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The 1600SW is a widescreen flat panel video monitor from Silicon Graphics introduced in 1998. It won many awards after release and sold 54,000 units. It is notable for longevity, with used models still actively traded on eBay a decade later, despite the difficulty of adapting the monitor to run with modern video cards, due to the 1600SW's OpenLDI video interface.
Formac sold the same monitor bundled with its own OpenLDI graphics adapter as Formac ProVitron 18/500. Radius sold the monitor as the Article which differed mainly in having a translucent white case and a conventional mount. SGI sold the monitor primarily under Model #AM173Y01.
The 1600SW was revolutionary for its time, featuring a 17.3 inch diagonal wide screen panel in a market then dominated by CRT monitors. The 1600SW had a 16:10 aspect ratio (referred to by SGI as SuperWide) with a resolution of 1600 x 1024 pixels. The refresh rate was 60 Hz in 24-bit color and 110 dpi (which makes for a smaller dot pitch than most competitive monitors). The 1600SW shared the same styling motif as the SGI Visual Workstation 320, 540 and O2, with a unique (and troublesome) off-center mount. The display won a dozen international awards and despite its age, it still compares well to modern displays produced a decade later. At introduction the 1600SW cost in the neighborhood of $2500.
Complete list of PCI Video Cards with an 1600SW connector
- Formac ProFormance 3 (special version with OpenLDI)
- Number Nine Revolution IV (special version with OpenLDI)
- 3D Labs Oxygen VX1-1600SW
Monitor switches for OpenLDI
There is a 4-way monitor switch by Dr. Bott called MoniSwitch Pro LDI that allows sharing OpenLDI display among 4 computers, each of which must be equipped with an OpenLDI graphics adapter.
Adapting the 1600SW to Modern Video Cards
OpenLDI is rarely used today, as all popular home and office LCD panel monitors use a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or VGA standard connector. There are several companies that make adapter boxes which allow continued use of these older displays. All of these adapters were developed for the 1600SW monitor:
- SGI Multilink Adapter (VGA or DVI) (discontinued)
- Dr. Bott SGI-Saver (DVI) (discontinued)
- PIXsolution PIX-Link 1600SW (DVI) (discontinued)
- GFX-1600SW sold by Niktec (DVI adapter, in passive PCI form factor, also sold built in to 1600SW monitors)
SGI referred to video cards that support the 1600SW's 1600 x 1024 resolution as Super Wide Savvy. Most modern cards have no trouble with this resolution, but on PC based machines, problems and screen distortion can exist during system boot. Apple Macintoshes boot directly into the proper resolution. Thus, with a little work, the 1600SW can be adapted to almost any modern computer.
Multilink Adapter
Main article MLA
Multi-Link Adapter (for 1600SW)
Opening a MLA from packaging:
SGI Product description on MLAs
SGI FAQs on MLAs:
Post on replacing capacitors http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16725932 The MLA I bought was generating hissing noise from one of capacitors, and I saw distortion lines on the screen, replacing capacitors solved both issues.
External links
- SGI: Legacy Products: Displays an archive of original material (P/N AM173Y01).
- 1600SW MDR36 connector pinout


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Mark Kelly, who has become a familiar face to Tucsonans in the weeks since his wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was shot in the Jan. 8 attack, has announced that yes, he will command the upcoming Endeavour space shuttle mission scheduled for April.
His decision has taken on larger-than-normal proportions, we believe, as people seek reassurance that some degree of normalcy is settling back in after the shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13.
Interest in and attention to Kelly's decision does not, as some have asserted, indicate a disregard for the people who were murdered or those injured by bullets. It's a basic human instinct to root for those who've been hurt and seek out encouraging news, and Kelly's decision to go ahead with his NASA shuttle mission to the International Space Station can be read as an indication that Giffords is doing well enough for him to leave for a short time.
(Granted, it wouldn't attract as much attention if he had a different job and were going to, say, Lincoln, Neb., for a business trip - but Kelly is an astronaut, so his business trip involves leaving the planet.)
Kelly said Giffords' mother encouraged him to continue his training and to go ahead with the mission. We've spoken with the congresswoman about her husband's work over the years, and she would get a specific expression on her face - more loving wife than down-to-business politician - and beam with pride. She has always supported him wholeheartedly, from all accounts, and we believe Tucson is behind him, too - whether he had decided to fly or not.
During a press conference on Friday, Kelly said he expects Giffords to be at the launch in mid-April at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Many are taking that as encouraging news about her condition as she undergoes intense rehabilitation therapy in Houston. We hope that's the case.
So while attention turns to Kelly's space mission and the decisions he has made, and will make, we hope no one mistakes many Tucsonans' looking forward for forgetting the Jan. 8 tragedy or overlooking those our community has lost and the difficulty that continues for so many.
Tucson will never forget Phyllis Schneck, Dorothy Morris, Dorwan Stoddard, John M. Roll, Christina-Taylor Green and Gabe Zimmerman.
The Tucsonans who were injured remain in our community's thoughts and hearts. But our shared sorrow must not keep us from looking forward.
Arizona Daily Star

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The meeting, hosted by the non-profit youth traffic safety organization Safe Moves, is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Graham multi-use room. Kim Thompson, the school's principal, is slated to speak, as is Pat Hines, executive director of Safe Moves.
The "Biking, Walking, Driving: Transporation Safety" forum at Graham comes after a 15-day span in which three children were hit by cars just off of school grounds, according to Thompson.
The first child — an eighth-grade boy on a bike, was hit on the morning of Oct. 5. The second child, an eighth-grade boy on a skateboard, was hit on the morning of Oct. 10. The third, a seventh-grade boy, was also hit in the morning. All of the children were on their way to school.
None of them suffered life-threatening injuries, but the first boy that was hit broke his wrist, the second bruised his hip.
The father of the skateboarder, who asked to remain anonymous, said that children are not always cognizant of their surroundings and that the crosswalk in which his son was hit is one of two crosswalks where it is difficult to see the sidewalks, due to cars that are often parked along the shoulder of the road and because of trees and shrubs. The two crosswalks cut across Castro Street at the intersections of Harpster Drive and Sonia Way.
"I don't necessarily blame her," the father said. "A lot of times these kids are just asleep," he said. "They walk into the crosswalk and they just expect everyone to stop for them."
Thompson said she is working with the city of Mountain View and Safe Moves to help increase the safety of Graham students.
The principal said she thinks the crosswalks — which do not have stop signs — would be much safer if the city installed some sort of blinking light system, either in the ground or overhead. Lights could be activated by a button of those wishing to cross.
The father of the skateboarder said he didn't think it would make sense to put in a stop sign, because the street is a busy thoroughfare and two stop signs in quick succession would create a traffic issue around the time school begins and ends.
In part, the meeting is being held to raise awareness about the dangerous intersections, so that the city might add some sort of safety element to the two crosswalks. But it is also being held to just encourage parents to talk to their kids about the rules of the road and also to get people to be more aware of these two particular crossings.
"I want the public to realize that we all need to slow down," Thompson said. "We've got to get people to slow down. That's for sure."


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TEL AVIV (Mar. 15)
British authorities in the Protectorate of Aden have prohibited the Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Agency from extending relief to Jewish refugees entering the colony in flight from Yemen, the local press reported today from Aden.
The governor of the colony, Sir Reginald Champion, is reported to have asked the Yemenite authorities to take measures to halt the flow of Jewish refugees into Aden on the grounds that there was danger of new anti-Jewish disorders if large-scale Jewish immigration continues.


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It would appear by the time we all head off to bed tonight the Conservatives under David Cameron will have or will be very close to a deal with Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats to secure David Cameron as the new Prime Minister of Great Britain.
As a Labour voter (though not a strong Labour supporter) I can only hope the Liberal Democrats as the Conservatives partners in government can temper their recklessness with regards the economy and planned public sector spending cuts. I'm not holding my breath though.
I wish Gordon Brown well and hope he finds the success he sought as PM in whatever he does next. It could be worse Gordon, you could be David Cameron trying to hold a weak minority Conservative government together during the worst global recession since World War II.
I wonder if it will be Tory George Osbourne or Lib Dem Vince Cable that will be the new chancellor of the exchequer, or someone else like Tory Kenneth Clark?
Anyone else see being Prime Minister right now a very BAD career move?
Though I suppose had David Cameron not made Prime Minister at this election it's highly unlikely he'd have survived another stint in opposition as Conservative leader. One Tory said the Conservatives could have put a Muppet as the Tory leader against Gordon Brown and achieved the current results :-) I don't think the Conservatives are particularly impressed with David Cameron going from a clear majority in the polls a year or so ago to on May 6th a hung parliament.


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Hi all, not sure if I'm posting in the right section, I just started going through 'Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL' by Kevin Yank.
I'm only in Chapter One and am having a small problem with the first PHP script (Date/Time). I'll post some attachments to show you, hopefully it will help. It's probably something that I haven't done.
Any help appreciated, thanks.
It looks like you typed a '1' (one) instead of 'l' (lowercase L). For more information about the date parameter string, see here
Really thought that was a '1' not an L. Thanks for that. That sorts out the Day, could you tell me how I can fix the Warning?
Certainly, I missed your first attachment, so my apologies. But it is asking you to add this line of code:
date_default_timezone_set('your time zone here');
[source | [url=http://us3.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php]Find your Time Zone](http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php)
So the code you would end up with is:
date_default_timezone_set('your time zone here');
echo date('l, F dS Y.');
Excellent, thank you.


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Half Day, Illinois
Half Day is a former unincorporated town in Lake County in the state's northeastern region. It is about 30 miles (48 km) north of downtown Chicago via Milwaukee Avenue.
The town was forcibly annexed by the village of Vernon Hills in 1993. The following month, the village of Lincolnshire also attempted to annex a portion of Half Day. The two villages entered a legal battle, filing lawsuits against each other.[1] Eventually, this resulted in the Vernon Hills annexation being approved and Lincolnshire's being denied.[2]
Parts of area infrastructure are still named for the original unincorporated community. The portion of Illinois Route 22 that passes through is named Half Day Road. Half Day School, originally established in 1839 and temporarily closed in the early 1980s after declining enrollment, was modernized and reopened in 1992; it currently serves 3rd and 4th grade students and is part of Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103.
Half Day appeared in a news article in 1952 when then Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson flew there to vote in the presidential election (Stevenson was a candidate the same year).[3]
Many people believe that it was named Half Day because it was regarded that Half Day was a half day's distance from Chicago by horse and carriage. In reality, a horse and carriage could make it to Chicago in a half day but some believe the area was actually named after Potawatomi Chief Aptakisic, the chief at the time the area was settled. The name was anglicized as "Half Day" or "Hefda" and a cartographer spelled it "Half Day", and the misnomer stuck, giving rise to the reputed, but erroneous, derivation of the name.[4][5][6][7]
- ^ Callahan, Patricia (August 24, 1995). "Half Day Turns Into Boardwalk: Two towns in court over annexation". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ Abbinanti, A. (December 12, 1996). "Vernon Hills retains its title to Half Day". Vernon Hills Review.
- ^ "Stevenson Casts His Vote at Tiny Half Day, Illinois". The Spokesman-Review. November 5, 1952. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ Richard A. Thompson (1985). "DuPage Roots". History of DuPage County. County of DuPage, Illinois. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ "Early Chicago", based on A Compendium of the Early History of Chicago to the Year 1835, When the Indians Left (2000). [1]
- ^ Village of Lincolnshire (2006). "Village History". Retrieved 2006-10-20.
- ^ Diana Dretske (2011). "Half Day- Aptakisic". Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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|Intelligence, grace, beauty and loyalty-this is what defines the Standard Poodle.
The original of the three Poodle breeds, they were first bred as retrievers.
I suppose that people soon realized that they enjoyed the company of their humans, and would do whatever it took to make people smile. Then they became the popular pets that we know today.
Their sense of "joie de vivre" has made them extremely sought after, prized and appreciated members of their families.
They are excellent companions, enjoying the company of young and old humans alike. They also love the company of other canines, and they don't have to be poodles!
Their non-shedding coat is agreeable to most dog-allergic people.
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These are the guidelines to follow when using our forums.
Posts will be removed and the user may be banned (either temporarily or permanently) if:
Update history:
19 July 2012: Added mention of breaking the law. More specifically because users where recommending ways to defraud New Zealand Customs.
16 October 2012: Reformatted.
14 January 2013: Added words explaining "soapbox" in more detail; reworded "instructions for sharing mechanisms that impact revenue streams of content providers".
6 April 2014: Added link to [Offers and Wanted] forum rules.
22 September 2014: Added words to prevent non-company users asking for personal information. Users should not disclose personal information to anyone that does not have a "company tag".
4 October 2014: added sockpupeting to terms.
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South Asian Americans Could Make Major Impact on Election This Year
According to the US Census Bureau, Asian Americans are now the fastest growing racial group in the United States. This year, several major studies and polls of the Asian American community showed that Asian American voters can make the difference in a number of elections at the local, state, and federal level. Unique among all groups, Asian Americans are also the only group that is more enthusiastic about voting this year than in 2008. Record voter turnout is projected not only for the election as a whole, but among Asian Americans in particular.
In Austin, voters will be making important choices for county and state offices such as a new Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector, the very important 3rd Court of Appeals, and the Austin Independent School District and Austin Community College boards. Additionally, voters will decide whether to approve funding for a medical school at UT Austin, seven city bonds for transportation, affordable housing, libraries, and other projects, and perhaps most importantly, eleven major proposed changes to the structure of Austin's city government and elections.
With so much at stake this November and so many voters participating in major decisions that will potentially transform the city and impact the Austin region for years to come, it is critical for the South Asian community to make their voices heard. Unfortunately, many South Asians fail to vote because they do not understand the process or encounter problems when trying to vote. Don't let other people make your choices for you – get educated about how to vote using the information below and take charge of your government!
Q: Do I need a photo ID to vote in Texas in 2012?
A: No. The Texas mandatory Photo ID law was struck down by federal courts.
Q: What do I need in order to vote?
A: Bring your voter registration card with you to the polls in order to vote OR one of the following forms of identification.
– A driver's license or personal identification card issued by Texas or another state, even if the license or card has expired;
– A form of identification that contains your photograph and establishes your identity;
– A birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the person's identity;
– Your United States citizenship papers;
– Your United States passport;
– Official mail addressed to you by a governmental entity; or
– A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address.
Q: When and where do I vote?
A: You can vote early from October 22nd through November 2nd or on Election Day November 6th at ANY polling location in Travis County; this year, Travis County residents do not have to go to their own precinct polling location to vote on Election Day. For election day locations, please visit http://www.traviscountyclerk.org/eclerk/Content.do?code=Elections.
Early Voting Sites and Hours:
Highland Mall, 6001 Airport Blvd
More parking, voting machines, and workers to serve you
Use main entrance with green awning, go left toward escalators, next to Texas Teams Store, #1390
Hours for October 22 – October 30:
Monday – Saturday 7 am – 7 pm and Sunday Noon – 6 pm
Hours for October 31 – November 2:
Wednesday – Friday 7 am – 9 pm
Hours for October 22 – November 2:
Monday – Saturday 7 am – 7 pm and Sunday Noon – 6 pm
Fiesta Mart Central in Delwood Shopping Center 3909 North IH-35
University of Texas Flawn Academic Center (Lobby) 2400 Inner Campus Drive on the
West Mall
Howson Public Library 2500 Exposition Boulevard
Hancock Center, Suite 710, (Next to HEB Entrance) 1000 East 41 Street
Ben Hur Shriners Hall 7811 Rockwood Lane
Round Rock ISD Performing Arts Center 5800 McNeil Drive
County Tax Office, Pflugerville (Community Room) 15822 Foothill Farms Loop
Goodwill Industries 1015 Norwood Park Boulevard
Randalls Research and Braker 10900-D Research Boulevard
Randalls Steiner Ranch 5145 RM 620 North
HEB South Congress 2400 South Congress Avenue
Randalls Ben White and Manchaca 2025 West Ben White Boulevard
Lamar Plaza Shopping Center 1150 South Lamar Boulevard
Dan Ruiz Public Library 1600 Grove Boulevard
Fiesta Mart Stassney 5510 South IH-35
Randalls South Mopac and William Cannon 6600 South Mopac
Randalls Brodie and Slaughter 9911 Brodie Lane
Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center 2608 Gonzales Street at East 7th Street
Dottie Jordan Recreation Center 2803 Loyola Lane
Carver Library and Museum Complex 1165 Angelina Street
Flagship Randalls West Lake Hills 3300 Bee Caves Road
Randalls Lakeway 2301 RR 620 South
Q: What if I read or speak limited English?
A: You have the right to bring a family member or friend to interpret for you or assist you in translating and casting your ballot in the voting booth. The only restriction is the person cannot be an employer or an agent of your employer or an agent of your union.
Q: What if I don't understand how to vote?
A: You have the right to ask a poll worker how to cast a ballot or use the voting machines.
Q: What if I have a disability?
A: You have the right to be assisted by a family member, friend, or election worker. You can have a ballot read to you or brought outside to your car if physically impaired. All polling locations are required to meet accessibility guidelines for people with disabilities.
Q: What if I'm told my name is not on the list of eligible voters?
A: You have the right to demand a provisional ballot. If you were given a receipt when you registered to vote, show it to the poll worker.
Q: What if I'm denied a ballot or am harassed at the polls?
A: Do not leave without voting! Call the Travis County Clerk for assistance at (512) 854-4996 or the Voter Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683).
Q: Where can I find more information about the election?
A: You can contact the Travis County Clerk's Elections Division at (512) 238-VOTE (8683) or visit www.traviscountyelections.org. More information is also available from http://www.VoteTexas.gov.


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Here's a sample activity from the Open Social REST protocol (v0_9):
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<title>some activity</title>
<name>John Smith</name>
<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"
href="http://api.example.org/activity/feeds/.../af3778" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/json"
href="http://example.org/activities/example.org:87ead8dead6beef/self/af3778" />
<content type="application/xml">
<activity xmlns="http://ns.opensocial.org/2008/opensocial">
<title type="html">some activity</title>
Some details for some activity
It's 1.1 kilobytes. I'll call that style "enveloping". Here's an alternative that doesn't embed the activity in the content and instead use the Atom Entry directly, which I'll call "extending":
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
<title type="html">some activity</title>
<name>John Smith</name>
<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"
href="http://api.example.org/activity/feeds/.../af3778" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/json"
href="http://example.org/activities/example.org:87ead8dead6beef/self/af3778" />
<content>Some details for some activity</content>
It's 686 bytes (the activity XML by itself is 460 bytes). As far as I can tell there's no loss of meaning between the two. 545 bytes might not seem worth worrying about, but all that data adds up (very roughly 5.5Kb for every 10 activities, or 1/2 a Meg for every 1000), especially for mobile systems, and especially for activity data. I have a long standing belief that social activity traffic will dwarf what we've seen with blogging and eventually, email. If you're a real performance nut the latter should be faster to parse as well since the tree is flatter. The latter approach is akin to the way microformats or RDF inline into HTML, whereas the former is akin to how people use SOAP.
Ok, so that's bytes, and you might not care about the overhead. The bigger problem with using Atom as an envelope is that information gets repeated. Atom has its own required elements and is not a pure envelope format like SOAP. OpenSocial's "os:title", "os:updated", "os:id", "os:url", "os:body", "os:userId" all have corresponding Atom elements (atom:title, atom:id, atom:link, atom:content, atom:url). Actually what's really interesting is that only one new element was needed using the extension style, the "os:bodyId" (we can have an argument about os:userId, I mapped it to atom:url because the example does as well by making it a urn). This repetition is an easy source of bugs and dissonance. The cognitive dissonance comes from having to know which "id" or "updated" to look at, but duplicated data also means fragility. What if the updated timestamps are different? Which id/updated pair should I use for sync? Which title? I'm not picking on Open Social here by the way, it's a general problem with leveraging Atom.
I suspect one reason extensions get designed like this is because the format designers have their own XML (or JSON) vocabs, and their own models, and want to preserve them. Designs are more cohesive that way. As far as I can tell, you can pluck the os:activity element right out of atom:content and discard the Atom entry with no information loss, but this begs the question - why bother using Atom at all? There are a couple of reasons. One is that Atom has in the last 4 years become a platform technology as well as a format. Syndication markup now has massive global deployment, probably second only to HTML. Trying to get your pet XML format distributed today without piggybacking on syndication is nigh on impossible. OpenSocial, OpenSearch, Activity Streams, PSHB, Atom Threading, Feed History, Salmon Protocol, OCCI, OData, GData, all use Atom as a platform as much as a format. So Atom provides reach. Another is that Atom syndicates and aggregates data. "Well, duh it's a syndication format!", you say. But if you take all the custom XML formats and mash them up all you get is syntactic meltdown. By giving up on domain specificity, aggregation gives a better approach to data distribution. This I think is why Activity Streams, OpenSearch and Open Social beat custom social netwoking formats, none of which have become a de-facto standard the way say, S3 has for storage - neither Twitter's or Facebook's API is de-facto (although StatusNet does emulate Twitter). RDF by being syntax neutral is even better for data aggregation but that's another topic and a bit further out into the future.
So. Would it be better to extend the Atom Entry directly? We've had a few years to watch and learn from social platforms and formats being built out on Atom, and I think that direct extension, not enveloping, is the way to go. Which is to say, I'll take a DRY specification over a cohesive domain model and syntax. It does means having to explain the mapping rules and buying into Atom's (loose) domain model, but this only has to be done once in the extension specification, and it avoids all these "hosting" rules and armies of developers pulling the same data from different fields, which is begging for interop and semantic problems down the line.
I think in hindsight, some of Atom's required elements act against people mapping into Atom, namely atom:author and atom:title. Those two really show the blogging heritage of Atom rather than the design goal of a well-formed log entry. Even though author is a "Person" construct in Atom, author is a fairly specific role that might not work semantically for people (what does it mean to "author" an activity?). As for atom:title, increasingly important data like tweets, sms, events, notifications and activities just don't have titles, which means padding the atom:title with some text. The other required elements - atom:id, atom:updated are generic constructs that I see as unqualified goodness being adopted in custom formats (which is great). The atom:link too is generically useful, with one snag, it can only carry one value in the rel attribute (unlike HTML). So these are problems, but not enough to make me want to use an enveloping pattern.


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Latest question:
How do you think the new GigE standards will influence the machine vision industry?
Respond or ask your question now!
AMSTERDAM , The Netherlands and BURLINGTON , Mass., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced it has completed its acquisition of Color Kinetics Incorporated, a leader indesigning and marketing innovative lighting systems based on Light EmittingDiode (LED) technology. As a result of the transaction, Color Kinetics will befinancially consolidated with immediate effect within the Luminaires businessgroup of Philips' Lighting division.
The acquisition of Color Kinetics further bolsters Philips' strongintellectual property portfolio, adding important patents relating tointelligence and control technology for LED lighting. Color Kinetics also hasin excess of 15,000 professional installations worldwide and an array oflarge, industrial customers in professional channels. The acquisition of ColorKinetics builds on the acquisition of Lumileds in 2005, through which Philipsensured a leading position in high-power LEDs, and on the recent acquisitionof TIR Systems, which provided Philips with a strong line of fully-integratedSolid State Lighting (SSL)-modules used to deliver integrated lightingproducts to fixture manufacturers.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is aglobal leader in healthcare, lifestyle and technology, delivering products,services and solutions through the brand promise of "sense and simplicity."Headquartered in the Netherlands , Philips employs approximately 124,300employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 27 billion in2006, the company is a market leader in medical diagnostic imaging and patientmonitoring systems, energy efficient lighting solutions, personal care andhome appliances, as well as consumer electronics. News from Philips is locatedat http://www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Color Kinetics
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Color Kinetics Incorporatedtransforms environments through new, dynamic uses of light. Its award-winninglighting systems and technologies apply the benefits of LEDs as a highlyefficient, long lasting, environmentally friendly, and inherently digitalsource of illumination -- reinventing light itself as a highly controllablemedium. Color Kinetics also enables widespread adoption of LED lightingthrough OEM and licensing partnerships in diverse markets. The company isheadquartered in Burlington , MA with offices in the UK and China . Moreinformation is available at http://www.colorkinetics.com.
Forward-looking statements
This release may contain certain forward-looking statements with respectto the financial condition, results of operations and business of Philips andcertain of the plans and objectives of Philips with respect to these items. Bytheir nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty becausethey relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in thefuture and there are many factors that could cause actual results anddevelopments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by theseforward-looking statements.
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One Big Switch - is it worth it?
One Big Switch featured on A Current Affair a little while ago. In fact, they've been popping up in the media all over the place.
Although they have worked on 'The Big Bank Switch' in the past, One Big Switch's current focus is high electricity bills.
*** Please Note: we are not One Big Switch.
This is an article which has some useful links and information. ***
Anyway, the story on ACA claimed that households can save between 12% and 16% on their electricity bill, depending on the state you live in.
What is One Big Switch?
In essence, One Big Switch is a marketing engine.
They get large numbers of people 'on board' with their campaigns then use this market power to get good deals on certain household items.
It's a bit like those daily deal sites, but aiming at the bigger ticket household expenses.
Here's the offer
For me (in NSW) this was the offer:
What's the catch? Is it a scam?
It's no scam, but of course there are a few catches. To their credit, the key conditions are fairly clearly disclosed. The 3 year contract being the main one.
The above offer might sound great, but frankly, you can give yourself more options if you do the research yourself.
For example, I currently already get 10% off the regulated electricity tariffs through supplier DoDo. And my contract is only 1 year, not 3 years.
Also, since looking into the above offer my gas retailer (AGL) called up to offer me the exact same deal (12% off if I get both electricity and gas from them).
It's all good
If you are not getting a discount off regulated tariffs with your current supplier I strongly suggest you research your options.
If you're pressed for time, I don't see any harm in going with a service like One Big Switch. Just be sure to read the key conditions, and don't forget to check the status of your current contract (you wouldn't want to be slugged with hefty termination fees just to gain a few percent saving).
Apart from services like One Big Switch (link) there are a host of other electricity price comparison websites out there.
- Ryan McCarthy


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Search for Missing Rancho Palos Verdes Swimmer
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Swimmers and divers have been searching a small, rocky ocean cove in Southern California for a 19-year-old man who disappeared while swimming with friends.
A Los AngelesCounty sheriff's statement says for three hours county fire and U.S. Coast Guard rescuers searched Abalone Cove in Rancho Palos Verdes for the man who went missing while swimming at about 3 p.m. Wednesday. Sheriff's divers then took over and are continuing the search.
Friends of the missing man tell City News Service they were jumping into the choppy water when the man started yelling for help. They helped him get to a rock but he was swept by a wave.
Dangerous waves and riptides in the area have brought rescuers to the spot in Shoreline Park for several days in a row.


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Mobridge woman injured in fall
A Mobridge woman is in a Bismarck hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a fall at a Mobridge home.
Mobridge emergency services were called to a First Avenue East home at 3:14 a.m. Thursday, March 22, where Ericka Davis, 39, had fallen down a flight of stairs into the basement.
According to a family member, Davis suffered serious head injuries and was flown to Bismarck on Thursday.
Mobridge Police Chief Mike Nehls said the fall appears to be an accident.
"We are still gathering all of the facts," he said Monday, March 26. "The report states the witness said the light wasn't on and she seemed to lose her balance and fell."
Nehls said police need to follow up on any information that they receive and will not close the investigation until that is done.
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Carol has more than 35 years' experience in conveyancing having started work in 1975 working alongside the senior partner, Howard Simcocks and Helen Kinvig. She is part of a highly experienced team which is able to advise on all aspects of residential property matters, large or small. She works with a wide range of clients ranging from individuals, first-time buyers, property developers, investors and estate owners.
She is also able to advise on all aspects of the sale and purchase of land and property including re-mortgaging matters and Land Registrations issues. Having worked in this field for many years Carol has a wide network of local contacts and considerable knowledge of local property issues. The service Simcocks provides is bespoke and clients are informed of progress with regular reviews.


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>>>>> "AW" == Andrew Winkler <email@example.com> writes: AW> Early in the thread I tried to make the point that whoever is working AW> on language standards presumably has thought through these issues, and AW> it would be good if MJ could be wired in. I have a feeling you haven't read RFC1766. Have you done so? Discussion is pretty much pointless until everyone involved is familiar with it. In any case, it is flexible enough to deal with the differences between bokmal and nynorsk (the two modern written forms of Norwegian) as well as one language written in multiple scripts and dialects of English. I see no registrations having anything to do with variations in formality. - J<


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I'm sure that I have little to add in the matter of San Marino's Poopgate, beyond the obvious.
To even the casual student of human nature, nothing is foreign here. I mean, who among us has not tossed a plastic bag of turds upon the walkway of a political rival? Not on a daily basis, no, though we are sorely tempted, morning, noon and night. But occasionally, I mean. From time to time. The offenses are so frequent, the opportunities for payback so equally myriad. And all it takes is a slight flick of the well-aimed wrist, once the little woman has pointed out the proper place, and, boy howdy, that sack flies straight and true.
A biohazard? Please. Littering? We'll see you in court, bub. If anything it is the mere transfer of litter from a place where it is unlikely to be disposed of properly to a place much closer to the family Dumpster.
If you're putting yourself in the shoes of former San Marino Mayor — now mere Councilman — Dennis Kneier here, the admitted flinger, the real offense has got to be the neighbor's sign that presumably prompted the fling, which is probably visible from outer space. It's huge, and has huge words on it reading "No poop zone," with a huge image of a defecating dog, and, really, which is worse, the poop or the protestation against it?
I remember driving by that sign and thinking, Geez, talk about protesting too much! It's practically a billboard. And we're in San Marino here. There's got to be an ordinance against this.
But, lest you label me a mere kvetcher, I do have a solution, based on my own curb strip, that odd little piece of land between the sidewalk and the street, owned by the city but managed by the homeowner. Ours has no lawn, which is what makes your canines want to do their business in the first place. No vegetation whatsoever. Ours is a strip of water-saving DG — decomposed granite — and there's never been a poop there in a decade.
No need for annoying signage. No temptation to give the suburban meadow muffin a hurl. At least until your evening stroll brings you to the side yard of the next family that could use a little what-for. At that point, you're on your own, brother. But if you're forced to lob one up there, smile for the camera and have your lawyer on the speed-dial.
Speaking of outdoor signs, and annoying, and chutzpah, my own dog and I came upon this hand-scrawled note taped to the fence around Brookside Golf Course Monday morning at the start of our run up the Cottonwood Canyon Trail in the Arroyo Seco. I don't know if I've ever seen a demand like it: "Taken Sunday @ 10-11 a.m.," it began. "Lime green tank top at top of Devil's Gate climb. Please return. I earned this triathlon shirt. Leave shirt same place with apology note & Ralphs gift card. Otherwise I wish you bad trail karma!"
Whoa. Guy stashes his shirt by the side of the trail, someone finds it and figures it's a discard, and now the guy wants not just the shirt back but an apology and a Ralphs card to boot? What is wrong with people? Where is the contriteness about one's own part in the fiasco? Where is the humble request for the return of the beloved object? Where is the good karma when we demand?
Tuesday there was another sign next to it: "Today at about 6 p.m. I found a mountain cat. Do not enter. If entered it is your risk. Beware and keep watch at all times if entered???" Language, people! Was it a mountain lion you saw or a bobcat? One is indeed dangerous; the other, not at all. Your sign consequently does me no good whatsoever.
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text: A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I, along with some of our children, their spouses, and many of our grandchildren; gathered at my home to make apple butter--a tradition that goes back generations in many Virginia families. We made over 40 quarts from 3 bushels of Virginia grown apples! The process begins early in the morning and lasts most of the day. Use a copper kettle over an open fire, throw in a few pennies to help keep the stirrer and apples from sticking to the bottom and burning, and then enjoy the fruits of your labor on hot butter biscuits! Here are just a few pics from the event.


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It is a great pleasure and honour to have been invited to address such a distinguished audience here at the Cour de Cassation.
This is the first time that a British Attorney General has spoken at this, the highest court in France.
I am privileged to have been given this honour.
As some of you may know I was honoured to be made a member of the Paris Bar in 1997 I have not until now been able to exercise my right to plead as a French avocat.
I do not intend to treat today as my first pleading. When I do start it will be in some much inferior court, as befits a novice lawyer.
This is the centenary of the entente cordiale, agreed between King Edward VII and President Emile Loubet.
As is well known this was an attempt to put an end to Anglo-French rivalry, principally in Africa.
It followed the Fashoda incident in 1898 in Sudan when Britain and France very nearly went to war.
A hundred years before that our two nations were pitted against each other, fighting yet another war in a succession of wars going back the previous 900 years.
In the Crimean War, 50 years before the entente cordiale, we fought on the same side but animosity was still so high in certain quarters that the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir James Graham reportedly would not allow British and French troops to travel together on the same ship.
Since the entente cordiale we have stood side by side in two world wars, as well many other conflicts.
While we may not see eye to eye on all issues, it is inconceivable that today we could be enemies.
Given the origins of the entente cordiale in tensions connected with the infamous scrabble for Africa at the end of the 19th Century it is fitting that 100 years later both our nations, along with the other G8 members, are committed to a programme of assistance for Africa, in particular the development of an Aids vaccine and the training of thousands of new peace-keepers.
It is also the bicentenary of the French civil code opened by President Chirac in March this year and celebrated by many important events, including in London on Monday this week when President Canivet delivered an important key note address.
Napoleon is credited with saying, while exiled to St Helena, that what would be remembered was not his military victories but his legal system.
For a code that was completed in a very short space of time its influence and longevity have been tremendous.
Its influence can be seen across the modern European Union, including such new members as Poland, as well as the wider world.
The Code was encapsulated by Jean Portalis who wrote of it:
"We have equally avoided the dangerous ambition to regulate and foresee everything¿The function of law is to fix in broad outline the general maxims of justice, to establish principles rich in implications, and not to descend into the details of the questions that can arise in each subject."
This is beautifully and persuasively expressed, and just the sort of statement to give most English lawyers a nose-bleed.
As Attorney General I am also by tradition head of the English Bar. I was especially pleased to note therefore the close contacts between young lawyers at the English and French Bars, including "stages" organised by the l'ecole de formation du barreau for young English barristers.
Such exchanges strengthen mutual understanding and enrich young lawyers' knowledge and experience.
One of my first substantial opportunities to get to know lawyers from other countries was when, a few years ago, as chairman of the Bar of England and Wales, I would have to attend international legal meetings.
As chairman of the Bar I would also have to attend legal ceremonies in other countries.
In full English barrister's uniform: court jacket, knee breeches, silk stockings, patent leather shoes with silver buckles, ruffles and a lace jabot. And a full bottomed wig.
You make a lot of new friends standing in that outfit waiting for a taxi.
One of my predecessors was said to have been standing outside a French hotel in that outfit when two fashionable Parisian ladies passed him.
"Look" said one to the other pointing to him "Le vice anglais".
As you know, the theme of my speech today is terrorism and justice.
I hope to give you a British perspective on these issues, as well as saying something about how we can work together on them.
These issues are of tremendous importance in both our countries as we try, in the words of David Blunkett the British Home Secretary, to reconcile security and liberty in a free society.
Before turning to that theme it may be helpful if I say a few words about the office of Attorney General.
It is an office in which the worlds of politics and the law, of the Executive and the judiciary, intersect and, on occasion, have collided.
The history of the office can be traced back to the 13th century when my mediaeval precursors, the King's Attorney and the King's Sergeant were charged with the responsibility of upholding the King's interests in his Courts.
As you will know the creation of a system of national Courts was one of the early ways in which English kings sought to impose their political will and control over the country.
For over 500 years the Attorney General has also been closely involved in the lawfulness of governance as an adviser to government and a member of Parliament.
In 1461, John Herbert, also the first in the line to hold the modern title of Attorney General, received the first summons to attend Parliament.
Ever since then, Attorneys General have been intimately involved in the process of legislation as advisers and members of Parliament.
Both advising government what it can and cannot do within the law and arguing the interests of government before the Courts of the land.
That position remains the case today. The British Attorney General is the UK Government's chief legal adviser.
In addition, he remains, unlike the position in some other countries, a member of government with ministerial responsibilities - I have presently direct responsibility for what are in effect 6 distinct departments all with a legal element.
These include the principal prosecuting departments in England and Wales - the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office and Customs and Excise Prosecutions.
The Attorney General is also a member of parliament - in my case the Upper House, the House of Lords, though traditionally law officers have sat as members of the lower House, answerable in parliament for the conduct of his office and the departments for which he is responsible as well as taking part, like other ministers in the business of the legislature, taking legislation through parliament as well as responding to questions and debates within his expertise.
I still represent the government in court, principally in public and constitutional cases before our domestic appellate courts but also in European and international courts and tribunals.
This last practice had fallen to some extent in recent years into disuse.
Some unkind souls have suggested that this was due to the abolition of the payment system under which the government paid the AG a separate fee for each case and instead provided an annual salary.
In truth I believe it simply reflects the increase in the other ministerial responsibilities on the attorney which impose a heavy burden in time.
I have tended to appear in court more than my immediate predecessors, and know the pressures of both performing ministerial functions and preparing a case as an advocate are great.
Neither of our countries, sadly, is a stranger to terrorism. In recent years Basque and Corsican separatism have scarred France; in the United Kingdom we have had the tragic situation in Northern Ireland - over 3,000 deaths in 30 years of violence.
Let me quote from an English court's judgment in an extradition case:
"..the party with whom the accused is identified by the evidence, and by his own voluntary statement, ¿ is the enemy of all governments.
Their efforts are directed primarily against the general body of citizens.
They may, secondarily and incidentally, commit offences against some particular government; but [their] offences are mainly directed against private citizens."
These words have a contemporary feel to them and could well come from a case concerning an alleged al-Qaeda member.
They actually come from a case in 1894 concerning the extradition from England to France of an anarchist accused of bombing the Very Café in Paris and an army barracks.
That case illustrates two important points: the threat of terrorism is not new, and neither is co-operation between our two countries in the effort to bring perpetrators to justice and keep our people safe. I will return to this point later.
But while terrorism is not new I am not one of those who believe there is nothing different about the terrorist threat faced by both our countries from international terrorists linked to or associated with al-Qaeda when compared with that we have faced before.
I know France has experienced on its' own soil attacks by radical terrorists.
You do not need to be reminded of the horror, pain and outrage at the bombing of the Paris metro in 1995.
But September 11th did change the landscape of terrorism forever. I would single out the following features.
The first is the scale and nature of the operations.
The number of casualties and the enormous economic damage inflicted were unprecedented for a terrorist attack; as an illustration the number of British citizens who lost their lives, at least 65, was in itself the largest single terrorist loss that my country had suffered.
There was a willingness, a desire even, to cause the maximum possible loss of life.
The attacks were designed to cause enormous civilian casualties - with no attempt apparently to weigh against that the political cost to the terrorists' aims of such massive loss of innocent life.
The second feature, and one of the most pertinent to the issues facing governments, is the international nature of such terrorism.
It is now clear that it is organised and executed through an international network of cells and different organisations able to call on help and assistance from many determined people in different countries.
This diffuse and globalised structure presents enormous challenges to the law enforcement agencies of individual countries.
The third, and it is strongly connected with the globalisation of terror, are the challenges of modern technology.
One aspect of this is the use of unconventional weapons, as demonstrated in the use of commercial airlines as flying bombs.
But it is also the communications technology which means that no longer need a conspiracy require the plotters to sit together in a darkened cellar where undercover intelligence might enable them to be overheard and apprehended.
But they may plot by internet and cellphone, by satellite and by coded messages on websites.
These factors - the willingness to cause mass casualties, the diffuse globalised structure, the use of modern technology and the interest in unconventional weapons - do present new challenges to us all.
That 11 September was not an isolated incident, although of course not repeated in terms of sheer scale, is evident to us all.
Since 9/11 hundreds more innocent people have been killed in al-Qaeda linked atrocities in Bali, Mombasa, in Casablanca, and in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and of course Madrid as well as other grave incidents in Russia, Israel and India.
I do not need to remind you that some of those incidents since 11 September, such as the bombings in Casablanca in May 2003 were directed at French nationals and interests.
It is against that background that we must consider the most appropriate steps to protect our citizens from the threats posed by terrorism.
The primary responsibility for this in both our countries, indeed in any modern democratic State, falls on the government.
It is, in the first instance, for governments to assess the need for action.
It is their responsibility to protect the security of the people.
They are in the best position to judge the nature of the threat; they have sources of information denied to others and which cannot be shared.
And government has also, as Lord Hoffman one of the our senior judges in the House of Lords has made clear, the democratic accountability to make these decisions which judges lack.
But that does not mean that the courts should abdicate all responsibility for these areas.
Whilst paying proper respect to the role of the democratically elected bodies of government and its decisions, the Courts will act to scrutinize the lawfulness of government action, as Lord Woolf, our Lord Chief Justice, has described it, retaining their supervisory role to protect fundamental freedoms.
Governments cannot remove completely the risk of atrocities by legislative means - it would be impossible to so.
But I believe everyone would agree that we should do as much as we sensibly and lawfully can to protect our citizens.
The price of failure could be exceptionally high. As Attorney General I have been one of the ministers in the United Kingdom who has had to consider and help fashion our response to the events of 9/11.
We have been grappling with how we should confront the difficult question of striking the balance between protection of our security and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms. I know you in France have been grappling with the same issues.
The starting point is uncontroversial.
The State has dual responsibilities: to protect its citizens and their property from terrorist attack and to guarantee the fundamental rights of those within its jurisdiction.
But after that uncontroversial start we soon get into choppier waters. How do we balance these two objectives which will often conflict?
I do not believe this can be a simple utilitarian calculation of balancing the right to security of the many against the legal rights of the few.
That would be to ignore the values on which our democratic society is built. Both the UK and France have a long tradition of commitment to the rule of law and liberty of the individual.
These may be expressed in different ways in our different constitutional traditions but they are rooted in shared ideals.
In the war on terrorism we are fighting for more than the safety of our citizens, though that it a huge objective for us.
We are fighting for the preservation of our democratic way of life, our right to freedom of thought and expression and our commitment to the rule of law; for the liberties which have been hard won over the centuries and which we hold dear.
These are the very liberties and values which the terrorists seek to destroy, not only through mass murder and destruction of property but also through the climate of fear that their actions create, and are intended to create, and which threaten those values and our way of life.
Some would not accept this. It is a bitter pill to swallow for those who have seen and experienced the devastation that results from terrorist outrages to see systems established to protect the legal rights of those they believe responsible for them.
And those who are responsible, let it be admitted, do not have a single shred of concern for the legal or human rights of those they would kill, maim and terrorise.
So why should we care, some would say, about theirs?
The answer to this is that the rule of law is the heart of our democratic systems.
As President Barak of the Israeli Supreme Court put it:
"... the war against terrorism is a war of a law abiding nation and law abiding citizens against law breakers. It is, therefore, not merely a war of the State against its enemies; it is also a war of the law against its enemies."
There will always be measures which are not open to governments. Certain rights - for example the right to life, the prohibition on torture, on slavery - are simply non-negotiable.
There are others such as the presumption of innocence or the right to a fair trial by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law, where we cannot compromise on long-standing principles of justice and liberty, even if we may recognise that there may sometimes be a need to guarantee these principles in new or different ways.
This has consequences for the manner in which the State is required to respond to the most extreme provocation.
Those suspected of being terrorists are not outside the law, nor do they forfeit their fundamental rights by virtue of that fact.
The result may be to put limits on actions which would be in the interests of the many. Again to quote President Barak of the Israeli Supreme Court:
"This is the destiny of democracy, as not all means are acceptable to it, and not all practices employed by its enemies are open before it.
"Although a democracy must often fight with one hand tied behind its back, it nonetheless has the upper hand.
"Preserving the Rule of Law and recognition of an individual's liberty constitutes an important component in its understanding of security. At the end of the day, they strengthen its spirit and its strength and allow it to overcome its difficulties."
But this does not mean that the law is an inflexible tool in Governments' responses to terrorism. Far from it.
The first point to make is that the law recognises that there is a balance to be struck between the rights of the individual and the rights of society.
While the terrorist does not forfeit his fundamental rights, the law does recognise that those rights can be restricted or derogated from in particular circumstances. Rights are not only one-way.
And it is not only the rights of suspected persons which are important. The rights and liberties of other citizens are important too.
Let us not forget that terrorism, by its methods and aims, has the potential to render nugatory all the individual rights which we all hold so dear.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the aspirational document from which so many other human rights instruments stem, itself in Article 29 expressly recognises the duties of everyone to the community and the limitation on rights in order to secure and protect respect for the rights of others.
This is the position under the European Convention on Human Rights too. As Lord Bingham, our most senior Law Lord, stated in a judgment of the Privy Council "Judicial recognition and assertion of human rights defined in the Convention is not a substitute for the process of democratic government but a complement to them ¿The [European] Court has ¿ recognised the need for a fair balance between the general interest of the community and the personal rights of the individual, the search for which balance has been described as inherent in the whole of the Convention."
This is not to suggest that striking this balance is easy or that there will always be general agreement as to the way it should be struck.
It will often be a hard balance and extraordinary times will justify it being struck in different ways.
Surely, for example, we should be prepared to accept more intrusion into our personal lives through more sharing of information between public agencies if that is needed to help detect and prevent more terrorist attacks or bring to justice those responsible?
And, and this is the second point I would make in this regard, extraordinary events will lead to derogations from the practices we observe in times of peace and tranquillity.
This right is recognised, for example, by the European Convention on Human Rights, now the bedrock of human rights protection in the UK and France, which permits derogations from some fundamental rights in times of emergency.
And the third point I would make is that in order to ensure that we can effectively combat terrorism, and defend the rights of society, we need to be flexible and imaginative in our approach to legal process and recognise that some restriction on fundamental rights may well be required.
But in saying this I want to be clear about two points.
First, any restriction on fundamental rights must be imposed in accordance with the rule of law.
And second, while we must be flexible and be prepared to countenance some limitation of fundamental rights if properly justified and proportionate, there are certain principles on which there can be no compromise.
Fair trial is one of those - which is the reason we in the UK have been unable to accept that the US military tribunals proposed for those detained at Guantanamo Bay offer sufficient guarantees of a fair trial in accordance with international standards.
So that is the common backdrop to the responses by both the British and French Governments to the current terrorist threat. How then have we reacted? What measures have been taken?
While both France and the United Kingdom are not strangers to terrorism we have both felt the need to take specific national measures to address the current threat.
In France I understand that the loi du 9 mars 2004 portant de law justice aux evolutions de law criminalite has been passed which introduces a number of specific measures to address serious and organised crime, including terrorism, in particular in making provision for the use of investigative techniques and procedures.
While not a new law, article 23 of the ordonnance de 2 novembre 1945 - which allows a foreigner to be expelled from French territory if his presence constitutes a serious threat to l'ordre public has been used on a number of occasions to remove persons from France since September 11th.
It has been used to expel a number of radical imams of the sort who have played such a malevolent role in both France and the UK in radicalising our Muslim youth.
In the UK we too have felt the need to make new anti-terrorism provision in legislation.
This is not of course the first time the UK has had to confront these issues, and we had in the past enacted legislation, some temporary to deal with the scourge of terrorism as you in France had.
But in the aftermath of September 11, and faced with a new and urgent threat, we considered it essential to pass new laws in the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.
This bolsters security in the United Kingdom, for example, by providing law enforcement agencies with vital information to target and track terrorists by requiring carriers to provide information about passengers and freight, and by enabling telecom companies and internet providers to retain data - not content - that can be accessed under existing legislation for terrorist or criminal investigations; by imposing tougher penalties for people seeking to exploit the events of September 11, for example, by perpetrating hoaxes; and by cutting off terrorists from their funds, through account monitoring, asset freezing and cash seizures as well disclosures of information from financial institutions.
We also enacted the measures relating to the detention of certain suspected international terrorists.
I want to spend a few moments on these provisions both because they are controversial but also as they illustrate what I have been discussing in abstract terms about the need for flexibility and imagination while not compromising on fundamental principles.
These immigration measures relate to the treatment of certain foreign nationals, who have come voluntarily to the UK and have no immigration right to remain but who are suspected of involvement in international terrorism.
Our preference when faced with evidence of terrorist activity is to prosecute the suspects using the criminal law.
However, as you will appreciate, it is not always possible to bring criminal prosecutions.
This was the situation in relation to a small number of foreign nationals where there were strong grounds for suspicion but no prospect of a prosecution.
This presented us with a considerable problem. Under our immigration laws we have the right to deport them due to their risk to national security because they have no right to be in the country.
This has clear parallels with those who may be expelled from France under French law.
However, due to our international obligations, notably under the European Convention of Human Rights, now part of our domestic law, we cannot deport them to a country where they would face death, torture or inhuman and degrading treatment.
Based on the submissions of the individual's themselves, it is our current assessment that to remove the detainees to the countries which could be required to accept them would be struck down by our courts as contrary to article 3 of the ECHR as there would be substantial grounds for believing there to be a real risk of ill-treatment there.
This flows from the European Court of Human Rights; the cases of Chahal and Soering.
We are content for them to go; they have no right to be here but we cannot force them to go because of concern for their own human rights. It is important to emphasise that they are entitled to leave.
So we were faced with a choice: either to leave them to roam free in the country or to detain them unless and until they voluntarily leave the country or we could remove them compatibly with our ECHR obligations.
We considered the first course gave rise to an unacceptable risk, given the heightened threats since 11 September and so we legislated to provide for detention.
This required a derogation from article 5 of the ECHR which provides a guarantee against arbitrary arrest and detention. The right to derogate is provided for in article 15 of the ECHR in times of "public emergency threatening the life of the nation". As you will hear, this derogation has so far been upheld by our courts.
Under these new powers, a very few people, 17 in fact, have so far been detained, two of whom, having been detained, have in fact voluntarily left the UK, one has been released on appeal and one released on bail, although subject in effect to house arrest, on medical grounds.
But in taking and using these powers, our commitment to the rule of law and to the values of our democracy remain.
This has not been a step we have taken lightly. The powers themselves must be renewed annually by Parliament as well as being subject to a Parliamentary sunset-clause, as it is known, by which they will automatically lapse in 2006.
And there are important safeguards under the Act, of which the most important in this context is the right of full judicial scrutiny by an independent judicial body presided over by a senior judge.
We have used for this purpose a body known as the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, or SIAC - a body already used, although some adaptation was needed, in a special category of immigration appeals in relation to people posing a national security risk.
This body is able to hear evidence in private if required. This enables it to consider any secret intelligence information, the disclosure of which might otherwise endanger the life of an undercover source or compromise, through the revelation of security methods, our ability to get early warning of impending threats without any security risk.
The Commission is therefore able to reach a decision about an individual based on the full facts of the case against him.
Although certain material cannot be disclosed to the detainee (although the gist of the case and as much material as can be, is), it does not go without being tested.
A special advocate is instructed who is provided with all the material and is given the job of retesting it rigorously before the Commission, albeit in closed session, and of representing the interests of the detainee there.
And the detainee's own chosen counsel is entitled to participate fully in all the open sessions.
The process is so fashioned that it meets the needs of the difficult situation whilst committing fully to our traditional views of the rule of law.
The Commission is constituted as a full court of record with a right of appeal to our highest appeal courts.
It is presided over by a senior judge, a judge from our professional and permanent judiciary; one of the judges indeed who would have heard any legal challenge in the ordinary civil courts.
There is thus the fullest judicial scrutiny, adapted only where essential to do so because of our other legitimate concerns not to compromise the safety of our agents or of the British people.
Our commitment to the rule of law, in which great care is taken to ensure that such powers are exercised lawfully and any question to that lawfulness can be tested effectively before the courts, is, I suggest, evident.
The exercise and existence of the new powers have already been tested in our courts.
The Commission were satisfied that the UK faces a national emergency and that the provisions in the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 enabling the detention of suspected terrorists were justified and lawful.
They concluded that "The United Kingdom is a prime target, second only to the USA; and the history of events both before and after September 11 2001, as well as on that fateful day, does show that if one attack were to take place, it could well occur without warning and be on such a scale as to threaten the life of the nation".
This decision was appealed to the Court of Appeal presided over by the Lord Chief Justice which upheld this decision of SIAC, also overturning SIAC's decision on the one point on which it had found against the government.
That point could be characterised as saying that the powers were not wide enough. But today is not the occasion to explore the detail of this argument.
In finding for the government the Lord Chief Justice said:
"The unfortunate fact is that the emergency which the government believes to exist justifies the taking of action which would not otherwise be acceptable.
The ECHR recognises that there can be circumstances where action of this sort is justified.
It is my conclusion here, as a matter of law, and that is what we are concerned with, that action is justified. The important point is that the courts are able to protect the rule of law."
The judicial scrutiny of the measures is not over. The case is due to be heard in the House of Lords, before a 9 member panel, in October of this year.
And in parallel to this legal challenge to the measures themselves there are challenges by the individual detainees to the Home Secretary's decision to certify them as suspected international terrorists.
Again the detainees have the same access to the courts as described above on these points.
On the appeals so far heard SIAC have upheld the home secretary's certification in all but one case.
I emphasise that these powers are immigration powers under which the people detained remain free to leave (and some have done so); they were debated at length by our sovereign Parliament; they are temporary powers which must be reviewed annually by the public's elected representatives; the detainees have full access to their legal representatives; the detainees may appeal against their certification and, even if their appeal is dismissed, have their certification reviewed periodically by SIAC; and the powers are subject to close scrutiny by robust and independent judges and appealable up to the highest court in the land and indeed beyond, as the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg may be involved too in due course.
There is no question of any legal "black-hole" nor of any of these detainees being beyond the protection of the rule of law.
I sincerely believe that the legislative and constitutional framework in the UK enables effective action to be taken against the terrorist threat whilst still maintaining the rule of law.
The measure we have taken to deal with foreign nationals suspected of being international terrorists is a concrete example of where the UK has shown imagination and flexibility with regard to legal process in order to address a difficult issue, without compromising either our respect for the rule of law or the right to a fair trial - on which there can be no compromise.
However, while the home secretary has made it clear that he considers these measures are currently the best and most workable way of addressing the ongoing nature of the threat we face, we do need now to consider what measures may be required when the provisions of the Act cease to have effect in 2006.
There is no doubt that the UK, as well as France and other democratic States, are likely to continue to face a serious and ongoing threat from international terrorism.
That is why the home secretary wants to start the debate about how we deal with these difficult issues now.
He published a discussion paper addressing these issues in February of this year.
He wants to generate as much discussion and consultation as possible, considering every option, and its potential effects, very carefully.
A crucial parameter for this debate however remains our commitment to fundamental rights.
As the home secretary has said: "We need to take on these terrorists by using the strengths of our democracy."
We will want to ensure, as we have always done, that any measures are fully consistent with our legal obligations, and I will, as a Law Officer, have a key role in that regard.
In that connection, for example, it is clear that we should not attempt to reduce the standard of proof in criminal trials.
In considering whether alternatives to the current Part 4 powers are open to us we will want to pay particular regard to the measures taken by countries such as France.
I do not pretend that wisdom on the best way to deal with the current terrorist threat rests only in one country.
We all have things to learn from each other and I know the home secretary is keen to explore what lessons we can learn from France and other countries facing similar challenges.
That leads me to my final theme - the need for international co-operation to address the threat posed by international terrorism.
At the beginning of my remarks I set out the features which I consider mark-out the current threat from other terrorist threats.
One of those was the globalised nature of the terrorist networks; another the use of modern technology.
Both of these factors highlight the need for co-operation between nations to meet the challenge.
This is more than a recognition of the fact that we face a common threat and common action would assist in meeting it; it is also that the nature of the threat is such that our ability to defend our citizens is dependent to an unprecedented extent on securing international co-operation.
Law enforcement remains based firmly on a national level. Law enforcement agencies have to operate within their own national systems and national laws.
A terrorist may have contacts and collaborators in any number of countries.
Even to obtain the evidence of people in each of those countries may present a major logistical problem for prosecutors.
Our courts cannot directly order the attendance of a witness from another country to attend before it; without the assistance of foreign authorities it cannot compel the production by a foreign bank of its records of transactions in another country; nor give us the ability to order the police force of another nation to investigate a particular potential witness in that country.
And of course our national jurisdiction will usually be limited to crimes committed in our own countries so that we cannot bring to justice those whose activities may have affected us but whose conduct has been abroad.
The sharing of intelligence also is a key part of fighting international terrorism.
Sometimes the information available in any one country will not be sufficient to show that a crime has been committed or the full nature of the crime.
Even though another agency in another country has other information which would fill in the missing gaps.
Or show the full extent of the criminality involved. In short, we must respect national boundaries and frontiers whilst the terrorists treat them with contempt. I am sure that the answer to this can only be found through international cooperation.
A good deal has been done on this already in the aftermath of 11 September.
At the European level, a Special Council of European Heads of State met on 20th and 21st September 2001, to agree a Joint Action Plan to deal with terrorism, and no less than 68 concrete actions were identified and agreed, ranging from agreement on fast track extradition (we now have the European Arrest Warrant which should reduce to a minimum procedural delays in extradition) and arrest warrant procedures, to new measures for the collection and exchange of evidence and the freezing of assets.
Practical cooperation and exchange of information is also a key part of the fight against terrorism.
In Europe much work has been done to strengthen the links between prosecuting and investigating authorities.
One of those is Eurojust, which brings together judicial and prosecuting experts from all European countries and will, I believe have a significant effect on ensuring better and faster co-operation.
At the international level too we have seen remarkable co-operation and we are continuing to develop new standards and best practice to counter, amongst other things, terrorist financing.
We have seen the historic event of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, the first resolution to impose obligations on all member States to respond to the global threat of terrorism, and the subsequent Resolution, 1390.
These are now the cornerstone of domestic and international action.
We need international cooperation and a common international approach precisely because of the ease with which monies can be moved across the world.
Terrorism needs cash to fund its activities. For recruitment, training, travel and terrorist material and equipment.
It has been estimated by the US authorities that Bin Laden paid over $100m to the Taliban during the five years he was in Afghanistan.
Not all of terrorist funding is raised in large amounts. Individual terrorist outrages may have modest costs - in the UK in 1993, the Bishopsgate bomb cost over £1 billion worth of damage in the City - but cost only £3,000 to mount.
And we know that some of the funding for terrorism is built up from relatively small amounts including from credit card fraud, from counterfeiting of intellectual property.
So we are faced also with the challenge of detecting relatively small sums passing through the financial system.
The kinds of national provision made in relation to terrorist financing in both Britain and France is essential.
These are all tremendous initiatives and measures. But the glue that holds them all together and ultimately ensures that they work in the way intended is good co-operation between individual States - both in the implementation of particular measures and in the challenge of tackling international terrorism more generally.
The British and the French have shown that we can work effectively together on these issues. Our legal systems do have differences.
I don't intend to set them out in detail now, but they do have consequences for the ways in which we go about dealing with the terrorist threat.
But these differences should not become obstacles to effective cooperation - and we are showing that they are not. Indeed, the need for close cooperation on judicial matters has never been clearer.
As I mentioned earlier international terrorists do not recognise territorial borders, unless of course they can take advantage of them.
Freedom of movement between France and the UK and our physical proximity mean our countries are increasingly one territorial space for the terrorist.
The new symbol of our physical connection - the Channel Tunnel - must itself be a target for a terrorist attack.
And let's not forget that Richard Reid, the so-called "shoe-bomber" was a British national, who tried to board a plane in France bound for the US.
Key to the success in our co-operation has been the acceptance in the EU that mutual recognition is the cornerstone of judicial co-operation in civil and criminal matters.
This is crucial as it allows co-operation to take place whilst respecting the distinct legal traditions in the EU and not requiring harmonisation.
In the field of mutual recognition, we have worked closely together, including bringing forward joint initiatives on such matters as the enforcement of financial penalties.
In relation to mutual legal assistance I know much good work has also been done by both the British and French.
There is a Franco-British working group, established following an initiative of the Home Secretary and French Justice Minister in 2001, which brings together judges, prosecutors, police officers and other officials to discuss issues in connection with mutual legal assistance.
In relation to investigations I know that strong links have been forged between Judge Bruguiere and his colleagues and his counterparts (or as near as you can get in our system) in the police and Crown Prosecution Service.
We also now have liaison magistrates, one from the UK in Paris, and one from France in the UK who provide a vital cog in the machinery of co-operation.
As I mentioned earlier, the European Arrest Warrant will make a tremendous difference to extradition within Europe.
Now that France has implemented the Framework Decision we will put in place the necessary secondary legislation to designate France for the purposes of our legislation.
This should be in place by the end of next month. At that point the real benefits of the European Arrest Warrant will be seen between France and Britain.
Another step which will enhance cooperation between us is our entry into the Schengen system for judicial and police cooperation.
We hope to do this before the end of the year. The UK also intends to ratify the EU Mutual Legal Assistance Convention next year which will provide another boost to cooperation, in particular by providing that when a request is made it is to be executed in the manner requested rather than in accordance with procedures in the State of whom the request is made.
In fact, I understand that even before this treaty is ratified it is having a beneficial effect on mutual legal assistance between our countries.
I am convinced that we need to continue to foster such cooperation at all levels. I want to reach a situation where officials in my departments, such as the CPS, view their counterparts in France as colleagues.
Let me conclude.
I started by referring to the dual responsibilities on government: to protect its citizens from terrorist attack and to uphold fundamental rights for all in its jurisdiction.
Meeting these dual responsibilities presents enormous challenges to government when confronted by the nature of modern international terrorism.
To meet these challenges our two countries need to ensure that we have in place national measures which meet our national priorities and concerns and are sensitive to our particular constitutions and traditions.
I doubt "one size fits all". But I am clear that such national measures alone are not enough. I believe both the UK and France need to do three things:
First, to look outwards to our neighbours and friends to see what measures are being taken in order to see what lessons can be learnt. While as I say one size may not fit all, it may well be the case that there are valuable lessons to be learnt from each other.
Second, to recognise that collective action at the European and International is necessary to complement and to make truly effective action taken at the national level. Action on terrorist financing is the paradigm perhaps.
And third, build upon the cooperation and collaboration established so that the law enforcement effort of our two nations is effectively coordinated to ensure not only that the terrorist cannot take advantage of the fact that two law enforcement systems exist but that we each gain the benefit of the others' actions.
The stakes could not be higher - loss of life, loss of liberty. The UK Government is committed to taking all necessary steps to protect its citizens - after all, Parliament and the government have the primary responsibility for defending our democracy and its values, and for protecting its citizens from the threat of terrorist attack.
I know the French Government takes these responsibilities no less seriously.
I am convinced that this can be done compatibly with upholding the fundamental rights of all, including those accused of committing terrorist acts.
The goal of the terrorist is not only to kill, maim and destroy but also to undermine our societies.
That aim is furthered if democratic governments place those suspected of terrorist crimes outside the law and compromise on their fundamental principles. It is important that the terrorists do not gain such a victory.


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Korean Grilled Beef
While most food trucks pick one spot and park there all day, Julia Yoon's Seoul on Wheels truck makes several daily stops. At each stop, Yoon serves a variety of Korean classics, including bulgogi: thin slices of tender rib eye steak marinated in apple juice and soy sauce and quickly grilled over a hot fire (the dish's name translates to "fire meat").
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- Servings: 4
- Time(Other): plus 4 hr marinating
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 6 large garlic cloves, minced
- 5 scallions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
- Five 1/2-inch thick, boneless rib eye steaks (2 pounds), pounded 1/8 inch thick and cut into 4 pieces each
- Lettuce and steamed rice, for serving
How to make this recipe
In a large, nonreactive bowl, whisk the apple juice with the soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, garlic, scallions, sesame seeds and pepper. Add the steak and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
Light a grill. Remove the meat from the marinade. Grill the meat over high heat, turning once, until lightly charred outside and slightly pink in the center, about 30 seconds per side. Transfer to a platter and serve with lettuce and rice.


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Selling subscriptions to its online news content is not the only way News Ltd hopes to make money from the internet: the local division of Rupert Murdoch's
News Ltd now has interests in three online transactional companies. It owns 100 per cent of the price comparison website Get Price and ticketing company Moshtix, and 50 per cent of the group buying website OurDeal (Ten Network owns the other 50 per cent).
"We'll look broadly, including in the online shopping, travel, fashion and dating areas," he said. "There is an incredible number of small start-ups for sale in the online transactions area, but our preference is to buy businesses that have a track record."
News Ltd would also look at adding "transactional elements" to websites such as Taste, Body & Soul and Kidspot.
It bought the latter, which runs websites for new and expectant mothers and generates revenue by selling ads on the sites, in June this year for $48 million.
Mr Freudenstein said News Ltd came close to buying one or two online transactional companies earlier this year, but baulked at the prices their owners wanted.
He would not name the companies, but one was understood to have been brandsExclusive, an online private shopping club or "flash site" website that was launched in May 2009 and now has more than 1.2 million members.
BrandsExclusive shareholders – including founders Daniel Jarosch, Rolf Weber and Sina Afra, and German internet entrepreneurs Oliver Jung and Klaus Hommels, who have invested in companies such as Facebook and Skype – were rumoured to have wanted $60 million for the company.
Around the time News Ltd withdrew from talks with brandsExclusive's owners,
Fairfax has built a collection of online transactional businesses over the past six years, paying a total of $144 million for companies such as RSVP, Stayz, InvestSmart, APM, Tenderlink and Occupancy.
In August, Fairfax said its return on the capital employed in those businesses was 18 per cent, compared with a 13 per cent return on Trade Me, the New Zealand online auctions and classified advertising company it bought in 2006 for $NZ750 million and is now planning to list on the New Zealand stock exchange (Fairfax will retain a 65 to 70 per cent stake).
The online transactional businesses had combined revenue of $59.9 million in 2010-11 (excluding Trade Me), up 24.8 per cent from $48 million in 2009-10. Their earnings were not available.
Excluding Tenderlink and Occupancy, which Fairfax bought during 2010-11 for $NZ21.6 million and $29.1 million respectively, the return on capital employed from the online transactional businesses was 25 per cent.
The Australian Financial Review


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- The discussion between Lisa and her father about the use of the phrase "hooking up."
- This line.
Danny: Zorgons are the lizardmen. They eat meat and we're MEAT!
- It's better the first time, when the Astronaut first tells this to Danny, and Danny doesn't catch on until the Astronaut explains that kids (like Danny himself) are comprised of, you guessed it, meat.
- All together now:
Walter: Get me a juice box, biatch!
- Danny's turn comes and he gets a card that says "Flunk Space Academy, go back one space".
Danny: I'm not even going to comment on that.
- What happens after Lisa has told her dad a million times not to worry?
- The fact that it's Kristen Stewart saying this line is what makes it hilarious.
- Don't forget to always "Rest on standing astroturf!"
- What's Danny's idea of taking evasive action? Running around in circles as meteors bombard his living room!
Danny: Take erasive action! TAKE ERASIVE ACTION!!
- A really good line comes after Walter makes his first wish.
Danny: Why'd you wish for a football? You could've wished us out of here!Walter: I was under a lot of pressure! He was yelling at me!
- Lisa discovering that the Astronaut (who she had a crush on) was a grown up version of Walter. Her reaction is better.
Lisa: Oh my God! And I was about to—
- Last lines of the film. Needless to say, Lisa isn't pleased at the Call-Back.
Walter: Still think I have gorgeous eyes?
- The brothers are confused by the Reveal Shot at first. After a beat:
Danny: You wished for two of me?
- After Walter changes the channel from SpongeBob SquarePants to SportsCenter:
Danny: Can't we watch SpongeBob?
Walter: No.
Danny: Why? You used to like it!
Walter: Times change.
Danny: Tartar sauce.