchscreen gloves with leather which combines lambskin cotton, fine leather, and nylon fibers (at the fingertips).
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The Emmanuel Tour wtih Jordan Biel and Special Guest Abia
Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Emmanuel Tour with Jordan Biel and Special Guests Abia will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 7PM. This is a FREE concert at Trinity Worship Center in Mount Vernon and open to the entire family. Come out and enjoy a great night of worship, along with original and classic Christmas music - Performed with a live string quartet! A love offering will be taken.
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I said gun & knife, but want to qualify that the knife for utility purposes, not self defense.
It worries me a little, regarding how many folks I know who carry a knife and refer to it as part of their self-defense arsenal. If you don't train with it, you might as well assume that it will become part of your attacker's arsenal.


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NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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- Mustargen
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A drug used to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma, advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic leukemia, mycosis fungoides, and a type of lung cancer called bronchogenic carcinoma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Mustargen damages the cell's DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of alkylating agent. Also called mechlorethamine hydrochloride and mustine.


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Derek Kresge April 19, 2016 at 3:21pm
The course is open, but its not been maintained much this spring yet, and the drive back to it is just now drying out. Contact me if you want to play.
Derek Kresge December 1, 2014 at 4:19pm
The course is now open again. Contact me to schedule a time to play.
Derek Kresge September 30, 2014 at 2:11pm
MIF is now closed through October and November other than the tournament on the 18th. It will reopen on December 1st.
Richard Paetsch July 28, 2013 at 2:34pm
Ok so the course is really not quite ready then for just anybody to play. I live in Muir so I'll keep checking back to see when it may be open and ready to go. Thank you for the reply
If you are still interested in trying the course, we're hosting an informal doubles tournament this Saturday. One round for matching and two more for plastic. $20 to play.
Richard Paetsch July 27, 2013 at 9:19pm
I tried to find the course, but the google map seems to be wrong on the direction. I would call for direction, but no phone number. If possible, I would like to try the course.
its complicated man, you need the course designer to guide you back there.
Yep should have a better way to get back to the course start soon. The course will still be private and the public will need to schedule times to play. The property owners phone number will be available then.
Nate Upton June 24, 2013 at 12:34pm
How does one get to play here? I live inaple Rapids and im just now hearing about it.
Its by appointment right now since there's not yet a real good way to drive back to the start of the course (still working on that). Its in the woods of the Roy Kresge farm. Its still rough back there with the undergrowth, but if you let me know a time that you want to play it, you're welcome to.
I grew up with guys, around the corner. Mike and Dena Upton.
grew up with ryan and jared that is
Okay, yeah. The Upton's on Hyde, right? I'm Ryan and Jared's younger brother. We just built the course in the farm woods there this past winter, so its still rough but needs some wearing in.
yup, those Uptons, lol. I didnt know you guys played, but it looks like youve done a good job of clearing those woods.
dustin hays May 22, 2013 at 3:42am
why is this private? Is it in someones back yard or something?


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GEORGE Osborne was yesterday forced to admit economic recovery will take "longer and be harder" than he had expected.
The Chancellor told MPs in the House of Commons that weak growth meant the national deficit had not been cut as much as his budget forecasts predicted.
He blamed the dire economic situation on financial woes in the US and Europe, refused to slow the Government's cuts programme and claimed Britain is still a "safe haven" for investment.
Mr Osborne said: "The whole world now realises that the huge overhang of debt means that the recovery will take longer and be harder than had been hoped.
"Recovery from this sort of debt-driven, balance sheet recession was always going to be choppy and difficult. We warned that would be the case.
"Markets are waking up to this fact and that is what makes this the most dangerous time for the global economy since 2008."
Mr Osborne had hoped to eliminate the deficit by the next election but with more people out of work and on benefits, Britain is £46billion deeper in debt than expected. His statement came after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King lowered his growth forecast to 1.4% this year, raising fears of 5% inflation.
The Chancellor accused Labour of having a "Mickey Mouse" plan to save the economy.
But Labour's Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls told him that the Government's "reckless" policies had left Britain exposed. He added: "Families and businesses, worried about jobs and mortgages, will hear your talk of 'safe havens' and conclude you are either deeply complacent or in complete denial about what's going on."


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Mitt Romney's campaign is trying to raise expectations for President Obama heading into the first of three presidential debates next week, with a top adviser to the Republican nominee arguing in a memorandum Thursday that Obama enjoys a "significant advantage" going into the debates.
Beth Myers, a senior adviser to Romney, wrote in the memo that Obama has "natural gifts and extensive seasoning under the bright lights of the debate stage," while noting that next Wednesday's showdown in Denver will be Romney's first ever one-on-one presidential debate. She also predicted that Obama would try to turn the debate into a "90-minute attack ad aimed at tearing down his opponent."
Continue reading to see Myers' full memo.
From: Beth Myers, Senior Adviser
To: Interested Parties
Date: September 27, 2012
Re: 2012 Presidential Debates
In a matter of days, Governor Romney and President Obama will meet on the presidential debate stage. President Obama is a universally-acclaimed public speaker and has substantial debate experience under his belt. However, the record he's compiled over the last four years – higher unemployment, lower incomes, rising energy costs, and a national debt spiraling out of control – means this will be a close election right up to November 6th.
Between now and then, President Obama and Governor Romney will debate three times. While Governor Romney has the issues and the facts on his side, President Obama enters these contests with a significant advantage on a number of fronts.
Voters already believe – by a 25-point margin – that President Obama is likely to do a better job in these debates. Given President Obama's natural gifts and extensive seasoning under the bright lights of the debate stage, this is unsurprising. President Obama is a uniquely gifted speaker, and is widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. This will be the eighth one-on-one presidential debate of his political career. For Mitt Romney, it will be his first.
Four years ago, Barack Obama faced John McCain on the debate stage. According to Gallup, voters judged him the winner of each debate by double-digit margins, and their polling showed he won one debate by an astounding 33-point margin. In the 2008 primary, he faced Hillary Clinton, another formidable opponent – debating her one-on-one numerous times and coming out ahead. The takeaway? Not only has President Obama gained valuable experience in these debates, he also won them comfortably.
But what must President Obama overcome? His record. Based on the campaign he's run so far, it's clear that President Obama will use his ample rhetorical gifts and debating experience to one end: attacking Mitt Romney. Since he won't – and can't – talk about his record, he'll talk about Mitt Romney. We fully expect a 90-minute attack ad aimed at tearing down his opponent. If President Obama is as negative as we expect, he will have missed an opportunity to let the American people know his vision for the next four years and the policies he'd pursue. That's not an opportunity Mitt Romney will pass up. He will talk about the big choice in this election – the choice between President Obama's government-centric vision and Mitt Romney's vision for an opportunity society with more jobs, higher take-home pay, a better-educated workforce, and millions of Americans lifted out of poverty into the middle class.
This election will not be decided by the debates, however. It will be decided by the American people. Regardless of who comes out on top in these debates, they know we can't afford another four years like the last four years. And they will ultimately choose a better future by electing Mitt Romney to be our next president.


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The Manchester United striker converted a centre from England skipper Steven Gerrard three minutes into the second half as Roy Hodgson's side set up a last-eight meeting with Italy in Kiev.
But there was controversy when Ukraine striker Marko Devic appeared to be denied an equaliser with a shot that looked to have crossed the line before John Terry cleared.
Instead of starting on the front foot, as Hodgson suggested, England found themselves penned back by a relentless tide of Ukraine attacks. The general relief that greeted Andriy Shevchenko's absence might not have been so obvious if the talents of Serbian-born Devic were better known.
In order to make the contribution Hodgson hoped for, it was evident Rooney required a bit of assistance. And it came. Three minutes after the restart, having already failed to take a glaring first-half chance, Rooney could not miss this one as Ukraine keeper Andriy Pyatov failed to gather a dangerous low cross from Gerrard which took two deflections.
From barely a yard, Rooney thus scored his 29th England goal, one behind Nat Lofthouse, Tom Finney and Alan Shearer, who are joint fifth in the all-time list.
The band that had been banned on their last visit to Donetsk filled the noise vacuum created by the silencing of their hosts and when the big screens at either end of the stadium flashed up news of Sweden's goal in Kiev a few minutes later, English cheers went up once more.
They would have been silenced had the goal-line technology due to be voted on by FIFA next month already been installed, but Ukraine coach Oleh Blokhin now has reason to lament. To the naked eye, in real time, sympathy has to be afforded to the officials as John Terry hacked Devic's half-blocked shot away.
To them it cannot have looked over the line. Within 60 seconds, all those millions watching around the world on TV knew it was, the fans in the stadium only left in the dark because the wise decision was taken not to show it to them again.
Shevchenko was introduced for one last hurrah but it was Yevhen Konoplyanka who brought an excellent save out of England goalkeeper Joe Hart with a dipping long-range effort.
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cruise If you will put on a search, I believe, someone posted that info awhile back. Hope this helps.
Does anybody have a web address for Dave Clay.
Address and phone nbr would be helpful too.
cruise If you will put on a search, I believe, someone posted that info awhile back. Hope this helps.
Allllllll Aboardddddddd!
Apparently he is too busy to mess with a website. This is the last contact info I have for him.
David Clay
DRC Armaments
4201 E. Renfro Rd.
Alvarado, TX 76009
(817)-783-6099 (10am-5pm Mom-Fri)
This might be an old number: (817) 465-7338
yes, send your guns to 549 south 9910th Ave., Plenix, Oregon 00000 BL
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Dave Clays new number is 1- 817- 783- 6099
David Clay is located in Rendon Texas, about 10 miles east of burlenson Texas. David has fine tuned thre Marlin 1895's for me and as far as i'm concerned, he is a genius on trigger tuning. His gunshop telephone number is 817/783-6099.
Makes a darn nice lever also!
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Tees are also a way for celebrities to sway political opinion among people, with A-listers often sporting t shirts that declare their allegiance to one or other candidate and even encouraging people to vote with the words Vote or Die emblazoned on t shirts of celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay-Z, Paris Hilton, and Ashton Kutcher.
By the end of the last century, designing of custom T-shirts on a Tshirt companies website became very popular. Many Tshirt companies with websites started using digital printing such as DTG printing or Direct to Garment printing, allowing customers to design Tshirts online without the compulsion of having to place a minimum order for T-shirt printing.
So you thought that the only ways to express your creativity was by writing a poem, or painting a picture or composing a song? Well you would have missed a really simple but really appealing way of expressing your creativity: to design your own t shirt. An exclusive t shirt design can be your own unique way of expressing your creativity and your individuality. Your tee shirt design can be as eye catching or understated as you may want it to be. One can really flaunt their individuality by using a unique t shirt design.
Alternatively you can design a t shirt for a specific event, group or organization. Do you have an upcoming business event? Or perhaps a match organized for which the team needs to have an exclusive t shirt design? Are you planning to cheer on a friend or relative who is participating in a team event or competition of some sort by showing your solidarity on a t shirt?
A majority of Americans own more than 10 t shirts each, making that over one and a half billion tees! Apparently if you line them up, they would circle the globe 34 times! It isnt just the younger people who have lots of t shirts, older people also like t shirts almost as much, with the number one reason for loving their tees cited by people as being Comfort.
Its easy to design your own tee shirt. Many shirt screen printing companies offer custom design options that allow you to design your own tee shirt or sweatshirt with custom logos, text, slogans, pictures, or anything else that youd like. In addition, you get to choose the style of shirt, type of fabric, and color you desire.
Are you drawing a blank when thinking about how to design your own tee shirt? Have no worries! Examples of creative designs can be found online or you can visit a few sites that offer screen printing services to strike up your creative juices. Choose from a variety of design ideas that range from sports to campaigns, organizations, famous sites, places and even performances.
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I'm trying to whip up something using the Hugmobile. But I think maybe I need to use a more "dynamic" angle than from the side. I was using some pre-made vector designs from vectorstock.com. Now that I look at it, it isnt terrible. (These would be just for a shirt or 2 to wear at a trade show. Not to mass produce. But I am looking to get some mass produced soon.)


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So, What Am I Counting?
One player decides to count something outside. It could be street lights, telegraph poles, green signs, single-storey houses, ponds, dogs or roadkill. But they don't say what they're counting. Whenever they pass the object, they count out loud, adding to their score. The other players have to guess what the object is.
Playing tip Ask players not to choose really rare things to spot – such as piebald horses or juggling sheep!
Variation If the object isn't seen in three miles, the player loses their go.
Bus Stop Battle
Split the car into teams. One team takes the left side of the road, the other takes the right. Each time you pass a bus stop, count the number of people waiting. The first team to reach 50 wins.
Variation If you pass a bus stop with no one waiting, delete one point. If there's an animal waiting at the bus stop, they score 10 points. Old ladies count two points – some kids' idea of an old lady is anyone over 40!
Treasure Hunt
The Treasure Hunt game needs a small amount of preparation before you set off on your journey. For each child, construct a list of 10 things they have to spot on the journey. You can even incentivise them with a chocolate-for-objects-spotted scheme … Each child has their own list and a pencil so they can cross off each item as they spot it through the trip. The kind of things to watch out for will vary depending on what kind of countryside or urban landscape you're heading through. A mountain might be a good thing to spot if you are going skiing and a skyscraper might be handy if you're going on a city break.
Here are some ideas of things you might include: fir tree, dead tree, fire engine, bird of prey, sheep, pig, horse, pink car, orange car, stripy car, alsatian dog, traffic cone, digger, red bus, school bus, Ford showroom, cinema, theatre, church, castle, hotel, billboard, petrol station.
Speed, Distance, Time
These games are all to do with the car journey itself. Note the time you set off, and zero the odometer.
Speed Ask everyone in the car (apart from the driver) to close their eyes for 30 seconds. Don't say what the game is going to be until they all have their eyes well and truly shut. Then they have to use the sound and vibration from the car to work out how fast it's travelling.
Time When you are halfway to your destination, ask everybody for how long you've been travelling.
Distance Spot a landmark on the horizon and make everyone guess how many miles it will be before you pass it.
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For those in recovery programs, practicing Step 12 is simply "how it works," as the founders of the fellowship discovered for themselves in those early days.

Step 12
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

As the history of Alcoholics Anonymous so clearly indicates, it was working with others who were still suffering that kept Bill W. and Dr. Bob sober. The same principle is true for all members of 12 step groups: "to keep it you have to give it away."

In Al-Anon, the step reads try to carry the message to "others" and in Alcoholics Anonymous is says "to alcoholics." The principle is the same. In order to work all 12 of the steps, you must try to help others.

Carrying the message to others, by sharing experience, strength, and hope, reinforces the spiritual principle of the twelve steps in the person being 12th-stepped as well as the one doing the sharing.

If nobody was doing any 12th-step work, the program would simply cease to exist. Without the service work of those who came before, no members would be here now.

But Step 12 also admonishes members to put the spiritual growth they have found to work not only within the fellowship but it all aspects of their lives -- to practice these principles in all our affairs. This too is doing 12th step "work" and makes the program work as one of attraction and not promotion.

For many in the 12-step fellowships, working the 12th step is simply how it works. Visitors to this site share their experience with doing 12-step service:

Do No Harm

This is a very important step to me. I have made the mistake of caring the alcoholic instead of carrying the message.

Page 164 of the Big Book says, "Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny."

Page 96. "He may be broke and homeless. If he is, you might try to help him about getting a job, or give him a little financial assistance. But you should not deprive your family or creditors of money they should have. Perhaps you will want to take the man into your home for a few days. But be sure you use discretion. Be certain he will be welcomed by your family, and that he is not trying to impose upon you for money, connections, or shelter. Permit that and you only harm him. You will be making it possible for him to be insincere. You may be aiding in his destruction rather than his recovery."

In short don't rescue the alcoholic it harms him/her in the long run!

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Living It to Give It Away

This step for me has always been so important to me. When I made my call to AA for help, they were at my door in 15 minutes.

As a newcomer to the program, I would be sitting around the AA clubroom when I would hear the phone ring and see these people run out the door like they were going to a fire, this always impressed me. After I was sober for a while my sponsor would take me on 12 step calls. I would just sit there and listen to these old timers do their thing.

As we know it doesn't make much sense to try and get through to a person while they were drunk, all though there were times when they would bring the person to the AA clubroom and feed him orange juice and honey to get him over the shakes, and maybe on the start to a new life.

When I started doing 12 step calls on my own, although I try not to go alone, I started getting too involved and was letting myself get hurt because nobody I was 12 stepping was getting sober, I thought "what am I doing wrong?" My sponsor sat me down and had a long talk with me, #1 I was trying to save the world, #2 we carry the message, not the body.

I even had a couple of people that I 12-stepped go back out and die. Thank God, I had a great sponsor who set me straight, I can't sober up the whole world, all I can do is carry the message, the rest is up to them. One of the most important parts of a 12 step call is the follow-up. It doesn't hurt to call the person in a few days to see if they might want to go to a meeting with you, I find that it shows that you are for real.

I guess what I am trying to say it that we have to live it before we can give it.

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Step 12 Saved My Life

I went on my first 12 step call at two weeks sober, barely an infant in this program. When I got there I found that I was more interested in his wife's legs than I was in helping him.

Gradually I discovered that 12 step work wasn't just going out to help the one who still suffers. It also included simply going to meetings and being seen there; making coffee; speaking up during comments; saying "yes" when asked to do service work or speak at a meeting; offering to give a ride to those who otherwise would not go to a meeting; in short, 12 step work is very much "setting the example".

In 1992 I was on disability leave from work for three months. I notified the Chicago central office that I was available for 12 step work, and they all had my name taped to their desks. I was getting so many calls I couldn't keep up. In one eight-day period, I had seven 12-step calls.

I did manage to help some, but I did a dis-service to many by spreading myself too thin. I could not possibly keep up with all of them, making sure they all went to meetings, and making those darn phone calls all day. Likewise, the phone rang so much, I didn't have time just for me. It was rewarding though, and today I have several under my belt who I still see regularly that stayed with the program and are happy, joyous and free.

But the real 12 step work that I know happened to me personally. When I was in my third month of sobriety, one day was particularly bad. I had a hard day at work. It was July and very hot outside. I walked my ten minutes to the club I was going to, and walked in, only to find the air conditioner was on the fritz. The room filled up (75) and the meeting started. I didn't like the lead. The comments began and out of 75 people, I was about number 70 to comment. I said "I'll pass".

After the meeting was over, Wally approached me: Would I give him a ride home? So we walked ten minutes to my car in silence. We got in the car, and I placed the key in the ignition. Suddenly Wally's hand was on mine. "You got something on your mind," he said. So? I replied. "Listen kid, don't do it. You got too much going for you. You're young and you got your whole life ahead of you. Listen to me, I'm old enough to be your father."

Now Wally and I came from different planets. I was a college grad, he was a 7th-grade dropout. I was a Chicagoan, he was a New Yorker. I was an executive, he was a machine shop setup man. He was in his 60's, I was in my 30's. We had zip in common. But here he was, telling me how to stay sober. It worked. What he said to me that evening saved my life. That was REAL 12 step work.

Thank you, Wally. I owe you my life.

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What causes dogs to be born with half a tail?
My cocker spaniel had puppies. Now before you start she was already pregnant when i got her. So no rants, she will be spayed ASAP.
The question i have is, 2 puppies are bob tailed completely, 2 have what i call half tails, and 3 have natural long tails. now my friend i got her off of , has the father to the puppies, he's a doberman, pug, wiener dog mix, i know weird mix, but he too has a half tail. and the mother to him has a complete bob tail. what's the cause of this?
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Good for you to adopt a dog that was pregnant. The tails are obviously passed on genetically. I wouldn't worry about it. It will give them more character. Good Luck!
Kali earned her wings 10/21/14 answered on 12/28/11. Helpful? / 0
Well all i can say is its from the father its passed down to some of the puppies dont worry
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There is a bobtail gene present in some breeds- notable Corgis and Australian Shepherds. It could certainly show up in a mixed-breed. If you're a dog nerd and want to know more about how it works, here's a great article about one man's effort to introduce the bobtail gene into the Boxer breed (to eliminate the need for tail docking.)
Though I don't think it's the case in your litter (since the father and grandmother have bobtails also) bobtails can be caused by random accidents of fetal development as well- if only one puppy in a large litter has a bobtail, and no family history of such, I would assume that instead.
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These findings uncover a new link between rapsyn, lysosome positioning, exocytosis and plasma membrane integrity.
a mutation of the RAPSN gene may have a role in development of congenital myasthenic syndrome after general anaesthesia [case report]
Investigation of mutations in RAPSN determines that patients with congenital myasthenic syndrome can be misdiagnosed with seronegative myasthenia gravis.
An allelic quantification on patient's DNA identified three novel multi-exon deletions of RAPSN.
nAChR (show CHRNA4 Proteins) mobility in plasma membranes of myoblast cells during their differentiation to myotubes in the presence and absence of rapsyn
Rapsyn mutations in humans cause endplate acetylcholine-receptor deficiency and myasthenic syndrome
E-box mutations in the RAPSN promoter region may have a role in congenital myasthenic syndrome
Four patients from four different families with RAPSN mutations and congenital myasthenic syndrome
Rapsyn is essential for clustering the acetylcholine receptor at the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction.
recombination events may have occurred within the rapsyn gene and that this may have implications in the phenotypic expression of postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndrome
Protein kinase CK2 (show CSNK2A1 Proteins) interacts at the neuromuscular synapse with Rapsyn, Rac1, 14-3-3gamma (show YWHAG Proteins), and Dok-7 (show DOK7 Proteins) proteins and phosphorylates the latter two.
Plectin bridges acetylcholine receptors and intermediate filaments via direct interaction with the AChR-scaffolding protein rapsyn in an isoform-specific manner.
Molecular modelling, immunoprecipitation and bimolecular fluorescence complementation approaches identify an alpha-helical stretch of rapsyn to be crucial for binding to the dimerisation and docking domain of PKA type I.
typical anchoring proteins of central excitatory synapses coimmunoprecipitate and colocalize with rapsyn
alpha-Actinin (show ACTN1 Proteins), rapsyn, and surface AChR form a ternary complex.
These results provide the first experimental evidence that rapsyn is a direct sequence-specific target of Kaiso (show ZBTB33 Proteins) and delta-catenin (show CTNND2 Proteins).
Thus, the metabolic half-life of receptors at the synapse may be modulated by local changes in the subsynaptic ratio of rapsyn to AChR.
Remarkable dynamism of rapsyn underlies stability and maintenance of the postsynaptic scaffold and suggests that the insertion of different postsynaptic proteins may be operating independently.
Developmental increase in the amount of rapsyn per acetylcholine receptor promotes postsynaptic receptor packing and stability.
This gene encodes a member of a family of proteins that are receptor associated proteins of the synapse. The encoded protein contains a conserved cAMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site, and plays a critical role in clustering and anchoring nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at synaptic sites by linking the receptors to the underlying postsynaptic cytoskeleton, possibly by direct association with actin or spectrin. Mutations in this gene may play a role in postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndromes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene.
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To hell with the close scoring game I say we blow them muthaf*%kas out the water this game we make up for every game we have ever lost to them 42-6 Ravens all the way slick!
Ravens have too many new pieces recently put in place compared to Puttsburgh. The short training camp favors teams with a lot of returning starters.
I think we drop this one at home but beat them at their place in November.
Steelers 24
Ravens 17
I would be absolutely delighted to be wrong and it wouldn't be the first time. Ha.
Well.. since I'm pretty much over here full time now, might as well move the ol' prediction thread over.
My biggest concern going into Week 1 is our patch-work O-line vs. the Squeelers pass rush. That and our questionable depth at WR with Reed suspended and Smith with the dropsies..
I really expect to see a sloppy game from both teams. But I think the Steelers will be a little more prepared and don't have as much personnel turnover as we have had over the last few weeks. The Steelers also have discovered another good receiver to go with Mike Wallace.
Steelers +3 is probably a safe Vegas bet...
Steelers 20
Ravens 13
I think the Ravens will get better as the year goes along, but the first few weeks could be a little rough. The o-line is a work in progress, which will effect both Flacco and Rice's performance. The defense, while getting more pressure, is still giving up yards through the air (yes, even the #1's).
Steelers 27, Ravens 17:ralph:
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Steelers 20
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I am taking the 2006type outlook 31-7 Ravens. Suggs finishes what he started in the playoffs and gets 3 sacks and Nagta chips in with a painful pair.
The Ravens are ready for some payback, and I truly believe they will get it this time, go up 21-7 again but finish them off instead of fumbling, bumbling and choking away another golden opportunity.
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I have a family room addition on the back of our house. It has a concrete crawlspace below it that currently does not have direct access from the basement that it backs up against. Both the family room and crawlspace are conditioned.
The previous owner installed kraft paper faced insulation between the crawlspace and family room. About half the crawlspace has this insulation AND drywall over the top of the insulation. It looks like it may have been unconditioned at one point in time, and it was eventually changed to a conditioned space.
We had a pretty well certified home inspector when we moved in. He recommended, at the very least, taking a knife to all the kraft paper that was exposed, in order to let the insulation breath and not trap moisture. I have not tackled this job yet. When I was down in the crawlspace today, I took a few pictures. I looks like some of the exposed (and covered) insulation may have surface mold starting on it. There is no moisture in the insulation that I inspected, but that doesn't mean that there never was moisture, correct?
With winter coming, I would like to tackle the insulation problem. Can someone tell me if the dirty/grim in the photos is mold? Considering all this space is conditioned, am I best off ripping out all the drywall and insulation that may be improperly installed?
In addition, the first three of the photos show the corner of the crawlspace that I plan to reopen so that the crawlspace can be accessed from the basement. You can see what I found when I pulled off the drywall...
The dirt on the insulation is likely from air movement and not mold.
The mold on the lower area surface insulation is probably due to moisture perking from the concrete. I would make sure that concrete is well sealed with a vapor barrier type coating or put down plastic.
In theory, have a vapor retarder level between conditioned spaces should not make a difference. I would be willing to bet there is still higher than normal humidity levels in the crawlspace.
With the recent cold nights, the crawl stays more conditioned than the room above it due to heat and air leak in the ducts. I will probably start pulling down the insulation and drywall and toss it into a pile for repurposing in other parts of the house...maybe just rip off the kraft paper and throw it in the attic.
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I got around to pulling insulation and drywall out yesterday. It went pretty well, and I found a mouse nest and droppings. I suspect it was the same mouse that our cat fished out and I trapped last year :laughing: .
I drilled a hole into the corner that I thought faced the basement...and saw daylight. I forgot that the corner of the house extends out about 4 feet from the original foundation. With this said, I will likely start a new thread about how to properly frame out an access door / header through the wall (like the one in the picture).
I still have some work to do, but when I'm done, the walls will all be insulated and drywalled and the floor will be exposed with no insulation or drywall. I ripped the paper face off all the insulation and added it to the attic.
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Good work! Vapor barriers/retarders are area weighed or surface measured, pp.5 - Magnitude of vapor diffusion; http://www.buildingscience.com/docum...researchreport
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I am increasingly convinced that George Galloway and Ann Coulter are each other's evil twin. They're pretty much in the same business, and each has discovered that Canada is a great spot to enhance one's reputation as a martyr, thus boosting earning power.
Galloway is a self-serving, self-aggrandizing, self-promoting slug who craves public attention like most people crave air. With the help of unquestioning left-wing acolytes, Galloway managed to avoid a speaking tour of Canada last year while creating the false impression he'd been barred over his political views. The real story is provided in detail
, but comes down to this: Galloway had been busy delivering money to Hamas, defying the law in both his own country and Canada, both of which forbid the financing of terrorism. When he was warned that his activities could hamper his ability to enter the country — given that lawbreakers aren't generally welcomed — he went into a manufactured snit that succeeded in garnering the desired publicity and fooling the determinedly credulous — people like
— into buying his ludicrous tale of woe.
Galloway wasn't banned from anything. As the Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, explained to Ms. Chow this week:
"Mr. Galloway received a
preliminary inadmissibility determination by an officer of the Canada
Border Services Agency, I presume based on the fact that he publicly
and overtly handed tens of thousands of dollars to the leader of a
banned anti-Semitic terrorist organization called Hamas."
OK, so enter Ann Coulter. Like Mr. Galloway, Ms. Coulter is no slouch in the self-promotion business. Her particular approach is the delivery of deliberately offensive remarks aimed at recognized political and cultural groups, calculated to fuel controversy and feed the blood-lust of the right wing's outer fringes. Examples are many and varied and can be surveyed
, but it's not a subtle strategy and has been around for a long time. The more outrageous and insulting the statement, the more attention she gets, and the more money she makes from speeches, writings and public appearances on behalf of organizations eager to cash in on her notoriety. No one serious takes her very seriously, any more than they take Galloway seriously, as anything more than a successful one-person revenue-generating machine.
Unlike Galloway, Coulter didn't have to worry about being arrested, and got unexpected help in generating a phony media storm. An obliging academic at the University of Ottawa fired off a clueless missive warning her to watch her tongue or face the possibility of hate-speech prosecution, opening the door to Coulter's people, who promptly declared her the victim of a free speech jihad. The good students of U of O, as untutored in politics as most idealists their age,
, making loud noises and displaying their willingness to believe anything they're told. They waved placards. Someone set off a fire alarm. Oh dear. Coulter's people called off the address and declared her safety had been endangered. Instant firestorm of outrage. Instant
of Coulter's audience at her next venue. What could be better?
The sad thing is that neither Coulter or Galloway would have attracted much more than passing notice if those of us in the attention-giving business had ignored them, as they deserved. We're as culpable as anyone folks. First we get to build them up, then we get to mock them. It's a dirty business, yes. But it keeps us off the streets.
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The Scholar Ship [1] was unveiled Thursday -- a collaboration between Royal Caribbean Cruises and six foreign universities, the ship will take up to 700 students from different continents on a 16-week trip where they will work through intercultural courses of study.
The program is a corporate subsidiary of Royal Caribbean, and the academic programs will be led by Macquarie University in Australia. The maiden voyage of the ship -- which will have libraries and lecture halls where the casinos and ballrooms were -- will be in January 2007, and there are still many details to be worked out, including filling out a faculty.
Joseph Olander, president of the ship and former president of Evergreen State College, in Washington State, said he expects to have undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs on board. Academic programs will be organized into five "learning circles" : international business and communications, sustainable development, conflict studies, global cultures and social change, and worlds of art and culture. Olander said that, rather than imitating Semester at Sea, [2] which is "quintessentially for American students," he said, he wants "a transnational community" and classes that urge students to take a global perspective.
Students, who will be taught primarily in English, will pay $19,500 for the classes and cruise, and will have eight port stops as they circumnavigate the globe, beginning and ending in Athens.
Olander said there will be one professor for every 20 students, and that he hopes to raise some money for scholarships. "The price tag is reasonable for what they're getting ... but we're talking about middle class families being able to afford this," he said.
What students are getting in the classroom will be determined by a group of six "academic stewards": Macquarie; Al Akhawayn University, in Morocco; Beijing Foreign Studies University; Peking University; Tecnológico de Monterrey, in Mexico; and the University of Ghana. Olander said an American partner should be on board within months.
Macquarie will be issuing the transcripts, so, for American students, their home institutions will have to take Macquarie credit if they want credits to transfer.
Exact courses are not yet available, and there are few wakes for the Scholar Ship to follow in. "The world of global higher education, transnational initiatives like this is like the Wild West, or the Wild East, you really don' t know what's going on," said Philip Altbach, director of Boston College's Center for International Higher Education. "The institutions they've lined up are an impressive list, but what's their commitment to it?"
A quote on Scholar Ship's Web site from Marjorie Peace Lenn, executive director of the
Center for Quality Assurance in International Education in Washington, and a frequent consultant for both for-profit and non-profit institutions, calls the program "truly innovative."
Said Altbach, "it might be fine and innovative, and it might be another money-making scheme."
To ensure American students of quality, Semester at Sea has had the University of Pittsburgh as its academic sponsor for the last 20 years, through which academic credits have been issued. Starting next summer, credits will be issued [3] through the University of Virginia.
Lenn said that "it's ridiculous to compare [Semester at Sea and Scholar Ship] because they are on boats. This is a future way in which higher education will be globalizing."
Nonetheless, Les McCabe, president of Semester at Sea said that "their model of scholarship was based on our model. They came to us four or five years ago to find out what we were doing."
McCabe pointed out, though, that one "major distinction" is that "Scholar Ship is something being developed by a cruise line." Semester at Sea, which primarily serves American students, is a private non-profit group. McCabe added that Semester at Sea has begun to market to European students, but that part of the reason Semester at Sea hasn't had large international student populations is because it's difficult to ensure that credits will transfer to foreign institutions.


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It's nearly the middle of June and you know what that means … Big Brother rumor time! This time of the pre-season festivities ends up a huge Big Brother fan favorite! Before we breakdown the rumors floating around the vast interwebs, let me be the one to remind you that YakkityYaks is Big Brother central this summer! (Remember, the premiere is July 7 @ 9/8 CST right on CBS!) Not only do we have live feed updates, Big Brother themed games, a show discussion thread in REAL-TIME with our recappers, but we will have constant discussion and analysis of the season all summer long! As we gear up for Big Brother, head into our FORUM now for polls and more as we reminisce season's past. And don't forget to make the Yak your stop for the RealPlayer Big Brother Live Feeds! Feeds sale starts June 15, and it's always great to help the little guy out.
Ok, let's get down to the dirty. Remember, these are all rumors, so don't expect them as 100% truth this season (although you never know). But who are we kidding…rumors or not, we wanna talk Big Brother!
- There will be 14 houseguests
- The 14th houseguest will not be eligible for competition, but rather an offset for the unlucky 13
- One of the houseguests will carry a Big Brother curse, as unlucky 13
- One of the HGs is going to have someone they know from their past "haunting" them or something
- The Big Brother 13 houseguests will have house visits from "haunting" contestants in seasons past (aka houseguests you love to hate)
- The house will be decorated in some sort of Halloween or tribute to horror movies theme
- Repeat rumor from season's past is that there will be 3 nominees for eviction this season, rather than the regular 2
- The return of PB&J just might be around the corner!
- A weekly competition of the aforementioned Big Brother curse will occur and replace the Have/Have-Not competition
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I'm working in some web scraping using Mathematica, and today, to get velocity, I have to call bash commands inside Mathematica (xargs with parallel options with curl and wget).
I would like to do All inside Mathematica, but I miss multi thread capability. I could use more cores, but it's not the answer because the leg is due to time lag, not lack of processor capacity.
Some clue? Something new to Mathematica 9?
I thought that would be natural to be multi thread if it's multi core.
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Steven is a pharmacist from Parkes in NSW, who lists his hobbies as genealogy and crosswords. Steven became interested in "all things Polish" after meeting is wife who is of Polish ancestry.
- Four members of the Curie family have won three Nobel Prizes between them, the most of any family in history.
- Marie was born in Warsaw, which is currently the capital of Poland, however at the time was simply an unimportant town in the Russian Federation.
- Marie and Pierre discovered two new radioactive elements in 1898, Polonium and Radium. Polonium was named after Marie's native homeland.
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Either the kiddos are back in school or they will be shortly. Either way, it's time to think about how to help them get off to the very best start possible. Amy Broemmel, assistant professor of education at UT Knoxville (and mother of three children, ages 6, 11 and 14) has several tips for parents.


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