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Premier Campbell Newman must explain why he changed his mind about a controversial MP who has now been suspended from Liberal National Party, the Opposition demanded.
Last week in parliament, senior LNP members, including the premier were defending Redcliffe Scott Driscoll MP.
Just a few days later, Mr Newman announced Mr Driscoll had been suspended from the party while investigations into allegations of wrongdoing surrounding Mr Driscoll's dealings in business and a lobby group were completed.
The opposition wants to know what changed Mr Newman's mind.
''The Premier is doing a good impersonation of an ostrich,'' Ms Palaszczuk said.
''Hanging his head in the sand or running a million miles in the other direction. What has changed from last Thursday until yesterday when the premier decided to cut Mr Driscoll loose?
''There needs to be a very clear explanation given by the Premier. Has he received any new evidence? Has there been any new paperwork or any issues that have landed on his desk which has made him have this change of heart?''
Ms Palaszczuk said Mr Newman had a ''very important duty'' to ''make the right decisions''.
Mr Newman has argued that he has made the right decisions.
On 612 ABC Brisbane, Mr Newman said people could be comforted that he acted when problems with his government or its members are brought to his attention.
He said he had suspended Mr Driscoll because the ''drip feed'' of issues surrounding the member were acting as a ''distraction'' from the work the government was trying to do.
Mr Driscoll and the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association have hit back at allegations of wrongdoing, through a statement issued by their lawyers.
Mr Driscoll took to parliament twice last week to defend himself from allegations made in The Courier-Mail, surrounding his links and dealings with the Regional Community Association of Moreton Bay, his wife's company Norsefire and the lobby group the Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association.
Mr Newman said he would have preferred if Mr Driscoll had given a ''more fulsome'' explanation to parliament, but he would wait for the outcome of any investigation before acting further.
Ms Palaszczuk said Mr Newman needed to ''stand up'' and do more.
''Something has had to change the Premier's mind,'' Ms Palaszczuk said.
''He defended the member for Redcliffe in the House for three days non-stop, what did he receive between Thursday and Monday to cut this member loose? There must be evidence, there must be more documentation, he has not just acted on a whim.''
The latest allegations against Mr Driscoll centre around an approach he made to Woolworths, asking for money for the retail lobby group, which it declined.
''The premier is the leader of the LNP, he needs to ask these questions and all information needs to be forwarded to the CMC,'' she said.
Mr Newman has repeatedly stated that all complaints and allegations against Mr Driscoll had been referred to the ''appropriate authorities''.
The Premier has urged anyone with information or documentation to supply it to those same relevant authorities.
Mr Newman has compared his actions to the Peter Beattie led-government reaction to Gordon Nuttall, saying his government had acted swiftly on allegations of wrongdoing surrounding his members.
Ms Palaszczuk said Mr Beattie had referred ''everything to the CMC'' and said Mr Newman ''had the exact same opportunity''.
Mr Driscoll's suspension means he still represents the Redcliffe community - but he will do so from the crossbench as an independent.


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Sachin Tendulkar Has Started Tweeting Since Yesterday, Now We Can Caught The Updates Of The Little Master Via Twitter.
This Account Is Been Approved By Many Celebrities And Also By Zaheer Khan. Here Are Some Of The Welcoming Tweets For Sachin.
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Introducing Fast Search
Today we introduced fast search of individual Phanfare accounts. We have long had search, but it has been fairly slow, especially within large accounts.
With our new search, you can quickly get a filtered list of albums, sections, and images that contain search terms. It's full text search. We search all the Phanfare metadata including image captions, image filenames, album descriptions, and section descriptions. As we add metadata, we will include it.
The new search functionality is right at the top of your web organizer. It looks like this:
The Phanfare PC client and the Phanfare iPhone client also benefit from the fast search.
Fast search involves background periodic indexing of your account. Hence, it takes a little while before content you add in any given session will appear in search. The exception to that rule is the PC client, which does a local search backed up by a serviced-based search.
Phanfare web abums also benefit from fast search. The search box is in the top right hand corner under the little magnifying glass of each Phanfare site. We never emphasized it previously because frankly it was too slow to be useful on large accounts. No longer. Now it's very speedy.
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After a recent raid brought down the Pirate Bay, users are wondering where the popular torrent site has gone.
America's favorite drag queen, RuPaul, has punked The Pirate Bay by uploading an elaborate fake album to the torment downloading site.
The popular file-sharing site has changed its name & location after its previous domain was seized.
A Swedish court has reduced the sentence of Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm from two years to one due to a lack of sufficient evidence.
Is it okay to pirate a pirate site?
You can now watch the documentary about the founders of the Pirate Bay.


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Miranda Kerr Australian model who was known to world by Victoria's Secret Angels in the year 2007. The hot model been involved in various photo shoot for the magazines and lots more campaigns for various other things. Miranda Kerr was named the new face for Mango Spring campaign for 2013. Now on Miranda Kerr childhood photos in which beautiful model in small glimpse of smile.
In another photo Miranda Kerr as very small baby hold by his dad in the hand. The Victoria Secret beauty was in pink dress with finger in her mouth.
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The DVD, or Digital Versatile Disc, is a disc platter on which data may be stored. Any digital data may be stored on a DVD, whether the data is a document, an image, digital music, or a digital movie. The DVD is notable for the amount of data that can be stored on the disk, with capacities of 4.7 and 8.54 gigabytes, for single-sided, single-layer disks, and 9.4, or 7.08 gigabytes for the double-sided, double-layer type. The disk is substantially a polycarbonate, a plastic. The material on which the data is recorded is generally aluminum. (more…)
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The FCC is on the Verge of Approving AT&T's DirecTV Acquisition
Wall Street Journal has finally revealed that the FCC is all set to approve AT&T's $49 billion acquisition of the satellite television company DirecTV....
T-Mobile Offers To Pay $650 For Your AT&T Or Verizon Smartphones. Get the Details...
T-Mobile has a mission, they are going to do everything it takes to pull customers away from AT&T and Verizon. They just launched a crazy new...
AT&T Motorola Nexus 6 Should Cost $49.99 On Contract
AT&T Motorola Nexus 6
Motorola Droid Turbo Variant With AT&T Bands Spotted
Motorola Droid Turbo variant for AT&T.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha Lands On AT&T Website
Galaxy Alpha on AT&T's website.
Pre-order The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 And 10.5 From AT&T Now
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Galaxy Tab S 10.5 from AT&T.
HTC One M8 For Windows To Launch On AT&T Before The End of 2014
HTC One M8 for Windows to be launched on AT&T later this year.
Amazon Deal Of The Day: Nokia Lumia 520 GoPhone (AT&T) For $39.99
AT&T GoPhone Nokia Lumia 520 available for $39.99 at Amazon.
AT&T HTC Desire 610 Now Available
Do you want the AT&T HTC Desire 610?
Amazon Smartphone Will Be Exclusive To AT&T?
According to the latest reports, the upcoming Amazon smartphone will be exclusive to AT&T.
AT&T Pre-Orders for Nokia Lumia 1520 Now Accepted
The pricing is right where we would expect it for a flagship-caliber smartphone. If you sign up for a qualifying two-year service agreement with AT&T, the Nokia Lumia 1520 can be yours for a penny shy of $200.
AT&T Hands Over Foreign Call Logs to CIA for $10 Million Per Year
We've all heard by now how wireless carriers in the United States routinely hand over their phone records over to the federal government as part of the latter's counterterrorism investigations and efforts. What we didn't know is that these wireless carriers are being paid to pass that call data onto the CIA and other government agencies.
AT&T to Sell Nokia Lumia 1520 Phablet for Under $200
We saw the revealing of the Lumia 1520 in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, but we didn't know how much it was going to cost at launch. Now, there's word that AT&T will be selling the 6-inch phablet for as little as $199.99 on a qualifying two-year contract.
Custom Moto Maker Moto X Smartphone Now $99.99 with AT&T
ou may have seen the Moto X on sale for $100 through Best Buy and Amazon already, but those are just the standard version. Now, AT&T has equally slashed the price down on the Moto X to $99.99 and that includes Moto Maker customizations.
Tablet Owners Offered $5 LTE Day Pass from AT&T
Do you own a tablet rocking AT&T-friendly 4G LTE and you're dying to get connected for just one day at a time? AT&T has just announced a new $5 "day pass" for tablet owners, allowing them to hop online via the company's 4G LTE network.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 With Snapdragon 800 For AT&T
AT&T will reportedly get the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 which boasts a Snapdragon 800 CPU. And we are also hearing about an octa-core Exynos 5420 powered version of the device which is headed to many countries around the world.
Moto X Could Launch On Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, And T-Mobile On August 23
The latest info suggests that the Moto X will be launched on all major US carriers on the 23rd of this month. That's only two weeks away!
Moto X For Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile And Sprint
The upcoming Motorola Moto X will reportedly be available on all four major carriers in the US. Google is said to have plans to spend over $500 million on marketing campaign for the handset.
AT&T Nokia Lumia 1020
We have two new images of the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1020 for AT&T.
HTC One Mini And Max For AT&T
AT&T is reportedly having plans to launch both the HTC One Mini and One Max.
AT&T GoPhone Prepaid Getting Access to 4G LTE Network Next Week
AT&T wants to keep its GoPhone prepaid customer base happy and that's why AT&T is finally letting those prepaid customers do the 4G LTE dance too.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Available Now With AT&T
AT&T subscribers, listen up. AT&T is now offering the long awaited Samsung Galaxy S4 on their US network in 32GB form!
AT&T Galaxy S4 Bootloader Might Be Unlockable After All
Security researcher Dan Rosenberg has started working on a way to get past the bootloader lock on the Galaxy S4.
AT&T Trade-In Promotion Starts Tomorrow
AT&T is now rolling out a new trade-in program starting tomorrow, which could get you at least $100 off on any new smartphone.
AT&T Will Not Delay Galaxy S4 Release Unlike Others
Despite Sprint and T-Mobile delays, AT&T announced via Twitter that their Galaxy S4 smartphones will arrive in-store on the earlier announced date.
LG E980 Hits FFC, Could This Be AT&T's Version of the LG Optimus G...
Now the LG E980 has shown up at the FCC with AT&T's LTE bands in tow. Could this be the Optimus G Pro for AT&T's network?
AT&T And GM Coming Together To Give You LTE Cars
AT&T and GM have announced a partnership that will bring the carrier's LTE network to the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac car models meant to go on sale in 2014 in the US and Canada.
HTC M7 Launching on AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile
According to the latest rumors, the upcoming HTC M7 will be released on AT&T, Sprint and T-mobile in the United States. No word on Verizon at the moment.
AT&T Offering $100 Credit for Nexus 7 HSPA+ Users With Two Year Contract
Considering getting your hands on the Google Nexus 7 with HSPA+? AT&T is now offering a $100 bill credit to those who are willing to sign up for two years of data service.
Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 Announced for AT&T, Will Cost Just $200
Lenovo has now announced that AT&T will carry the Lenovo IdeaTab A2107. The 7-inch tablet will cost just $200 without contract, or $100 for a two-year agreement. Most will agree, paying $100 more for no contract is the wiser option though.
A few very lucky AT&T users can get LTE connectivity for the LG Nexus...
We previously reported that the LG Nexus 4 was able to connect to LTE networks in Canada with a simple tweak that works with a dormant LTE chip inside of the phone's hardware. Unfortunately, Canada was about the only place that the Nexus 4 would work for LTE.
Hopeful NEW Release Date of AT&T's HTC One VX
This new phone was clearly set to be released on November 16th along with the One X. The One X got released, but there has been no word on the HTC One VX. Further adding to the mystery, when stores were contacted, they had no idea what the phone even was and it also wasn't found anywhere on AT&T's website.
Nokia Lumia 920 just $50 from AT&T on Black Friday
Black Friday is almost here in the United States, and that means big savings all around. This is true even for newly launched devices like the Nokia Lumia 920. While Walmart already offers the Lumia 920 for $50, you can also pick a 920 up directly from AT&T for this low price, come Friday.
Amazon Now Offering Samsung Galaxy Note 2 for Just $250, with Two Year Commitment...
Looking for a deal on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2? Amazon is now offering the Note 2 for $50 cheaper than usual, with a two year commitment to AT&T.
The Nokia Lumia 920 is at the top Amazon's AT&T Best Seller Chart
Windows Phone 8 has been on the market for several days now, so how are things going? While there has been reports that there weren't enough units ready to meet the demand, it still seems that devices are selling well. In particular, the Nokia Lumia 920 is doing exceptionally well so far
New Android Powered Galaxy Camera for $499 on AT&T
Technically, this new camera is still an Android smartphone; it has a 1.5GHz processor, a 4.8 inch top quality HD LCD display, and it's running on Android Jellybean, with access to the Google Play store, meaning any owners of this device can still download and run apps like a usual smartphone device could.
AT&T Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X Both A Steal At Just $100
The smartphone world is becoming an increasingly crowded place, so you have to wonder, can Microsoft really compete with Windows Phone 8? While it is too early to say for sure, great marketing and aggressive pricing will certainly help if Microsoft and its partners want to win consumers over. Luckily, AT&T seems to be doing just that with the Nokia 920 and HTC 8x.
To Cover Shortage in the Wake of Hurricane, AT&T and T-Mobile temporarily team up...
Ever since Hurricane Sandy struck the New York City and New Jersey area cellular communication has become somewhat of a luxury thanks to the lack of cellular service in the wake of the event. Luckily, AT&T and T-Mobile are temporarily working together to help out.
LG Optimus G coming to AT&T
While LG doesn't build bad hardware, it is generally far from "cutting edge". This is probably why the LG Optimus G is such refreshing change. The Optimus G has great specs and a reasonable $199.99 price tag with a two-year contract via AT&T.
Samsung Galaxy Note Leaving T-Mobile USA By November 1? $160 on AT&T
Well, that was a short stint. The Samsung Galaxy Note has only been with Old Magenta for a little over a month, but it...
AT&T May Charge Extra For Using FaceTime Over Cellular In iOS6
When it comes to using FaceTime video chat there is only one way to do it and that's through WIFI- or at least it was the only way. Starting with iOS 6, cellular network access of FaceTime video chat will now be enabled, although it sounds like AT&T is planning on controlling the use of the service and may likely require an additional charge to enable it, at least according to 9to5Mac.
AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 Halved to $50 on Contract, No Windows 8
In the case of AT&T, they've decided to cut the price of the Windows Phone 7-powered Nokia Lumia 900 down to a mere $50. That's really cheap, considering the hardware that you're packing.
New AT&T Service Designed To Block Stolen Phones From Being Used
The war on cellphone theft hasn't really seen many positive victories, but AT&T is set to help change all that for the better.
T-Mobile Takes A Jab At AT&T In It's Latest Commercial
Just a little less than a half-year ago now, AT&T and T-Mobile's merger fell through, and the struggling T-Mobile was left on its own, with no choice but to pick up the pieces and attempt to rebuild what it had lost in the last few years. Now it seems that T-Mobile's Carly has gone from pretty pink dresses to a feminine biker in the newest commercial take that uses motorcycles as visual aids to demonstrate how fast T-Mobile's 4G is versus the current AT&T standard.
Instructions to Unlock Your AT&T iPhone
If you've been itching to take your AT&T Apple iPhone to another carrier -- either permanently or just when you're traveling abroad -- it looks like we've got some good news. AT&T has announced that they're willing to start unlocking iPhones for customers.
Sony Tablet P Finally Coming To The US Via AT&T
Although all tablet lovers are waiting anxiously to know all about what's new from Apple, at least some of you are looking forward to play with the Tablet P, Sony's unique clamshell Android tablet. The dual-screened device, which was announced last year, is finally making its way stateside via AT&T on March 4th.
Samsung Galaxy Note Confirmed: February Release for AT&T and Rogers
Now it has been confirmed by both AT&T in the US and Rogers in Canada that the respective carriers will be launching the 5.3-inch Android "phablet" in February.
A Look Into AT&T's First Quarter Phone/Tablet Releases
Looking to see what AT&T has in store for us in the first part of 2012?
AT&T LTE Lineup Includes Samsung Galaxy Note, HTC Titan 2, Nokia Lumia 900 And...
AT&T is expanding their LTE wireless network and, as expected, has announced the addition of a number of devices into their LTE handset line-up at CES. The devices that will soon be released onto their high-speed network include five new Android handsets, an Android tablet and two Windows Phone smartphones.
AT&T Gets Outed As Samsung Galaxy Note Carrier
Accessory company, Anymode, sent out their invites just a few days ago for everyone to come meet them at CES 2012, and in doing so has let the cat out of the bag: AT&T will unveil the Samsung Galaxy Note at CES.


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Breitbart's New Legal Strategy: Sherrod Really Is A Racist
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It appears that Andrew Breitbart and Larry O'Connor have settled on a bold new strategy for defending against Shirley Sherrod's defamation lawsuit. Sherrod, they argue in a recent court filing, really did admit to using her government job to carry out a campaign of racial discrimination.
Nearly a year ago, Breitbart and O'Connor posted a blog post and video accusing Sherrod of engaging in "racism" in her role as an Obama administration appointee at the Department of Agriculture. According to the video, Sherrod admitted in a 2010 speech to the Georgia NAACP that "in her federally appointed position, overseeing over a billion dollars... She discriminates against people due to their race."
This, of course, was a lie. It quickly emerged that the video had been deceptively edited to make it seem that Sherrod had avoided fully helping a white farmer, instead referring him to a white lawyer -- one of "his own kind." In fact, Sherrod went on to explain that she ultimately did a significant amount of work to help the white farmer. And Sherrod wasn't even describing her actions as an Obama administration appointee; rather, she was recounting an incident that took place 24 years earlier when she was working for a non-governmental organization. On this latter point, Breitbart was forced to publish an embarrassing correction.
But in an April 18 court filing, Breitbart's and O'Connor's lawyers defend the allegation that Sherrod admitted to practicing racial discrimination in her "federally appointed position." Specifically, they point to a different part of Sherrod's NAACP speech (a part that Breitbart also highlighted in his original post smearing Sherrod), in which she encouraged people of color to apply for jobs at the USDA.
From the court filing:
Moreover, Sherrod's invitation to her audience to apply for USDA jobs from which they cannot be fired evidences her continuing determination to advance the interests of African-Americans at the economic expense of people of other races and provides a clear, truthful basis for the view that as a USDA official "she discriminates against people due to their race."
Elsewhere in the filing, Breitbart's and O'Connor's lawyers make a similar argument in order to defend other charges Breitbart leveled at Sherrod:
Indeed, the entire video clip was about race and class distinctions and how they have shaped Sherrod into the person that she is. When Sherrod invites her audience to apply for USDA jobs from which they cannot be fired, she evidences her continuing and contemporary determination to advance the interests of African-Americans at the economic expense of people of other races. However problematic her invitation may be from the standpoint of public employment practices, it certainly provides a clear, truthful basis for the view that as a USDA official "she discriminates against people due to their race."
So what are they talking about? Has the Breitbart-O'Connor legal team unearthed footage of Sherrod masterminding a massive employment discrimination effort? Well, not exactly.
Here's what Sherrod actually said:
SHERROD: But before I give you -- even before I go into what I have here, I want to second something that Olivia said. You know, I grew up on the farm and I didn't want to have anything to do with agriculture, but she was right. There are jobs at USDA, and many times there are no people of color to fill those jobs because we shy away from agriculture. We hear the word "agriculture" and think only of working in the fields. And you've heard of a lot of layoffs. Have you heard of anybody in the federal government losing their job? That's all that I need to say, okay?
That's it. Sherrod went to an NAACP gathering, encouraged people of color to apply for USDA jobs, and said that the federal government doesn't typically fire people. She didn't unveil some nefarious plot to discriminate against white job applicants.
Indeed, her brief effort to encourage people of color to apply for government jobs seems to be pretty consistent with what the federal government does every single day in full public view. As The Washington Post explains:
As long as there is a federal government, there will be federal opportunities.
No doubt, though, that some programs, personnel and hiring will take a hit. But some things will remain in place, including some level of focus on a diverse workforce.
Several programs have been set up to assist in developing a workforce that looks like the country's population. The programs have various names, among them, Special Emphasis Programs, Selective Placement Programs, Employment Programs and Employment Initiatives. Throughout the federal government, the programs are designed to assist in the recruitment and career advancement of veterans, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, African Americans, Hispanics, disabled veterans, people with disabilities, women and, in some cases, military spouses.
USDA is no exception. In a December 2008 document (published before the Obama presidency and Sherrod's appointment), USDA outlined its plans for continued improvement of "workforce diversity":
USDA is committed to workforce diversity and equal opportunity in its employment processes. The Department has made significant progress in retaining a highly-skilled workforce that reflects the public it serves. USDA has continuously improved minority representation in its workforce during the past five years and continues to make progress with respect to attracting and retaining disabled employees and other targeted groups in the workforce. Strategies include strengthening long-term partnerships with academia and professional associations as well as improving USDA's relationship with 1890 Historically Black Land Grant Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, American Indian Institutions, and institutions with large numbers of Asian and Pacific Islander students. USDA also continues to promote formal career enhancement opportunities for employees in underrepresented groups and requires diversity awareness training for all employees.
But in Andrew Breitbart's world, getting sued is just another opportunity to smear Shirley Sherrod as a racist.
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Club BED has now become Room Service Restaurant Lounge.While details are scarce as far as when they officially open (September?) and what their menu will look like – word on the street is that its going to be a real nice vibe during the day as a restaurant and at night as a lounge.
Tired of the hotel-restaurant concept? Well how's this for a twist: a hotel themed restaurant minus the actual hotel? Room Service Restaurant Lounge, in the space formerly known as BED, is just that, in which hostesse–er, 'bellmen' escort you to your own 'suite' complete with flat screen TVs and, oh yeah, food, too. "Soulful American cuisine," we're told. Just like BED, actually, but without the soiled sheets. At 11 p.m., the restaurant transforms into a lounge complete with DJ and "French maiden servers." The restaurant will also feature happy hour and late night menu. – Miami.com
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Washington (AP) - Sen. Christopher Dodd has decided against succeeding his friend Edward Kennedy as chairman of the Senate panel focused on overhauling the nation's health care system, a Senate aide confirmed Tuesday.
Dodd's decision means that he will continue to lead the Senate's banking committee and focus his efforts on pushing through a major overhaul of federal banking regulations.
The job of chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was expected to fall to Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, the next most senior Democrat on the panel.
The aide spoke only on condition of anonymity ahead of Dodd's announcement of his decision, expected Wednesday.
Whether Dodd would succeed Kennedy, who died last month of brain cancer, was the subject of much speculation on Capitol Hill in part because the move would have left the financial reform effort in the hands of Sen. Tim Johnson.
Johnson, whose home state of South Dakota has attracted the credit card industry because of its business-friendly usury laws, is seen as considerably more moderate than Dodd. He also is still recovering from a brain hemorrhage, prompting some lobbyists and aides to question whether he was up to the physical demands of being chairman.
As chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Dodd, D-Conn., has been drafting a complex rewrite of the rules that govern banks and other financial institutions. He wants to create a new agency focused entirely on consumer protections, as President Barack Obama has suggested.
But Dodd has questioned other parts of Obama's plan; namely, whether to give new powers to the Federal Reserve to monitor large, influential organizations deemed too big to fail. Instead, Dodd has considered creating a council of regulators to do the job.
Dodd faces a potentially tough re-election fight next year and has used his chairmanship to champion such populist issues as tougher credit card laws.
A spokeswoman for Dodd, Kirstin Brost, declined to comment.
Sen. Dodd's decision means that he will continue to lead the Senate's banking committee and focus his efforts on pushing through a major overhaul of federal banking regulations.


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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open lower despite strong German and British data
August 6 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock market looked set to open lower on Tuesday after a long weekend as strong factory data from Germany and Britain failed to impress markets. TOP STORIES
* British manufacturing grew much more strongly than expected in June, suggesting the country's recovery is broadening just as the Bank of England prepares to set out its plan for steering the economy back to health.
* Japan's Sony Corp rejected a proposal from activist shareholder Daniel Loeb to partially spin off its entertainment business but the billionaire investor vowed to keep talking with the company and to explore other options.
* Dish Network Corp reported a second-quarter net loss due to a $438 million charge related to satellite acquisitions.
* Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly results as revenue from Europe excluding the UK jumped 54 percent, and the IT services provider raised its forecast for the year.
* CVS Caremark Corp posted a higher second-quarter profit, helped by its pharmacy benefits management business, where sales growth narrowly outpaced that of its drugstores.MARKET SNAPSHOT
* Canada stock futures traded down 0.43 percent
* U.S. stock futures , , were mixed around -0.21 percent to 0.08 percent
* European shares, were mixed COMMODITY PRICE MOVES Continued...


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Long story short, I have my pistol back. They tried to get me for concealed weapon. But here's the funny...Initial stop; inform the officer I have a gun and to retrieve it, it's on the floor of the drivers side...UNLOADED, charged me with concealed weapon....Picked it up yesterday...They put it in a bag, gun, mag, and bullets...Sent me on my merry way....Now that's concealed:wallbash:
Well were you charged? what's the conclusion of the charges?
Buckshot or another Tennessean can help me out on this but I think.. If we carry a firearm it has to be in a place where we cant reach it to load and fire. For example. I would put mine in the trunk or back area of vehicle and put the ammo in the glove box.
I am wondering the same thing as Bruce. Any fines?
All dismissed except waiting on court date for speeding, which is all this would have been if the state of Vt. hadn't had me suspended on there computer on a Paid fine for expired inspection sticker. That was a fun day....cuffed and stuffed. I applied for my license to C&C, but was told by Washington County, and the Town Clerks, and the gun club, it wasn't necessary, as you can carry, as long as it's not loaded, concealed. As far as I am concerned, I still did the right thing. Once I realized I was gonna be arrested, and they were going to tow my vehicle, I informed the officer to retrieve my gun....He just thought he had a BINGO. Now for my hearing with Vt. over there mistake, that cost me....
You're very lucky because Maine requires permits for residents and non-residents to carry concealed weapons.
So if you weren't permitted you should be thankful they didn't press the issue and the reason they didn't press the issue is because
the weapon was in the vehicle and not on you.
trust me when I tell you, they did you a favor.
I'll tell you what, the day of the incident, I was told, had I been wearing it, there would have been no problem. Which normally for this particular piece, I usually do, but it's a long ride, and had taken it off it had it on the floor. When I questioned the judge, officer, and the guy who sets bail, not one gave the same answer, and said it was a matter of interpertation. Yet town clerk, sherriff, and gun club, all stated, it was unnecessary to apply to C&C, as long as it's not concealed, or loaded, while transporting firearms.
I respect most law enforcement they put their life on the line everyday,but their are a few in every department that need to take a common sense test.Annie you said the gun was empty,so how can it be considered a firearm if their is no fire:crazy: You clearly volunteered the info about the gun so when your car was towed the gun wouldnt fall into the wrong hands.It sounds to me like its a case of an officer who needs to be retrained. Im glad to live in the buckeye, our state is far from perfect but we have some great gun laws:ibtl:(FOR NOW)
If you're not going to load it and carry it, why bring it along?
the following Maine Statue is very clear on it's wording regarding "threatening weapons" and Concealed weapons.
If you're going to carry a handgun into Maine just apply for the non-resident Concealed Carry Permit,
the following Maine Statue explains how to apply.
Title 25, Chapter 252: PERMITS TO CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS
That is a rediculous situation. Thats why I just went and got my CHL, so I dont have to worry about it. I just have to inform any officer that I have it (or them) on me when they ask for ID. Texas doesnt even require a CHL to carry in you car anymore.
And I agree with what bruce asked about why bring it along if its unloaded. My CHL instructor told us in the class that if we came in with our weapon for whatever reason and it wasnt loaded he was going to slap us. He said you might as well be carrying a rock.
Theres alot of times I carry a pistol with no ammo just happened this weekend I went to a gun show bought a pistol brought it home empty.When I go to the range I transport many mt weapons so I dont see how you can say why carry if its not loaded.
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Car Strikes Hamilton Child
(Hamilton) Hamilton police and fire department report a 6-year-old child was hit by a car while riding a bicycle around 6:10p.m Sunday evening.
Police say the 22-year-old female driver struck Demarcus Payne on Gordon Smith Boulevard and Marlou Drive.
Witnesses at the scene told police the child didn't stop before crossing the street. Demarcus then rode his bicycle into the path of the car.
The driver of the car was not injured in the crash.
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The New York Giants were hit with injuries again, their long time offensive tackle David Diehl will be sidelined for six weeks after receiving hand surgery.
Losing Diehl will be a big blow to the offensive line, but the Giants are capable of replacing him, especially with the emergence of their 2013 first round draft pick Justin Pugh.
"Obviously we have a lot of confidence in him or he wouldn't be here, or his pick," Head Coach Tom Coughlin said about Pugh. "Certainly he's got plenty to work on, he's a young kid, but hopefully you put him in there now and we bring Chris Snee along, and Chris is there to help him. It's a good move. The more they can work together, the better off we'll be."
Snee, the four-time Pro Bowler, has been displaying a leadership role by mentoring the Giants young offensive lineman. Coughlin said about Pugh playing alongside Snee, "Justin's a smart kid on his own, but he's not ever been through this, so he'll need a stable rock right next to him, so that's what Chris can be."
The Giants made a major change to the offensive line before Diehl went down with an injury. Coughlin moved his veteran Kevin Boothe to center and pushed Diehl inside to guard; which made room for Pugh at offensive tackle.
Coughlin feels this is the best line up he can put on the field right now, especially while his starting center David Bass is nursing an MCL sprain that he suffered during the Giants Sunday night loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Big Blue dodged a major blow with Bass, who expects to be back for week one to anchor the offensive line when they take on the Dallas Cowboys in front of the Sunday night football audience.
Coughlin will not have to shuffle his line for long, but for now it will work.
"Well, it's the best way for us to play right now," Coughlin said. We're trying to get a group on the field now that can work together, hopefully to prepare for the regular season."
As for Diehl, Coughlin feels like he can come back stronger and not even feel the injury.
"I think Diehl won't even know he's got a hand injury when it's time to play," Coughlin went on to say. "He'll just play, that's just the way he is."
The Giants looked slow on Sunday night against the Colts and struggle to light up the scoreboard. Big Blue is predicted to have one of the best offenses in the NFL during the upcoming season and will certainly have to follow through because of the question marks on defense.
In order for the Giants to be successful the offensive will have to open up holes for whoever will be carrying the rock during the course of the season, either David Wilson or Andre Brown. Also, they will have to give Eli Manning and the passing game time in the pocket.
The offensive line was a big part of the two Super Bowl runs the Giants have made in the past ten years. They need to be a part of the equation in order to make a run at the Lombardi trophy again.


text: Hey, for the past few days, I've been trying to communicate with my iPad 3G's baseband. This is a little bit tricky, and I don't know if I'm doing it right. On the iPad, I've installed Minicom 2.2 from Cydia, and I've done minicom -s in Terminal, and set the Serial Port to /dev/tty.debug. Got that all done, now when I do minicom -w, it gives me this thing where I have to use ctrl + A + another letter. According to theiphonewiki.com, under the baseband commands, it says I should be able to do stuff like at+cmgs, now I assume I should be able to see what I type in, but I'm not. My main goal here is to measure the signal directly from the baseband in dBm, and to send a text message directly from it. theiphonewiki.com also said that there is a "traditional unlock code", in which it provided on the page, if I was to get into the baseband on an iPhone, and I ran that code, would that actually unlock the device? Thank you for all the help!


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I'm 30 years old with three kids. I had a breast aug. 2 years ago and now I'm returning to my surgeon for lipo. I'm having 4 sections done (front and back). I decided last minute not to have it 2 years ago with my breast aug. surgery because of reviews I read. Now I'm ready! I'm so excited and nervous. I recently started working out and I am confident I can tone my arms and legs, but my stomach, after kids, I feel is just too BIG! I feel the surgery will motivate me to really watch myself and push myself more in working out and eating healthy. My doc said I will see results right away because we are talking about volume of fat being removed. But I should expect full results in 6 months. My doc said my skin will be fine as I was concerned about having saggy skin, he made a point that he is not removing or adding any skin and with compression garment my skin will return to "normal". He said I should expect to leak a lot for the first 24 hours after the procedure. I'm nervous about that. I had my pre-op and already filled my meds. Now I'm just waiting for the BIG day.
Abdominal Lipo (Front and Back) - Corona, CA
I'm 30 years old with three kids. I had a breast...
Night before my surgery
Here are my before pics. I'm nervous and anxious for my surgery tomorrow. My check-in time is 8:15 AM and the procedure should start approx. 30-45 mins after check-in and last no more than 2 hours. I can't wait for the procedure to be over and stater the recovery process. I will post as soon as I can.
10 hours after surgery
It's been a fee hours since my surgery and I feel sore. I'm resting at home and get up to use the restroom. I've changed my dressing about 4 times. I just can't believe how much fluid I'm leaking. I counted 10 incisions. During one of my dressing changes, I peeked and can see a huge difference in my waist. I can't wait for the results!!! Here is how much fat was removed, about 15 pounds!
1 day post op
I feel great! Of course a little sore around my abdomen. My doctor called me yesterday and today and said I have a high pain tolerance and sound great on the phone. My sister spent the night and helped me with my dressings, the actual count of the incisions is 13! The doctor said I no longer have to cover my top incisions, only the bottom ones. And of course I'm wearing my compression garment. I'm not leaking anymore and will take a shower today. I know I'm swollen but I peeked this morning when my sister helped me change my dressing and I look way small around my waistline. I'm so happy with my decision to move forward with my surgery. And I'm glad I returned to my doc that did my breast aug. 2 year's ago. My follow up appt, is next week. I can't wait to heal 100%! I will try to post pics today.
1 day post lipo
I just got out the shower! I feel so good and clean. :) I just cant believe the results and to think I still have weeks before I see my final results. The doctor and his team are amazing! I will post an update in a few days.
3 Days Post Op
I feel great! I've taken a shower everyday since Wednesday, it makes me feel clean and refreshed. Today I did light house cleaning and I have little ones to entertain so in the evenings I'll sit outside with them so they ride bikes and play. I was able to drive yesterday for the first time, it was a bit uncomfortable but I managed. I wear my CG 24/7 except when I shower or wash it. My doc made 13 incisions and they stopped leaking...finally. I have a little bruising, I'll post pics soon. I can't wait for my f/u appt next wed.
I'm feeling great!
I'm feeling great! A little swollen and my skin feels numb and funny when I walk without my CG. I also miss sleeping on my belly, so far I sleep on my back and sides. I feel a lot smaller, I can't wait to switch from my CG to a spanx and I can't wait to workout.
**a lil tip, I cut a doggie pad in half and takes it under my CG. I don't like my CG touching my skin directly.
**a lil tip, I cut a doggie pad in half and takes it under my CG. I don't like my CG touching my skin directly.
Almost 1 Week Post Op
Wow! I can't believe how fast time passes. Tomorrow will be one week since my surgery. In have to say this process has been completely different from my breast aug. I had 2 years ago. With my breast aug. I felt the recovery was quick, I went back to work after 4 days. Frankly with this procedure, I'm so over everything! I'm happy with the results but can't wait for my skin to return to normal, I can't wait to stop wearing my CG, I can't wait to sleep on my belly, I can't wait to not have any swelling/soreness. I will say I'm nervous about going back to work next Monday. My co-workers have no idea I had this procedure done and I want to come back as normal as possible, but the way I feel today, I just don't know. I see my doc on Wed, I can't wait to switch over to a spanx. Does anyone have any suggestions on spanx?
No More CG! YAY!
Here is my squeem! It's a large and it fits tight. Here is a pic. Don't like how the back rolls. I am going shopping on Saturday to buy one or two more to have a variety to wear. I'm still swollen and sore, but I can move a lot more and so more. Overall I feel great!!
My doc said I'm doing good. He said to wear a shape wear min. 6 weeks, max. 12 weeks. He said no exercise for 3 weeks. He said I will have good days and bad days but recovery for this type of procedure takes time. He said full results will show at 6 months.
My doc said I'm doing good. He said to wear a shape wear min. 6 weeks, max. 12 weeks. He said no exercise for 3 weeks. He said I will have good days and bad days but recovery for this type of procedure takes time. He said full results will show at 6 months.
Back To Work
I work an office job. I returned to work 2 weeks after my surgery. Monday was great! Everyone said I looked great and my boobs looked a lot bigger. Lol! Tuesday I started feeling really sore and a burning sensation. I thought it would go away when I went to sleep. Wednesday morning, I woke up with the same uncomfortable sore feelings on the belly and back. I card my docs offc, they said it was normal and past of the healing recover process. UGH! Can my recovery just be over already! :)
Renaissance Aesthetic Surgery Dr. Christopher Chung I'm very pleased with Dr.Chung and his staff. I had a breast augmentation 9/2012 and they came out great! My breast look very natural. I returned to Dr. Chung for abdominal (front and back) lipo. I'm one day post op and so far I'm happy with my results, I already look a lot smaller and I'm still sore and swollen. I can wait to see my full results. I made a great choice and I'm happy I returned to Dr. Chung, I would not go anywhere else. I would highly recommend him.
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text: I have to ask the question b/c they have now been two good players traded in Casey and Pena.Do you guys think they are going to trade all the players that they can and rebuild from the very bottom AGAIN . I know we needed pitching very bad but what I've read from you guys on here it sounds like hes an average pitcher?? I can't say if he is or not b/c I don't know what his stats have been the last few years.I hate to see Pena go b/c I honestly thought that his potintal is going to be as high as Dunn's in the up coming future.I honestly would have traded Kearns first before I would Pena b/c again Pena has a bigger chance to becoming a better player than Kearns.Do you guys see us trading anymore of our good players away and does this now mean that we can sign Dunn to a bigger and longer contract??


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President Obama went on a short Chevy Volt test drive while visiting General Motors' Hamtramck, Mich., plant where the Volt will be manufactured.
It wasn't a very long test drive.
"Some of you saw me drive the Volt about 12 inches; they don't let me drive much these days," he says.
Obama is in Detroit defending his decision to invest more than $50 billion to save GM and Chrysler last year, when both automakers were on the brink of failure. He visited a Chrysler plant and a GM plant in the Detroit area. The decision to let the automakers go into bankruptcy and then support them when they emerged was controversial, and still up for debate in many corners.
"It's estimated we would have lost another million jobs had we not stepped in," Obama said.
When Obama took office, the industry was already on the verge of collapse. President Bush had already loaned billions to the industry to keep them from failing.
The industry has hired 50,000 workers this year, Obama said, the most job growth since 1999.
"Let's be clear, we are not out of the woods yet," he said. "There are still too many folks unemployed ... we're still going to have to do a lot of work to get folks back to work. But we are moving in the right direction.
It took Obama's Secret Service detail some consulting before allowing the President to drive the black Chevy Volt. And White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wondered aloud if the car had airbags. He drove about 10 feet at a crawling speed.
"Pretty smooth," he said after getting out.
Gibbs said the last time Obama drove was about three to four months ago, when he drove a Dodge Charger at a Secret Service training facility. Before that, Obama hadn't driven since 2007, when he first got Secret Service protection.
-- Sharon Silke Carty/Drive On
Chris Woodyard is an auto writer for USA TODAY who covers all aspects of motoring. He revels in the exhaust note of a Maserati and the sharp creases of a Cadillac CTS. Chris strives to live a Porsche life on a Scion budget. More about Chris


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Bank of Internet USA Rewards Checking $50 Bonus (Nationwide)
UPDATE 7/26/2016: This offer is no longer available.
For a limited time only, Bank of Internet USA (BofI) is offering a $50 bonus when opening a new Rewards Checking Account.
The Rewards Checking Account currently earns up to 1.25% APY on qualifying balances up to $150K. The 1.25% APY has been in effect since the account was introduced in July 2011.
$50 Bonus Requirements
- Offer valid for a limited time only
- Minimum opening deposit is $100 new money
- An average daily balance of $1K for 90 days is required.
- If the account is closed with 180 days of opening, a $50 early closure fee may apply.
- The $50 bonus will be credited after 90 days of account opening.
Rewards Checking Account Specifics
The Rewards Checking Account is a tiered, interest earning, variable rate account. There are no monthly maintenance fee, no monthly minimum balance requirement, and no overdraft fees. In addition, there are unlimited domestic ATM reimbursements.
According to BofI's website,
Rewards Checking Account allows you to control your interest rate reward based on the products/services used during the month.
The fine print details the three ways to control the variable rate:
Your interest rate can be as high as 1.25% based on the following combined rate rewards:
Direct deposits (not including intra-bank transfers from another account) totaling $1,000 or more each month will earn .4166%
At least ten (10) point-of-sale transactions per month using your Rewards Checking VISA Debit Card for normal everyday purchases with a minimum of $3 per transaction will earn .4166%
Fifteen (15) or more point-of-sale transactions per month using your Rewards Checking VISA Debit Card for normal everyday purchases with a minimum of $3 per transaction will earn .4166%.
The first time I read the fine print details concerning the point-of-sale transactions (POS), I was perplexed. Was it 10? Was it 15? Was it 25? After a lengthy (and somewhat confusing) conversation with CSR, I was able to determine that,
- The first 10 POS transactions per month will earn .4166%.
- When an additional 5 POS transactions are completed (for a total of 15 month POS per month), the second .4166% will be triggered.
I wrote about the Rewards Checking Account in July 2014 to coincide with its 3rd anniversary. I discussed what had remained the same (APY) and what had changed (balance cap introduced, monthly requirements with an emphasis on debit card purchases, removal of online bill payment requirement).
One aspect I didn't mention was BofI's somewhat weak external transfer service. While Bofl does not limit the number of fund transfers, there are dollar limits:
Maximum per day in or out $2,000.00
Maximum per month $5,000.00
While this may not be important to every DA reader, if you are considering depositing a large amount, you need to weigh the importance of the daily/monthly dollar limits.
As an internet bank, Bank of Internet USA is able to offer its product line to all U.S. citizens and resident aliens (18 years or older), who have a valid government ID and a valid address (P.O. Boxes addresses are excluded). Opening a Rewards Checking Account (or any other BofI account) and applying for the $50 bonus must be done online.
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Founded in 2000, Bank of Internet USA (FDIC Certificate # 35546) is one of the first banks worldwide to offer banking services (specifically deposit accounts and loans) exclusively on the Internet. Headquartered in San Diego, Bank of Internet USA currently has assets in excess of $5.8 Billion and recently placed 6th in TopTenReviews.com's Top 10 Online Banks Review.
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Who do you support for Governor in Pennsylvania in 2010?
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#47113 Feb 15, 2013
When George W. Bush was inaugurated in 2001, he inherited a nation at peace and prosperity The peace looked so durable that military leaders were projecting a strategic pause lasting 20 years. Bush proposed in his signature campaign speech that the Pentagon take advantage of the lull in tensions to skip a generation of technology in order to construct a new architecture of American defense for decades to come.
The $291 billion defense budget that the Clinton Administration left him amounted to only 3% of the economy. But Americas economy was so big at the end of Clintons presidency 32% of global output that the budget represented a third of worldwide military spending. America thus seemed destined to dominate the global scene for the foreseeable future.
Damn that Obama giving away free cell phones!
It's breaking the bank!
#47116 Feb 15, 2013
Here are a few of the 9/11 line items:
-$142 million wasted on reconstruction projects that were either terminated or canceled.[Special Inspector General for Iraq, 7/28/08]
-Significant amount of U.S. funds for Iraq funneled to Sunni and Shiite militias.[GAO Comptroller, 3/11/08]
-$180 million payed to construction company Bechtel for projects it never finished.[Federal audit, 7/25/07]
-$5.1 billion in expenses for Iraq reconstruction charged without documentation.[Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction report, 3/19/07]
-$10 billion in spending on Iraq reconstruction was wasteful or poorly tracked.[GAO, 2/15/07]
-Halliburton overcharged the government $100 million for one days work in 2004.[Project on Government Oversight, 10/8/04]
-Millions wasted on four no-bid contracts, including paying $20 million for an unusable camp for evacuees.[Homeland Security Department Inspector General, 9/10/08]
-$2.4 billion in contracts doled out by FEMA that guaranteed profits for big companies.[Center for Public Integrity investigation, 6/25/07]
-An estimated $2 billion in fraud and waste nearly 11 percent of the $19 billion spent by FEMA on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as of mid-June.[New York Times tally, 6/27/06]
-Widespread waste and mismanagement on millions for Katrina recovery, including at least $3 million for 4,000 beds that were never used.[GAO, 3/16/06]
-A $50 million Air Force contract awarded to a company with close ties to senior Air Force officers, in a process fraught with improper influence, irregular procedures, glaring conflicts of interest.[Project on Government Oversight, 4/18/08]
-$1.7 billion in excessive fees and waste paid by the Pentagon to the Interior Department to manage federal lands.[Defense Department and Interior Department Inspectors General audit, 12/25/06]
-$1 trillion unaccounted for by the Pentagon, including 56 airplanes, 32 tanks, and 36 Javelin missile command launch-units.[GAO, 5/18/03]
Damn that Obama giving away free cell phones
It's breaking the bank!
#47119 Feb 15, 2013
Bush Scandals List:
Tom Delay, creator of the K Street Project, squeezing lobbyists to finance Republicans only, indicted for conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws (money laundering) in Texas, also connections to the Abramoff scandal. Major figure in Washington culture of corruption.
Damn that Jesse Jackson Jr.!
Attempts to torpedo the 911 Commission. Although now largely forgotten, the Bush Administration fought the 9/11 Commission every step of the way and it was only pressure from the American public and most especially from the families of the victims of 9/11 that the commission was formed and was able to come up with some kind of a report however flawed and incomplete.
Bush and Cheney resisted calls for such a bipartisan commission for over a year arguing that the matter was best left to Republican controlled intelligence committees in the Congress. It was not until November 27, 2002 that Bush announced the commissions formation. He did his best to see that it went nowhere. Members were to be chosen by both Congress and the White House raising questions about the commissions independence. Democratic co-chair George Mitchell on December 11, 2002 and Republican chair Henry Kissinger (whom the White House had insisted on appointing) on December 13, 2007 resigned due to conflicts of interest. Kissinger did not want to make public the financial records (and connections) of his security consulting company Kissinger Associates. Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton were named to replace them. The specter of conflicts of interest remained. Through their careers in government and on corporate boards, essentially all of the commission members had such conflicts. Perhaps the most egregious of these was Philip Zelikow the commissions executive staff director who had worked closely with Condoleezza Rice on the National Security Council in the first Bush Administration and co-written a book with her.
Bush also tried to limit the commissions activities by giving it a budget of only $3 million to investigate the biggest terrorist attack in the countrys history. The Challenger investigation cost $50 million by comparison. Later Kean and Hamilton asked for a further $11 million to be included in the $75 billion supplemental slated to fund the invasion of Iraq. The White House initially refused the funds before reversing itself.
Damn the Obama giving away free cell phones !
It's breaking the bank!
#47120 Feb 15, 2013
George Bush, the Connecticut cowboy, the good old boy from Yale is a man of mediocre intelligence, little imagination, and great stubbornness and vindictiveness. He may be the Decider but his handlers have long known how to manipulate him. The key is to hook him with short, simple sells. Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, and Condoleezza Rice knew that once he has consulted his gut and perhaps his higher father his decision is forever. So whoever gets to him first is likely to carry the day because he doesnt like to be challenged and is, quite simply, too lazy to change his mind. The Bubble is a natural consequence of this decision making process where logic, reason, and facts have little or no role.
Bushs Presidency began in the shadow of a contested and likely stolen election and promised to be unsuccessful in a largely forgettable and unremarkable way. 911 changed all that and transformed a plodding, and essentially AWOL one termer into an accidental hero. Enormous power flowed to his office but Bush had no idea how to use it. He liked to campaign, not govern. In those around him, he prized loyalty over competence and honesty. A believer in the notion of "to the victor go the spoils," he was the perfect mark for every conniver, bumbler, bungler, hack, hanger on, and would be crony that Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, and their friends could find. In the normal course of things, this would have spelled failure. Post-911, it was catastrophic.
At this critical juncture in our history we needed an adult but got an adolescent. Instead of responsibility, we got a truant. In place of flexibility we got obduracy. In the face of great and complex challenges, we got strawmen, a black and white universe, my way or the highway, regurgitated stump speeches, and a steadfast refusal to compromise not just with opponents but with reality.
What all this comes down to is that George Bush should never have become our President. He is not just a bad President but the worst one we could have had, the worst our country has ever seen. This is a judgment that many Americans have come to but which our political establishment and media, even after 8 years, have yet to acknowledge, accept, and act on. This is the tragedy and crime of our times.
#47121 Feb 16, 2013
You're one frig.gin delusional idiot....
Man...don't you ever get tired of being you and just want to start punching you own head really hard..?
#47123 Feb 16, 2013
Even a spell checker can't prevent this kind of ignorant blunder:
"start punching you own head"
You're one frig.gin delusional idiot....
#47124 Feb 16, 2013
Everyone one but you understood what I said....you anal retentive sack of sh.it.
#47125 Feb 16, 2013
Its your OCD autism acting up again...why don't you go spin a hubcap for awhile...watch it go round and round...
Everone but you understands this....hahahhahhaha
Laughing at you too...hahhaahahah
#47126 Feb 16, 2013
You constantly belittle others as idiots, morons, etc. while appearing illiterate, feeble minded and lazy.
"Everone but you understands this."
#47127 Feb 16, 2013
I belittle you...not others.
And you don't?
With your dumbass everybody's Dan the Man rhetoric.
So moron, right back at you too.
#47128 Feb 16, 2013
You seem desperate and easily confused. I've not mentioned Dan the Man until this moment but you prove you are a dumbass moron for believing otherwise.
Now go back to scanning your CliffNotes version of the DSM.
#47130 Feb 16, 2013
George Carlin knows when to call a spade a spade.
Since: Sep 12
Seattle, WA
#47140 Feb 16, 2013
You never belittled me huh? With all the different ID's you use it's no wonder you forget Danny Boy.
Since: Sep 12
Seattle, WA
#47145 Feb 16, 2013
Florida fugitive who stabbed detective with eyeglasses during escape shot dead in Texas.
If there were more laws for eyeglasses this would never of happened.
Another F-Up for Obama.
Dan the Man thinks it's okay to have abortions because it's the law. Jesus would approve.
Dan the Man says mans law overrides Gods law.
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Obama Eases Into Second Term With Golf Weekend in Florida.
I thought Obama would ease into the second term he stole, with a coffee, his sleeves rolled up and ready to sign some Obama Drone civilian killing orders.
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George W. Bush was on vacation 1,020 days in 8 years more than any U.S. President since Herbert Hoover and possibly more than any other President in history.
Even President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was in office 12 years from 1933 to 1945, was on vacation fewer days than President Bush at 958 days.
George W. Bush spent at least $20 million taxpayer dollars just on flights to his ranch in Crawford.
Damn that Obama for giving away free cell phones!
It's breaking the bank !
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The Bush 9/11 Scandal for Dummies
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Neither approach works when those parameters are changing for the life of the page, and where a single URL needs to be able to represent these multiple parameter values at any time. In most uses so far, the bullet is simply bitten. The user can browse to your site and click around, and if they bookmark or send the link to a friend, they'll always come back to the front page, because the state of the page is no longer held in that URL. This wasn't acceptable for long and a few projects, including GMail, have taken to tossing some state information into the hash or anchor of the URL, after the # symbol. This has traditionally told a browser to scroll to a <a> tag with that name, but if none exists it becomes, essentially, a no-op. We have a place in URL we can stare state, now, without causing page loads and persisting the state in links and bookmarks. There still haven't been great or standard ways to deal with this, yet.
A couple years ago I started my own attempt to make this easier, when I found existing libraries outdated or just not really doing what I hoped for. They either seemed to depend on obsolete versions of other libraries, or only give a little trigger when the hash changed. I thought we needed something more than that, because this is really replacing everything we used to use querystrings for. Sure, I could toss #2 or #43 at the end of the URL depending on what page of results you saw, but what if the state was more than a single number? Querystrings can store lots of variables. This is what I wanted within the hash.
Born was hashtrack.js!
The API is pretty simple. You can check and set variables in the hash with hashtrack.getVar() and hashtrack.setVar(). Changes to the hash or to specific variables in it can be registered with callbacks via hashtrack.onhashchange() and hashtrack.onhashvarchange(). You can view the full documentation, included embedded interactive examples, at the github pages hosting it.


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Ya know, this is too bad and we, as Americans should know better. But if you were born before 1973, there is a better then even chance your house was painted with a lead based paint, you, as a child played with lead soldiers, used lead sinkers on your fishing line, lead shot in your guns, painted your cars with paint that had lead, stopped that same car with asbestos based brake linings, had a home heating system with asbestos laden insulation, installed vinyl flooring with asbestos fibers holding it together. Then if you are a bit older, mom dusted her roses with DDT, dad fertilized and devermined his garden with a host of now banned substances. Then of course your refrigerator had R-12 freon as did your automobile, and your gasoline had tetraethyl lead, then later it had MBTE as an oxygenator, etc, etc, etc. Live in Houston, Texas City or Port Arthur for a while. The Love Canal area of Niagara Falls. Or the Mississippi Delta in Louisiana - now there are some contamination problem areas that really need the media attention.
Now, with all that said, and I do agree with Kevin45 that Mattel should never have let this happen - and what I'm trying to say, as a devils advocate, is that we as first, children then adults have been exposed to so many chemicals now designated as contaminants, that the trace amounts of lead found in these toys is negligible, that the network media, AGAIN, is blowing something out of proportion to the actual problem. Yes, we should monitor these imports and yes, these products should be recalled, but unless you ingest a lot more lead then what is on a Thomas the Tank toy or two, there will be no problem.
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USF Hall of Fame Class of 2012: Chucky Atkins
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The voice of USF Athletics routinely puts down his radio headset and picks up the pen to share his perspective on the history of USF Athletics.
Louk has been broadcasting games for 29 years and is the resident historian in the Athletics Department hallways.
Voice of the USF Bulls
Sometimes you really can't tell the players without a scorecard.
When the 1992-93 USF basketball season opened, the Bulls were no longer a team filled with familiar faces. Seven seniors had graduated, including four starters, and the core of the team that had been to postseason three years in a row was gone.
In their place was a talented team, but an extremely young and inexperienced one. The starting lineup featured three freshmen, a transfer sophomore, and the one returning starter, guard Derrick Sharp.
Among the newcomers was a small guard from Orlando Evans High School.
For Chucky Atkins, being at USF was no surprise. It shouldn't have been for the Bulls coaches either. After all, Atkins had been telling them for years he would be a Bull.
The coaches were first informed at a USF basketball camp.
"He must have been in 9th grade or so," remembers former USF head coach Bobby Paschal. "He said, 'Coach, I'm coming to South Florida.'"
"I said, 'That's nice,'" Paschal recalls.
"He said, 'No, I'm coming to South Florida to play basketball.'"
And so he did.
Although they may not have envisioned him as a Bull quite that quickly, he did catch the eye of the coaching staff.
"He was quick to understand the game, and he understood how to play the point guard position," recalls Paschal.
Paschal had coached Atkins' friend, Dion Rainey, at Southwestern Louisiana, and it was Rainey who finally convinced Paschal to take Atkins at USF.
"He said, 'Forget about his size, you take him,'" remembers Paschal. "So, I said, 'If you feel that strongly about him, I will."
Atkins played right away, starting all 27 games in his freshman year. It wasn't easy; the new look Bulls struggled to an 8-19 record.
"I watched the USF teams before me, and my goal was to get us back to that level," says Atkins.
With Atkins as the cornerstone, the Bulls were rebuilding, and although they would not match the run of the NCAA teams of the early 90's, they did find a good deal of success during Atkins' tenure.
By the time Atkins was a junior, the Bulls were in the postseason again, beating St. John's and Coppin State before falling to Marquette in the Elite Eight of the 1995 NIT.
Atkins' statistical line at USF is fascinating. Every year his scoring average went up, from a beginning point of 10.2 points per game as a freshman to an ending point of 19.3 points per game as a senior. Every year his number of free throws increased. He hit 244 3-point shots in his career, and his 1,619 points and 519 career assists leave him near the top of the USF charts.
"What comes to mind when I think of Chucky is discipline," says former teammate Brian Lamb. "Some people may be surprised at his stats, but we saw it every day in practice."
"He loved basketball," says Paschal. "He was a team oriented player. He was very good at pushing the ball down the floor, and as time went by he became a much better scorer."
Atkins would split his USF career between the Metro Conference and Conference USA. Eventually his USF experience would lead him to be the most successful NBA player in Bulls history, but even that road wasn't easy. It was more than three years after his departure from USF that he made his NBA debut, only after stops in the CBA and in Croatia. Once he got to the big time he stayed for 11 seasons and 696 games.
In April 2012, Atkins returned to the high school of his playing days, Orlando Evans, to become the new head basketball coach.
"I'll tell you one thing," says Lamb. "Those guys will be in shape. He'll be a great coach."
Longtime Bulls fans may remember Atkins for his heroics on the court, but one of his most dramatic moments came as he walked off the Sun Dome floor for the final time.
On Senior Day, March 2, 1996, the Bulls defeated UAB, 73-64. As is custom, Paschal took his seniors out late in the game for a final ovation.
As Atkins left, he walked to the center of the court, went down on one knee, and kissed the USF logo, a final gesture few at the game that day would ever forget.
"I wanted to show some appreciation and to let USF fans know that I loved them," says Atkins.
Says Paschal, "It showed the dedication he had to the game and to the program. Chucky was a player that wanted to play at USF. He played through some tough times early and brought us to a point where we had an excellent team."
That discipline, determination, talent, and love of USF has led Atkins to this special honor. On Sept. 28, he will be inducted, along with Jessica Dickson and the late Lee Roy Selmon as the newest members of the USF Athletics Hall of Fame.
Jim Louk
The voice of the Bulls, Jim Louk, offers his perspective of USF Athletics, both past and present.
For 29 years, Jim Louk has been the voice of USF Athletics.
Louk came to USF in 1983 as the radio play-by-play announcer for the USF men's basketball team and served as the lead voice until the conclusion of the 1996-97 season. He then made the transition to football in USF's inaugural 1997 campaign, and still serves as the team's play-by-play announcer today. Louk will come into the 2012 football season having broadcast every Bulls football game in history - a span of 177 games.
He has handled USF TV play by play broadcasts on SportsChannel, Fox Sports Florida, and Brighthouse Sports Network. His career includes over 1,500 play by play broadcasts of USF events, including football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.
This series of articles for GoUSFBulls.com began in 2010.
A native of Rochester, N.Y., Louk is a 1979 graduate of the University of Bridgeport where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. Louk and his wife Barbara reside in Lutz. Their son Ross is a sophomore in college.


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Sundoulos - Spring 2013
Talbot Authors
by Andy Draycott
In this issue
- Creeds
- An Interview with Talbot's Theologians
- Talbot Authors
- Dean's Column
- Alumni Focus
- Campus Focus
Darian Lockett, An Introduction to the Catholic Epistles, T&T Clark, 2012
S: Could you provide a key quote from your writing that communicates the heart of the book?
DL: Though much of this book considers the standard historical issues of author, audience, and setting, the work also offers a unique contribution in asking "whether these seven letters should be read in isolation from each other, taking their individual historical situations as the guiding principle for their interpretation, or whether their literary (and theological) placement within the New Testament specifically and within the Christian canon generally, should constitute the context within which they are interpreted." In the final chapter I make a brief argument that the Catholic Epistles were read as a discrete collection in the early church and further that this reality should influence our reading of this collection today.
S: What in your life of ministry and teaching made you think this book needed to be written?
DL: Teaching through the Catholic Epistles several times, I've found that there are surprisingly few introductory texts that focus on these seven letters. Whereas a few texts take up the rest of the NT or from Acts to Revelation, just a handful focus on the Catholic Epistles per se. Thus there seemed to be a need for such an introduction.
S: How did the process of writing help you grow in discipleship?
DL: Though this is not a commentary, the process of writing forced me to think through the structure and message of each of these texts. Such sustained interaction with Scripture has challenged me especially in the areas of Christian suffering, holiness, and social justice.
S: How might Talbot alumni benefit and help others to benefit from this book?
DL: I would hope that this little book might spark an interest in a group of NT letters that often hide in a Pauline shadow. If alumni or others find this book a helpful guide through these immensely practical and confrontational letters I would consider it a great success.
S: What pathways of thinking, acting or loving are opened out to you and others in moving through and then beyond the book?
DL: There are several ways in which I've been challenged to think and act differently because of writing this book, or more, because of closely reading the Catholic Epistles. For example, reading James at close range challenges me to be whole before God avoiding double-mindedness; 1 Peter reshapes the way I think about suffering and challenges my love of comfort and ease; Jude's short letter surprisingly demonstrates a great concern for mercy--even for one's enemies.
Kenneth Berding, Walking in the Spirit, Crossway, 2011.
S: Could you provide a key quote from your writing that communicates the heart of the book?
KB: 'Life in the Spirit is a journey. It isn't sitting in a comfortable deck chair on the veranda of a cruise ship. Neither is it a sprint toward a finish line you can see just ahead. Granted, your journey in the Spirit will sometimes include periods of sitting, and sometimes you will have to sprint. And there are many other good analogies for Christian living. But for the apostle Paul, life in the Spirit is best compared to walking.'(16)
S: What in your life of ministry and teaching made you think this book needed to be written?
KB: I can point to three things. 1) I became increasingly aware that walking is Paul's most basic description for living the Christian life. I was so often trying to sprint and I needed to learn pacing in the Christian life. 2) I was helped to this end since my favorite prayer posture is walking. On my prayer walks I sometimes found myself comparing the physical act of walking (especially while praying) with the biblical descriptions of the Christian life as "walking." 3) I encountered many Christians who were aware that the Holy Spirit was important but didn't seem to have any idea of what to do next. This book is really a roadmap for people who understand the importance of the Holy Spirit and who desire to live out their beliefs about the Holy Spirit in their daily lives but aren't really sure how to do it.
S: How did the process of writing help you grow in discipleship?
KB: As I wrote this book, I tried to envision people in the church in which I worship and serve as an overseer and teacher. I actually thought about individuals and subgroups as I wrote particular sections of the book and tried to make connections with these people as I wrote. So this book--at least in my mind--is closely connected with my Christian community. And Christian community, of course, is key to discipleship. As it turned out, our church decided to encourage everyone in the church to read the book during a six week focus on the Holy Spirit. Four hundred or so people did, and it seems to have really made a difference in many people's lives.
S: How might Talbot alumni benefit and help others to benefit from this book?
KB: I think Talbot alumni will find personal help in living out their Christian lives by reading this book. Since so much of ministry comes through modeling, others will sit up and take notice that they are people who deeply desire to be walking Spirit-ual walks.
Talbot alumni might also think about doing something such as was done at our church and plan a six week focus on the Holy Spirit in their churches. A lot of people are hungry for more teaching on the Holy Spirit. I realize that many (of us) are concerned about the extremes of some who over-emphasize the Holy Spirit. I would just encourage all of us to stay close to the biblical text. Follow carefully the emphases found in the letters of Paul (such as Romans 8), John (esp. the Upper Room Discourse), and Luke and be careful that side issues (like particular approaches to spiritual gifts) aren't allowed to overtake those main emphases.


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Despite overcast conditions and bleak surf, Hawaii's top talent lit up Kewalo Basin at the 4th stop on the Rip Curl GromSearch proudly presented by Boost Mobile.
In a completely sold out event, nearing {{{100}}} frothing groms, and in front of countless Aunties and Uncles, it didn't take Confucius to note that patience paid off. "It was fun, but really inconsistent [in the final]," said Girls (16 and under) winner, Alessa Quizon. Quizon's expert wave selection allowed for a succession of huge frontside gouges on her top scoring waves, which ultimately paid off with the victory.
Boys (16 and under) winner, Derek Wong, understood this strategy, picking off a prime set in the last minutes of the final to swoop the top spot in the 16 and under division. Wong sure isn't complaining. The GromSearch vet can now be reached on his brand new celly, compliments of the boys at BOOST Mobile. Not only that, Wong will be big pimping at the BOOST Mobile Pro, as he also won an all-expenses paid sojourn to check out the event VIP style.
Several of the competitors entered multiple divisions, making it an exhausting day for rippers like double-division finalist, Keanu Asing. "I had to surf back-to-back and they were 20-minute heats so I was real tired," said Asing, who surfed at least six heats that day. "But I was so amped [in the finals]. Still, I didn't think I won." Although Keanu, 13, took fourth in the Boys (16 and under) division, the 16 and under final served as a warm up for his subsequent Boys (14 and under) final heat. Keanu threw himself into the first set rolling through his second final, while putting his notorious backside hack on rapid fire. This set the tone for the young shredders dominance.
Despite the high stakes, the vibe at this regional event wasn't one of stiff rivalry between competitors, but rather friendly opposition. "I have fun doing this contest," said Boys (12 and under) winner Luke Hitchcock. "I just like surfing with all my friends." Despite a controversial interference call preventing FBI-representer and new NSSA National Champ, Kealamakai Naihe, from claiming victory, the Garden Isle prodigy took the bull by the horns and claimed his 2nd consecutive GromSearch victory (Hitchcock won Huntington Beach).
The top two finishers in each division walked away with a little extra flare in their shakas. The reason being that they have qualified for the touted invite to the Rip Curl GromSearch National Final presented by Boost Mobile, taking place November 3 where there's enough prize money, trips, and clout to give away than these grommets can handle.
The GromSearch revolution takes aim at Santa Cruz Aug. 4, before wrapping up the tour on the East "but not least" Coast, Aug. 11-19. Stay tuned to www.RipCurl.com for more info.
1 – Derek Wong
2 – Nathan Carvalho
3 – Lahikiola Minamishin
4 – Keanu Asing
Boys (14/under):
1 – Keanu Asing
2 – Ezekiel Lau
3 – Matty Costa
4 – Isaiah Moniz
Boys (12/under):
1 – Luke Hitchcock
2 – Kealamakai Naihe
3 – Kaoliopuuwai Kahokuloa
4 – Isaiah Moniz
Girls (16/under):
1 – Alessa Quizon
2 – Tatiana Weston-Webb
3 – Alyssa Wooten
4 – Hana Harrison


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I love GoG and their approach to make old games playable using DOS box etc.
This alone is worth the price even if you could get an old game elsewhere.
However I don't care so much for the DRM discussion. I use Steam for most of my new games because it is the easiest method to keep you games up to date and to migrate to a new PC by simply re-downloading. Moreover you can play most Steam games off-line, if you disable the steam community and the cloud saving features in the game preferences.
That said, I buy all older games from GoG, whenever possible and like very much that they made Wizardry 8 available recently.
I have only one suggestion for improvement: Make completely separate lists for old games and for new games (mostly indies). While I support their support for indies, I am mainly only interested in "Good old Games and would like to see them in their own list.
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Since 1984 there has been an ever increasing number of people, mostly birdwatchers, who live in the area, who have been regularly running light-traps and recording their results. In 1991 there were four people running five light-traps, by 2006 there were twelve people running sixteen light traps. Prior to this, most moth trapping had been at Dungeness, the techniques used changing over the years from "sugaring" to Tilley Lights and lately MV lamps powered by portable generators. The emphasis has now grown to include the surrounding area and information is offered from six sites at Dungeness (Blue), five at Greatstone (Orange), one at Littlestone (Green), five at Lydd (Pink) and four at New Romney (Yellow). The distribution of trap-sites is entirely random, with seven sites 'on the shingle' and 14 sites 'off shingle'. We have recorded the macro moths, the readily accessible group of the Pyralidae and work is underway on recording of the other micro species. From the wealth of data amassed we have published a detailed guide on the status and distribution of "Moths of Dungeness and Surrounding Area", which brings together records past and present. We have also published an annual report for each of the years 2001 to 2006. To date, over the whole area, 603 species of macro moths and 131 species of Pyralidae have been recorded. Of these, 565 macros and 116 Pyralidae have been recorded on the shingle and Dungeness. These web pages offer a glimpse of the fruits of our efforts.
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