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RAF reservists will mark two milestones by cycling 70 miles in aid of a charity close to their hearts on Saturday.
Twenty-five members of 4626 squadron, an aeromedical evacuation reserve unit, will set out from their home base at RAF Lyneham on Battle of Britain Day.
The cycle will happen just two days before the squadron is due to leave Lyneham for Brize Norton.
All the cash raised will go towards the RAF Benevolent Fund, which supports RAF members and their families.
Team members will meet at Lyneham on Saturday before travelling to Dover, where the cycle begins at a flight command memorial. Cyclists will finish an exhausting day in London's Green Park, where another memorial to mark the bravery of the RAF lies.
David Gingell, from Calne, has been a flight medic for the squadron for three years. He was in Afghanistan until January, flying local nationals to hospitals in the area, and will be cycling with the team.
He said: "We decided if we were going to do it let's do a proper cycle ride, it's going to be painful but it's worth it for the charity."


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THIS is why you shouldn't even touch your phone while driving...
This wreck happened in May, but the details are just now beoming public, and they are terrible.
Truck driver Jorge Espinoza was driving an empty tanker down Highway 8 in Yuma County (Phoenix), when he crashed into three police cars and two fire department trucks, killing an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer.
Espinoza claimed that he was looking in his mirrors to try and pass another truck at the time of the crash. The video shows no such truck that Espinoza was trying to pass, nor does it show him checking his mirrors. Instead, we see his face obstructed by his wallet, propped up against the dash cam that he knew was there.
Espinoza was driving 65 mph with the cruise control on when the wreck happened. Information from his phone - a White Galaxy 3 that can be seen flying across the cab when the wreck happened - shows that Espinoza was actually using the internet at the time of the crash. He was reportedly looking at photos of women on Facebook.
Investigators concluded: "Espinoza would have been able to perceive the danger in the roadway and not cause the death of Officer Tim Huffman, endangered the lives of 11 other emergency responders and destroyed six vehicles, including a new semi-tractor and trailer owned by his employer, if he had not chosen to distract himself while accessing Facebook from his cellular telephone while operating his assigned commercial vehicle."
Facebook. He was looking at Facebook when he took someone's life.
Facebook posts aren't worth the risk. Text messages aren't worth the risk. Getting the right song to play on your stereo is not worth the risk. NOTHING is worth the risk. Not even a "quick" message to someone. If something is urgent, pull over and send a text. It's not hard - and FYI, it's the LAW. In Washington state, it is not legal to 'use' your phone while operating a moving motor vehicle. Don't hold it. Don't text on it.
Don't look at Facebook.
Recently, I've heard a bunch of people say that they use their phone at red lights "because it's so much safer." Newsflash: IT'S NOT ANY SAFER. What if you don't see someone barreling through the intersection at you? What if you don't see a jogger running through the intersection while your light turns green and you start to move forward? What if you don't see someone pushing a stroller through the intersection and you don't realize that you've taken your foot off the brake?
If you are behind the wheel and your car is turned on, DO NOT use your cell phone. It's the law, and it's there to keep everyone safe.
After all, someone's LIFE and well being is worth a lot more than your Facebook post.
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Feds link Tamil boat passengers to terrorism
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency says 15 people who arrived off Canada's west coast last summer should be booted from the country over terrorist or criminal ties.
The news comes as officials in Thailand announced they laid charges against a man they claim helped organize the ship that brought the men and nearly 500 other Sri Lankan nationals to Canada.
Thai police arrested Nadesan Jeeyananthan, a 48 year-old Sri Lankan they claim is involved in a human smuggling ring.
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in Canada and Thailand suspect him of being the ring leader behind the MV Sun Sea that arrived off the coast of British Columbia last August.
There is also suspicion that Jeeyananthan was behind plans to organize another ship that would have attempted to bring 200 more people to Canada.
"We commend the Thai police for arresting an alleged leader within a criminal network suspected of illegally smuggling individuals to Canada," said Chris McCluskey a spokesman for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Border Services Agency has referred 15 files to the immigration and refugee board with a recommendation that their refugee claims be denied.
Government officials say that 14 of the 15 men have ties to the Tamil Tiger terrorist group, while the other has a criminal past. The Tigers are an outlawed group in Canada. [snip]
So much for all the hand wringing over these poor "refugees". I suggest reading the whole article. Things are improving in Sri Lanka, Tamil refugee claims are dropping, and things are looking up over there. The only reason we will be getting so called refugees now is as a smoke screen. Load up a lot of them and try to sneak in a few terrorists to plot and plan from a safe haven in Canada.
After all, they are looking to set up a "government in exile" somewhere. Probably here in Canada. We don't need that can of worms here, that's for sure.


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PM87265: Path to image file disappears after Refactor ? Convert to plain text
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In IBM Rational Software Architect, after selecting Refactor ? Convert Documentation to plain text, the path to the image file, 'img src=file...' is removed. Steps to reproduce: 1. Make sure that Window ? Preferences ? Modeling ? Miscellaneous ? Rich text ? 'Display rich text in diagrams and documentation' is checked and that 'Display the text conversion item in the Refactor menu' also is checked 2. Make sure that the 'View Menu' (the downward pointing arrowhead on the right-hand side of the Project Explorer) ? Customize View... ? Filters UML Interaction Contents check box is not checked 3. Create a UML project and model 4. Add a sequence diagram to the model 5. Draw two lifelines on the sequence diagram and connect them with a message 6. Add documentation to the message and include both text and an image in the rich text editor Result: A '??documentation??' element appears in the Project Explorer under the message and both the text and image are visible in the Documentation tab, as expected 7. Save the changes 8. Return to Window ? Preferences ? Modeling ? Miscellaneous ? Rich text ? 'Display rich text in diagrams and documentation', clear the check box and click Apply/OK 9. Close the 'Properties' view and the go to Window ? Show View ? Properties to reopen the 'Properties' view Result: The 'Documentation' tab will no longer have the rich text options and the documentation, including a path to the image file, 'img src=file...', from Step 6 will appear within the HTML tags. 10. Right click on the model in the Project Explorer and select Refactor ? Convert documentation to Plain Text ---?Expected Result: Both the text and the 'img src=file...' appear in the Documentation text editor without the HTML tags ---?Actual Result: Only the text appears without the HTML tags. The path to the image, 'img src=file...', is gone. The workaround is to retype the 'img src=[path to the image file]' into the plain text editor.
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The functionality is working as designed. Its invalid to preserve an attribute from a tag, when all others are being removed.
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MXGP Insider No.22 presented by Kawasaki – 2012 MXoN promoter Eric Geboers
Geoff Meyer
Welcome to our web-exclusive weekly column: Transmoto's MXGP Insider, presented by Kawasaki.
Eric Geboers needs little introduction. The five-times World Motocross Champion and first rider to win World titles in all three classes (125cc, 250cc and 500cc) was known as "The Kid" because of his small stature. Geboers is also a major part of Belgian motocross history as somebody who is working hard to stop the closure of motocross circuits and he is also the promoter of the 2012 Motocross of Nations.
Transmoto: Eric, can you explain what is happening with Belgian motocross circuits against the fight from the environmentalists?
Geboers: Of course. Belgium is suffering as a huge amount of race tracks are closing down, and that reflects on races. Red tape is being slapped on races and that takes a lot of the enthusiasm from the people and clubs that work to try and run events, so those races are dropping off the calendar like crazy.
Which circuits are still operational?
Officially we can operate at Lommel, Genk and Honda Park. There are more tracks, but they are unofficial. But if something happened with insurance at one of the other tracks you might have some problems.
And how secure are these circuits?
Lommel and Genk are secure. They are in the proverb of Limburg and they have been working hard to get those two motocross tracks covered. But Honda Park has a permit that ends in 2019 (only seven years), which doesn't make it secure and no one is sure it's going to get extended and there are houses in the area and the people in those houses are often complaining. I mean I am part owner of the track and we spend a lot of money with lawyers on that.
Belgian doesn't seem to have a lot of potential future World Champions either and as you know, Belgium sits on its dry spell as far as World Champions goes (Belgium hasn't had a World Motocross Champions since Steve Ramon in 2007 which is the longest period without a World Champion in the history of the sport).
We are also unlucky that we lose a guy in motocross like Stefan Everts. It's a big problem and foreign riders are taking over. The first rider I see after Clement Desalle is Liam Everts. That is what I would say now. If you want to get a shot of adrenaline, then you need to see that guy ride a bike. That little kid will scare the sh
- t out of you. I had goose bumps watching him ride.
You were around Ken Roczen when he was very young. Do you see any type of comparison?
I saw Roczen when he was 10. When we first went to Mini Olympics in Florida and Liam is now 6 or 7. If I am honest Liam is in front of Ken. I think around that age Liam has more. Stefan is really tough on him, but that little kid is also tough on Stefan, he has an attitude.
How is the preparation for the Motocross of Nations coming along?
The Motocross of Nations preparation is coming along well; there are some issues I am not happy about. There are some issues between Monster that I think we need to clear up. I feel very poorly about the organisation from Monster, because they want to control everything from tents, to t-shirts and we want to start the promotion, but we are waiting on them to do their part. They want to take full control of this event, but that is a machine that needs some oil.
Can you tell me about the Valkenswaard circuit, and your opinion of the sand there?
Valkenswaard is not a typical sand race, because it gets packed and not like a hard pack track, but much harder than something like Lommel or Lierop. They have moved the track a lot, making it more attractive and exciting corners. It's a tough race. A physical challenge. I would be surprised if I never won here.
Obviously being an Australian, I remember Jeff Leisk winning a moto and running out of fuel while leading the other. What is your memory of that day?
I remember. In fact, we had the same bike and the same tank. The setting was different, but we were doing fuel consumption before and I remember my fuel consumption was good, not a lot to spare, but I had enough to finish both races. I know Jeff's fuel tank was the same, but I remember his fuel consumption was worse than mine. He had a different style, but it's the same as Tanel Leok and Clement Desalle now in the Suzuki team. They had the same bike, but the consumption from Leok is much higher. I mean riders who are aggressive on the throttle use more fuel, and somebody like Clement he rides with throttle control.


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Recently, in a 5 – 4 decision, in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission the Supreme Court of the United States, overturning two precedents, struck down portions of the McCain-Feingold Act and held that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited under the First Amendment, potentially opening the flood gates for corporate campaign finance expenditures.
The Supremes' decision shined a bright spotlight on an ongoing tension between stare decisis ("to stand by things decided," i.e., binding precedent) and "advisory precedent" in American, British (common) and Israeli law , among other legal systems. The decision has been much vilified and to a lesser extent praised by advocates of different points of view.
The tension between precedent and innovation is not new, and in fact goes back thousands of years.
It may be useful to consider the Talmud. Talmudic study has always been a marketplace of competing ideas and sometimes hairsplitting distinctions. Not only is the Talmud itself replete with controversy, but in the standard editions of the Talmud, the text is surrounded by commentaries and super-commentaries, and thousands more glosses have been written over the generations, many flatly contradicting each other.
What emerges out of all this seeming chaos is like the results of a spectroscopic analysis, with bands of different colors whose width represents the degree of consensus. On some issues, there is a wide band of a single color signifying broad agreement, while on others there is a colorful rainbow of narrow bands reflecting an enduring lack of consensus. Of course, the range of opinion is ultimately constrained by the Torah, which functions somewhat like the US constitution in establishing immutable boundaries.
Over the years, in a lengthy process, Jewish law, which was Rabbi- (judge) made) based on Torah mandates, became codified. Given the Talmud's preference for inclusion and respect for multiple opinions, such codification was, to say the least, not without criticism. The principle objection was that codifications inherently violate the ancient precept that halakha (Jewish law) must be decided according to the later sages; a precept known as hilkheta ke-vatra'ei (the halakha follows the later decisors). This doctrine is essentially oppositional to the position of stare decisis which codification represents.
Menachem Elon, a Rabbi and Professor who was from 1977 to 1993 a Justice on the Israeli Supreme Court, and its Deputy President from 1988 to 1993 commented in his major work, Jewish Law: History, Sources, Principles: "This rule (that the halakha follows the later decisors) dates from the Geonic period (589 to 1038). It laid down that until the time of Rabbis Abbaye and Rava (4th century) the Halakha was to be decided according to the views of the earlier scholars, but from that time onward, the halakhic opinions of post-talmudic scholars would prevail over the contrary opinions of a previous generation[1].
Elon goes on to quote Rabbi Asher ben Yechiel (1259 – 1327), known as the Asheri or Rabbenu Asher, "our teacher, Rabbi Asher" known as the ROSH. He famously said, "If one does not find their [earlier] statements correct and sustains his own views with evidence that is acceptable to his contemporaries...he may contradict the earlier statements, since all matters that are not clarified in the Babylonian Talmud may be questioned and restated by any person, and even the statements of the Geonim may differ from his...just as the statements of the Amoraim (rabbis living from 200 to 500 CE) differed from the earlier ones. On the contrary, we regard the statements of later scholars to be more authoritative because they knew the reasoning of the earlier scholars as well as their own, and took it into consideration in making their decisions[2]." My teacher, the late Professor Isadore Twersky of Harvard has extensively written on the tensions associated with codification.[3]
The basis for controversy about writing down laws rather than merely memorializing legal principles is because legislative law is inherently less flexible than Judge-made law. For this reason, other than the Bible, Jewish law was maintained as oral instruction until political instability prompted Rabbi Judah Ha-Nasi and his rabbinic colleagues to redact the Mishnah, the older portion of the "oral law" in the late second century CE.
Of course, judges and litigants alike all crave certainty, which well-written codes provide.
As a result, and after a length evolutionary process, normative practice was codified by the Shulchan Aruch, ("the set table") written by Rabbi Yosef Karo (1488-1575) in Safed (Tzfat), in the north of Israel in 1555 - 1558, and first printed in Venice in 1565. It was adapted to the customs of Ashkenazi (German and Eastern European Jewry) with glosses written by Rabbi Moshe Isserles, known as the Rema, who was the Maimonides of Polish Jewry) in a work known as haMappah (the tablecloth, first published with the Shulchan Aruch in 1569.
The Rema himself cautioned against over-reliance by judges on his own code, saying, "in any case, a judge must be guided only by what his own eyes can see.[4]"[11]. Many others voiced even stronger objections to codification.
Common law jurisprudence tends to follow the rule of hilkheta ke-vatra'ei. Decisions are based on case law, which need not be decisive. Cases are granted more or less weight in the deliberations of a court according to a number of factors, the most important of which is whether the precedent is "on point," that is, does it deal with a circumstance identical or very similar to the circumstance in the instant case? Also, when and where was the precedent decided? A recent decision in the same jurisdiction as the instant case will be given great weight. Next in descending order would be recent precedent in jurisdictions whose law is the same as local law. Least weight would be given to precedent which stems from dissimilar circumstances, older cases which have since been contradicted, or cases in jurisdictions which have dissimilar law.
Perhaps it is the inherent elasticity, flexibility, and somewhat controlled chaos of the Talmudic study that has enabled Judaism to renew itself and remain relevant after thousands of years, and it might well work in American law as well.
(My wife, Dr. Rachel C. Sarna, my brother, Professor Jonathan D. Sarna,Professor Lawrence H. Schiffman, Rabbi Franklin Breslau, Rabbi StevenPruzansky, Esq., and Rabbi Emanuel Adler, Esq. assisted in the preparation of this article. To all of them, my thanks.)
[1] Piskei Ha'Rosh [by Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel], BT Bava Metzia 3:10, 4:21, BT Shabbat 23:1
[2] Piskei Ha'Rosh, BT Sanhedrin 4:6, responsa of the Rosh 55:9
[3] Isadore Twersky, "The Shulhan 'Aruk: Enduring Code of Jewish Law" in The Jewish Expression by Judah Goldin (ISBN-13: 978-0300019759), Rabad of Posquieres: A Twelfth-Century Talmudist (ISBN-13: 978-1590452752) and Introduction to the Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah), (ISBN-13: 978-0300028461)
[4] Quoted by Elon, p.1356.


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The Blue-White Scholarship Breakfast is open to all Penn State fans and alumni and will feature a variety of special guest speakers including:
Jerry Sandusky: Penn State's former Defensive Football Coordinator who served the program for 32 years. Under his tenure, Sandusky coached 10 All-American linebackers and 28 bowl games. He has dedicated his life to football and to the youth of Pennsylvania, founding The Second Mile charity which provides services to over 100,000 Pennsylvanian children each year.
Terry Smith: The former Penn State wide receiver now serves as the head football coach and athletic director for the Gateway High School Gators in Monroeville, PA. Smith is a 1987 graduate of Gateway where he led his team to back-to-back WPIAL AAAA championships. He is also a member of the Gateway Sports Hall of Fame.
Don Ferrell: Ferrell was instrumental in creating the academic advising system for PSU student-athletes. Under his direction, the Penn State football program has achieved high academic marks in tandem with the on-field success. He has also served PSU as a coach and assistant professor. Additionally, Ferrell is a member of the Washington-Greene Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
There will also be a silent auction during the breakfast event featuring rare, autographed collectables from former Penn State greats like Lenny Moore, D.J. Dozier, Kyle Brady, Kenny Jackson and Tyoka Jackson, among others.
Finally, some special guests are expected to attend the event including Penn State wide receiver great Bobby Engram of the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks.
This is an event no true Penn State fan can miss! Tickets are just $25 and seating is very limited. To purchase tickets, please send a check, payable to "Community Refuge Education Center" and your name and mailing address to:
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About the Community Refuge Education Center:
The Community Refuge Education Center is a section 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service whose mission is to develop and implement programs that will enhance skills, build self-esteem, and increase overall productivity for individuals of all ages.
FightOnState.com is proud to be the offical media partner of the Blue-White Scholarship Breakfast. Stay tuned to FOS for updates on the event as they become available.


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Tintoretto and the Biennale: the Painter of Light and the Biennale of Illuminations
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 – Teatro alle Tese, Arsenale, 3 p.m.
Tintoretto and the Biennale: the Painter of Light and the Biennale of Illuminations
Speakers: Paolo Baratta, Renato Barilli, Melania Mazzucco, Giandomenico Romanelli and Abbot Norberto Villa
Paolo Baratta has been the President of the Biennale di Venezia since 2008, after having served a first term as president between 1998 and 2002.
Renato Barilli (1935), art and literary critic and historian, he is the director of the School of Specialization in the Historical and Artistic Heritage of the University of Bologna. His book, Maniera moderna e Manierismo, was published by Feltrinelli in 2004.
Melania Mazzucco (1966), winner of the Premio Strega in 2003, wrote a novel about the last days of Tintoretto's life entitled La lunga attesa dell'angelo published by Rizzoli in 2008. In 2009 she also published a biography of the painter entitled Jacomo Tintoretto e i suoi figli.
Father Norberto Villa is the Abbot of the Benedictine Fathers of the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, which lent The Last Supper by Tintoretto, now on exhibit in the Central Pavilion for the ILLUMInations exhibition.
Giandomenico Romanelli (1945), a professor and art historian, was the director of the Civic Museums in Venice from 1979 to 2011. He is the author of many books including Tintoretto: la Scuola Grande di San Rocco published by Electa in 1994.
Bice Curiger, "ILLUMInations", text from the catalogue of the Art Biennale 2011, Marsilio Editori
"The 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale has incorporated something that is normally kept outside—an Old Master, Tintoretto, the painter of light. […] In many respects Tintoretto's art is unorthodox and experimental, distinguished by dramatic lighting and a turbulent compositional style that make him a forerunner of the Baroque. Tintoretto was one of the first artists to paint on canvas with a dark ground. His technique was swift, derived from fresco painting. So although his brushwork produced a sketchy, uneven finish on the surface, the impression created of being viewed from further away was carefully premeditated. Although in his own time he was often reproached for his prestezza, his "hurried painting," today we particularly admire the skill with which Tintoretto's art openly mediates between two realities, between the pictorial (illusion) and pure painting. In his works the brushstroke assumes a kind of autonomy, released from its function of subservience to representation. His compositions are audacious and fly in the face of classical Renaissance rules, while the light in his paintings, rather than being cool or harmoniously integrated, is "ecstatic" and at times almost feverish. […] The presentation of Tintoretto at this year's Biennale is not meant as an espousal of some notion of "classical timelessness." Far from seeking to trace superficial formal analogies between Tintoretto and art of the present, it concerns a form of pictorial energy that is altogether "anti-classical" but is also the kind fuelled by the friction that results from letting a reckless Old Master become involved in a contemporary context".
Paolo di Stefano, "Tintoretto's Last Remorse – A Daughter Sacrificed to Genius", Il Corriere della Sera, 12 November 2008 (an interview with Melania Mazzucco)
"I wanted to talk about the relationship with what we create. Reading the aesthetic theories of the time, I learned a great many things: invention is bringing light, 'detaching', separating objects from the background, deciding from what distance to look at them. Tintoretto is a master in framing an image, he has a striking way of looking up close. In fact some reproach him for looking too close at the important people he portrays because he ends up revealing their flaws: these are issues that are pertinent to literature as well".
Reading by Melania Mazzucco at the Spazio Esedra, Giardini, Jo Jacomo Tentoreto pitor contento (4 June 2011) Video >>


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Also posted a free blogging WordPress theme on my website. It used to be on ThemeForest, and it sold like 250 pieces.
This comparation is a bit of Apples and Oranges since they serve different purposes.
Unyson is a more extensive solution, while Layers is focused on the page building side of things.
To contribute more to this thread, I think the overall architecture of my themes involving the use of the Customizer and plugins for functionality has decreased a lot the number of support requests. I shared on Twitter a couple of weeks ago, that about 22% out of the total number of customers I've got in a year, asked for support. And what they have asked, would be usually responded in a minute, a minute and a half, since it's not anything complicated. Triaging something like 10 tickets takes me 15 minutes.
I welcome the move of the WordPress.org to the customizer and I think it's time to move forward. The Customizer isn't perfect, it still has it's flaws. But having it used by more people will make the attention of the developers to also shift in that direction.
When the Customizer was introduced in 3.4, I jumped ship from complicated options panels immediately. I don't regret it even one bit. And my customers love the customizer.
@wplab: Test the version I posted about, and it should work. Worked for me. Also already have all my themes approved with it.
Hey guys,
Just wanted to be a little bit helpful. In my case, it worked just fine with the version from the Dev branch. That is: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thomasgriffin/TGM-Plugin-Activation/develop/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php
Have a great day! Paul
For me, it doesn't work at all. I click on one of the fields, nothing happens. No pop-up, no slide in, no anything.
Reference: OS X 10.10, Chrome 42.
It's easy. As a WordPress Theme Designer I definitely know where to look. In about 5 seconds I know what's from where
No, it's not Avada.
It's a theme called Startuply. You can find it here on the market.
Consult a Steuerberater.


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WATCH: Seth Meyer's LAST Weeked Update for SNL
Can you believe Seth Meyers has left Saturday Night Live? The long time favorite writer/actor has been working with SNL for 13 years and did his last show on Saturday night. Of course, Meyers couldn't finish out his SNL run without one last Weekend Update sketch. He was joined with a cameo from his former co-host Amy Poehler for his final show, which definitely did not disappoint the fans.
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Locker out for the season, future with Titans unclear
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –- What the body language suggested Sunday following the Titans' embarrassing home loss to previously winless Jacksonville was later realized and announced Monday.
Indeed, Titans quarterback Jake Locker has been lost for the remainder of the season. He suffered a foot injury while running an option play in the second quarter of the 29-27 defeat.
Locker will not only not return Thursday for the Titans (4-5) and their key home encounter against AFC South rival Indianapolis (6-3) and the remainder of the season, but his long-term status with the team is now in doubt for the oft-injured quarterback.
"It's very disappointing," Titans coach Mike Munchak said today of having to sit once again because of injury the player deemed to be the franchise quarterback when he was drafted No. 8 overall in 2011.
Locker had already missed two previous games — losses to visiting Kansas City and on the road at Seattle — this season while nursing hip and knee injuries suffered in the second half of a win over the New York Jets on Sept. 29.
The University of Washington product had guided the Titans to a promising 3-1 start, but four losses in their last five games — including Sunday's debacle against Jacksonville, which snapped a 13-game losing streak — have the team searching for answers about their quarterback situation, both immediately and long term.
"It's very disappointing," Munchak said. "It's hard on the team. Like we talked about when we were 3-1, we thought (Locker) was really coming into his own, and the team was kind of coming together, becoming his.
"And then the injury, like we all know, we kind of struggled at that point, more so than we thought we would on offense especially."
Locker was reportedly diagnosed with a Lisfranc injury in his right foot. The injury affects a ligament in the middle of the foot that impacts stability. Surgery was not confirmed, but appears probable.
For the season, Locker completed 111-of-183 passes for 1,256 yards, eight touchdowns, four interceptions and an 86.7 rating. He also rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
"Losing him now is a huge blow," Munchak said. "Watch any team that loses their quarterback, it's a big effect on the team."
Last season after earning the starting nod out of training camp over veteran Matt Hasselbeck, Locker missed five games with a separated shoulder suffered while making a tackle on an interception return.
"It's tough," Locker said Sunday night following the game while on crutches and wearing a walking boot on his right foot. He was not made available to the media Monday.
"You want to be out there," he added. "You want to be on the football field with your teammates. That's the reality of this game.
"A lot of times your character is tested through adversity, and it's up to you to deal with it in the most positive way for yourself and your football team."
Not yet healed 100 percent from the previous injuries and still wearing a knee brace, Locker was injured while running an option play to the right side with running back Chris Johnson flanking the play to his right. Locker did not pitch the ball, but rather was apparently injured while being tackled by Jaguars linebacker Russell Allen.
"I don't really know," Locker said of how he was injured. "I don't know exactly how it happened. Just when I got up, I could feel it."
Locker didn't exit the game immediately, but fumbled the next play while trying to hand the ball to Johnson on a running play. That was Locker's last play of the season.
"It's not C.J.'s fault," Locker said of the fumble where he tried to play through the injury. "I wasn't able to get it to him. I just got to the point where I was tired of having to come off the field because I was hurt.
"I wanted to give it a chance. I just wasn't able to push off like I wanted to."
Nine-year veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick, the former Buffalo Bills starter who struggled in losses to the Chiefs and Seahawks while subbing for Locker, takes over the quarterback chores the remainder of the season. Fourth-year Titans reserve quarterback Rusty Smith is expected to be elevated again from the practice squad to be the backup, like he was during Locker's absence.
On Sunday, Fitzpatrick played well in the second half against the Jaguars and nearly rallied the team for a victory before fumbling the ball for a Jaguars touchdown late in the game. He completed 22-of-33 passes for 264 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Overall in four games this season, Fitzpatrick has completed 63-of-111 passes for 790 yards, four touchdowns, four interceptions and a 76.0 rating. He has also fumbled five times.
"I think there's so much disappointment right now in the locker room with the loss and everything," Fitzpatrick said. "Sometimes, I think the best thing is to get out there and play again."
As Locker recovers again and enters the fourth year of his contract in 2014, the Titans are put in a situation of assessing the position long term. That is especially enhanced against the backdrop of the upcoming quarterback draft class being considered deep and talented.
"He's your quarterback," Munchak said of Locker, who played limitedly two seasons ago as a rookie behind Hasselbeck. "He's the guy we thought would be here for a long time. And that still may work out.
"It's just right now, it's a disappointing last year and this year in that he wasn't able to finish the season and find out what kind of team we have and what time of team we can become on offense, especially."
Munchak related that Locker was taking the most-recent injury hard.
"It's hard for time," Munchak said. "I know how depressed he is. I know how hard this hurt him and our team."
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(CNSNews.com) - On Feb. 4, 2010, when the House of Representatives voted to increase the legal limit on the national debt by another $1.9 trillion (lifting the limit from $12.394 trillion to $14.294 trillion), not one Republican voted for the increase.
Then-Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R.-Va.) rose on the House floor that day and declared that it was "beyond comprehension" and "a travesty" to talk about raising the legal debt limit to $14.294 trillion.Last week, the Republican House leadership agreed to a deal with President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) to spend $3.7555 trillion in this fiscal year--even though at the close of business Friday, as the deal was being struck, the Treasury reported that it could borrow only an additional $80.85 billion before hitting the $14.294-trillion debt limit Congress set last year.
In the first six months of this fiscal year (Oct-March), according to the Treasury, the debt increased $708.492 billion. Even if you subtract $38.5 billion from that number—to account for the $38.5 billion Republicans say the new spending deal will cut from the current annual federal spending level—the federal government would still be on a pace to increase the debt by about another $670 billion in the remaining six months of this fiscal year.
Simply put: To consummate the spending deal the Republican House leaders cut with Obama and Reid on Friday, the Republicans would need to lift the debt ceiling by hundreds of billions just to let the government borrow the money the Republicans have already agreed to let the government spend between now and Sept. 30
Back in February 2010, when the then-Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted to lift the debt ceiling to $14.294 trillion, then-Minority Whip Cantor delivered a scathing speech against the measure.
"It would be recklessly naive to go about our business in Washington pretending there won't be severe consequences for the mountains of debt we are piling up," Cantor said on the House floor. "Yet today it is evident that this kind of willful ignorance is sweeping across Washington. We are set to lift our Nation's debt burden to $14 trillion."
"I would ask my colleagues in this chamber if they know how many zeroes 14 trillion has," said Cantor. "I would ask the American people if they know how many zeroes are in 14 trillion. It is 14 trillion. It is beyond comprehension to be talking about numbers this big. More precisely, the limit is 1, 4, 2, 9, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0."
"It is a travesty," said Cantor. "The writing is on the wall. Congress needs to wake up and realize that the future of American prosperity is in dire straits, mortal danger. As Americans hunker down to weather the economic storm, Democrats in Congress boosted Federal spending by 12 percent."
Cantor also argued in his speech that day that Democrats were wrong to argue for increasing taxes as means to offset their spending increases.
"We have heard a lot about the majority's PAYGO scheme, but this will not affect any spending that has already happened," said Cantor. "In fact, it will perpetuate the problem by locking in that spending going forward. And the majority's solution to offset all of their spending is more tax increases, which will kill jobs at the time we need them most.
"Supporters of this legislation will pull the wool over the American people's eyes and claim the mantle of fiscal responsibility, but the American people aren't buying it," Cantor said. "By voting in favor of this PAYGO bill, the majority will be increasing the debt burden on our children and grandchildren by $1.9 trillion. Strip away the sweet-sounding rhetoric, and that's what this bill is all about."
The final vote on Feb. 4, 1010 to lift the debt ceiling to $14.294 trillion was 233 to 187 (with 8 Democrats and 6 Republicans not casting any vote on the measure). Not a single House Republican voted for lifting the debt ceiling that day and 15 Democrats crossed party lines and voted against it.


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Removal & Installation
- Disable the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) system, as outlined in the Chassis Electrical Section.
Remove the steering column trim cover.
- Remove the mounting screw from the multifunction switch.
Remove the multifunction switch from the column.
- Disconnect the electrical connectors from the multifunction switch.
To install:
- Connect the electrical connectors to the multifunction switch.
Position the multifunction switch on the steering column while depressing the spring loaded horn pin.
NOTEUse the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.
- Install the mounting screw to the multifunction switch, and tighten the screw to 35 lb inches (4 Nm).
- Install the steering column trim cover.
- Enable the SIR system.
- Ensure that the multifunction switch functions properly.
- Disable the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) system, as outlined in the Chassis Electrical Section.
- Remove the upper and lower trim covers.
- Disconnect the electrical connectors.
Release the multifunction switch clips from the stalk switch mount, remove the multifunction switch.
To install:
- Install the multifunction switch to the stalk switch mount.
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It may be a new year, but the fight against drunk driving is still as vital as ever. Last year we learned that drunk driving deaths increased for the first time in six years… a trend we are determined to get back on track.
So now, at this time of the year, a time of new beginnings, we are recommitting ourselves to making an impact in the fight against drunk driving and saving lives in 2014.
This year, our goals are to:
- Continue introducing new legislation to states that currently do not require convicted drunk drivers to use ignition interlock devices. Help us by emailing your legislators to advocate for change. In 2013, MADD supporters helped require interlocks for all offenders in two more states (Maine and Tennessee), but we still have 30 states to go.
- Educate law enforcement, judiciary, highway safety groups and lawmakers on the benefits of ignition interlock devices to help increase the number in use. Learn more about ignition interlocks.
- Support the technologies that will eliminate drunk driving in the long-term. Learn more here. (We just got the good news that funding for this program has been extended, so we've taken another step toward ending drunk driving.)
- Expand the public awareness and reach of MADD victim services. Learn more about MADD Victim Services.
- Recruit and train more volunteer victim advocates. You can become a volunteer here.
- Reach more parents with the Power of Parents handbook and more youth with the Power of Youth teen booklet.
We're looking forward to working with you for a 2014 full of progress!


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The press release as told in a haiku:
T-town seeks poet;
Apply online if you dare;
Get chills from the fame.
And now for real-real, not for play-play.
The Tacoma Arts Commission is accepting applications for the fifth annual Tacoma Poet Laureate program until March 8.
The individual selected as Tacoma Poet Laureate will hold the title for two years – from May 2013 to April 2015 – and receive a $2,000 stipend for advancing and actively contributing to Tacoma's literary community in meaningful ways through readings, performances, workshops, presentations, publications and/or special projects.
This individual will also participate in Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month each November and help produce the 2015 Tacoma Poet Laureate ceremony announcing the next Tacoma Poet Laureate.
"The Tacoma Poet Laureate program was founded in 2008 by Urban Grace Church and it transitioned over to the City of Tacoma's Arts Program in 2011," said Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride. "It's a fantastic program and a great way of infusing the literary world into the civic realm."
Eligibility extends to literary artists who live or work in Tacoma and are active participants in Tacoma's poetry community. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and be practicing artists, dedicated to producing poetry in any form, genre or style on a regular basis. Other eligibility requirements apply. Detailed information about the Tacoma Poet Laureate program and the application are available at tacomaculture.org/arts/poetlaureate.asp.


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Warner Bros. has confirmed to Eurogamer that Scribblenauts won't be released in the UK until 9th October. The US will be able to buy the game a couple of weeks earlier, from 15th September.
This has apparently been common knowledge for a couple of weeks, but we thought we'd tell you anyway because we hadn't not noticed the change.
Scribblenauts is the wonderful DS game that lets you spell out and conjure almost anything to overcome a problem.
There's much more about the hottest DS property in our hands-on Scribblenauts impressions from July.


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A&P Tyne Limited has signed a contract with Mercy Ships Limited to convert a former Danish rail ferry now named Africa Mercy to a hospital ship for service in Africa.
Two Bollinger shipyards have teamed to increase the dredging depth of the Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co. dustpan dredge, Wallace Mcgeorge, from 62-ft. to 75-ft.
Dean E. Taylor has been elected as Chairman of its Board of Directors at Tidewater Inc. Taylor will also retain the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer,
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a Press Release
The draft strategic plan for the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) for fiscal years 2003-2008 and about which the agency is soliciting comments may be accessed at Draft Strategic Plan
The newest Rodriquez fast ferry, The Princess, has been delivered Arab Bridge Maritime Company of Jordan in less than 12 months. Following the primary assembly
Todd Shipyards Corporation announced financial results for the first quarter ended June 29, 2003. For the quarter, the Company reported a net loss of $2.2 million or $0.
Nippon Paint Co., Ltd (NP) and International Coatings Ltd (IC), part of Akzo Nobel, have mutually agreed to terminate their association in marine coatings from the end of October 2004.
The 'Combinatie Salvage Tricolor' has reporedt that the first cut of the Tricolor has been completed. This morning at 10.55 a.m the specially designed cutting
CP Ships Limited has announced an unaudited operating income for second quarter 2003 of $40 million, nearly double the $21 million operating profit in second
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) has reported unaudited results for the second quarter and first half of 2003.
Net revenues for the second quarter of 2003 were $61.
The Coast Guard and Navy assisted the two-man crew of a 62-foot pleasure craft LEGACY III after it ran aground Monday night North of Port Ludlow near Mats Mats Bay.
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands served as godmother to Holland America Line's newest ship, the ms Oosterdam (pronounced OH-STER-DAM),
A Coast Guard boarding team Monday terminated the voyage of a fishing vessel for insufficient safety equipment while in Dixon Entrance.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing mandating vessels
equipped with ballast tanks take measures to prevent and control the spread
of nonindigenous species in U.
The Serenade of the Seas' atrium is among many of the exotic features aboard the latest addition to the RCCL fleet. The third of Royal Caribbean's Radiance-class ships,
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a press release
Keppel Corporation Limited, through its offshore and marine units in Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), have clinched contracts worth a total of S$45 million.
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to require mandatory ballast water management practices for all vessels equipped with ballast tanks bound for ports or places
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. has reported net sales of $433.7 million for the second quarter of 2003, increasing 32 percent from $328.3 million during the same period last year.


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This week, the ratings of three household products stocks on Portfolio Grader are down. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell").
Clorox Company (CLX) is on the decline this week, earning a D ("sell") after receiving a C ("hold") last week. Clorox makes consumer products that are sold through mass merchandisers and other retail outlets. For a full analysis of CLX stock, visit Portfolio Grader.
This is a rough week for Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL). The company's rating falls to D from the previous week's C. Colgate-Palmolive makes and sells various oral, personal, home care, and pet nutrition products for consumers. The stock currently has a trailing PE Ratio of 26.80. To get an in-depth look at CL, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of CL stock.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) experiences a ratings drop this week, going from last week's C to a D. Church & Dwight is engaged in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. For more information, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of CHD stock.
Louis Navellier's proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being "strong buy," and F being "strong sell." Explore the tool here.


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Our Top Picks From the Jill Smith Design Collection
jill smith design began with Jill's own desire for the simple things in life: to never sit in traffic for a daily commute, to be happy and inspired by work, and to create beautiful things while wearing pajamas. Limited to only thirty minutes of television per week as a child, Jill grew up with plenty of time to learn to be silly and creative. Today, her innovative style has paid off in clean, vibrant and uncomplicated designs with abundant creativity and unexpected details. She designs corporate pieces for companies like Mercedes-Benz, Southwest Airlines, New York Life Company and HEB Central Market, while her wholesale line of stationery can be found in boutiques across the country. Jill also designed Tiffani Thiessen's wedding invitations and Naomi and Jason Priestly's baby shower invitations. Jill currently lives in Houston with her husband, Wooch, and their two adorable mutts, Blue and Trip.
jill smith design has graced the pages of InStyle, Daily Candy, Modern Bride, Lucky and Redbook, and has also appeared on CBS's "The Early Show."
Jill's inspiration comes from the spontaneity of life, family and art. Her style is influenced by everything from getting lost in old storybooks to nature, travel photos and vintage fabrics.
"Instead of a wedding cake at our reception, my husband and I had an old vintage ice cream truck drive into the reception grounds for our guests to choose their favorite popsicle treats."


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Language Of Politics
By Nawaz Gul Qanungo
21 December, 2010
Kashmir Times
Is there any scope for comparison between an individual like Noor Muhammed Bhat and a state that by definition is infinitely more powerful than the individuals it is supposed to represent? If there is an element of protest and dissent in Bhat's conduct, there is also a background of the reality of Kashmir's unending suppression
Mujhe koi afsos nahi hai ki aaj mere aate hi yahaan peechhe se ek aadmi khada hua aur us ne naara diya... I have no regret that as soon as I came here, someone behind got up and shouted a slogan. It was Omar Abdullah speaking at the official function on India's independence day in a garrisoned Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar on August 15, 2010. He had just been graced with a pair of shining brown leather shoes while he had begun taking salute. Agar haath me joota raha patthar nahi to mujhe lagta hai is se behter ehtitaaj ka koi tareeka ho hi nahi sakta... If it was a shoe in his hands not a stone then I don't think there's a better way of protesting. Behind him at the third row of the VIP enclosure, Abdul Ahad Jan, the shoe thrower, had by this time been pounced upon by the police and beaten until he started throwing up blood through his mouth. Security for the function was so high that no civilians not even school children, who once used to be trained by their school games teachers to march for the day at the same stadium were allowed at the venue. Fifteen policemen were suspended for what was considered a major security lapse.
All this, however, is beside the point, here. The point is what Omar Abdullah went on to say further in his speech: Lekin Jammu Kashmir ka masla buniyadi ek siyasi masla hai. Aur us ka siyaasi hal khoj ke nikaalna aap ka aur hamara farz hai ... But the problem of J&K is basically a political one. And finding a political solution to this problem is the duty of both you and me . (Emphasis added.) He even went on to pledge on his part: To aaj kyun na hum ye tai karen ki kamaskam is Ramzaan ke paak maheene ke liye dono taraf se hum ehtitaaj ya taakat ka silsila band karen patthar na chale, goli na chale, tear gas na chale, lathi na chale... So, at least in this holy month of Ramzaan, why not resolve that both the sides stop this cycle of agitations and force let no stones fly, no bullets, no tear gas, no batons.
There could hardly be a protest more purely political aur us ka siyaasi hal khoj ke nikaalna than what Noor Mohammed Bhat did in setting a BSc exam paper. Why then is he rotting in a jail, like a criminal? Are the stone pelters real heroes? Discuss, he asked candidates appearing for their English examination. He then asked students to translate an Urdu-language text into English: Kashmir is burning once again. The warm blood of youth is being spilled like water. Police and soldiers are beating even small children to death. Bullets are being pumped into the chests of even girls and women. People in villages and towns are crying in pain. Rulers continue to be in a deep slumber. It appears they've turned dumb, deaf and blind.
If this were spreading disaffection against the state as Shiv Murari Sahai, the inspector general of police, Kashmir, said on what Bhat was accused of and arrested for, the whole population of Kashmir should be behind bars. Why an examination question paper, one may ask. But then, why not? Are the stone pelters real heroes? Well, the students could argue they were not if they so believed. They had a choice of answering alternative questions so they could skip such questions if they so desired. Why bring politics in a language subject? Well, what subject can deal with politics if not the languages? What language of Faiz, Shakespeare, Iqbal or anyone is not politics? Are these not the luminaries of prose and poetry in Urdu and English? Are BSc first year students fit for such questions? Well, they have to be in all the simplicity and in all the complexity of the questions if they are already eligible by law to vote for electing not just a state government but even the central government of India.
Above all, if the state comes to regulate the politics of question papers in our examinations, does it then have a license to regulate the students' answers, too? Had Bhat asked his students to describe a cow, there could still be enough politics to discuss for students.
Moreover, such students and such spaces as University of Kashmir are also the ones that are barred by the state from not just practising but even talking politics. Is it a wonder that politics has reared its head through an examination question paper in this unusual manner? One may of course argue about the wisdom of Bhat's action. But the paper and Bhat's subsequent arrest, rejection of his bail appeal and probably the loss forever of his job raises far more important questions than the ones that appeared in its print.
To begin with is the overarching presence and interference by the state in people's lives that has literally made it difficult for them to breath, let alone setting examination and education standards. Banning of students' unions and campus politics is simply the most glaring example of concern. Kashmiri students are being taught a history of Kashmir that knows no relation with truth. Is not Bhat as an individual invoking history and politics in a system where the state is hell bent up on negating and erasing it?
Neutrality would be to judge Bhat's professional conduct purely on the merit of the paper he set. The state administration decided to take up the matter in its own hands and arrest him, when there is nothing so complicated in the paper that couldn't be dealt with by the university management itself, if at all there was a need.
If there is an element of protest and dissent in Bhat's conduct, there is also a background of the reality of Kashmir's unending suppression. At the cost of sounding repetitive for having used this passage in this space twice already here is what Tilak, in 1909, had to say to the judge who was trying him for sedition for justifying in his newspaper a bomb attack by militants against the British:
This, no doubt, will inspire many with hatred against the people belonging to the party of rebels. It is not possible to cause British rule to disappear from this country by such monstrous deeds. But rulers who exercise unrestricted power must always remember that there is also a limit to the patience of humanity True statesmanship consists in not allowing things to reach such an extreme stage Where government neglect their duties towards their subjects, the occurrence of [such] calamities is inevitable The authorities have falsely spread the report that [these] bombs are subversive of society. There is an excess of patriotism at the root of the bomb If bombs are to be stopped, government should act in such a way that no turn-headed' man should feel any necessity at all for throwing bombs. When do people who are engaged in political agitation become turn-headed'? The real and lasting means of stopping the bombs consists in making a beginning to grant the important rights of Swarajya to the people
Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik, at the peak of this year's agitations, said, Let me warn you that your state [India] is once again pushing the Kashmiri youth towards the gun. Bhat is only a symptom of this reality. The treatment he's being given vindicates Malik even further.
What precedent does Bhat's action set? Will Hitler's inheritors, too, come out with their own set of question papers now? Let them. Is any right wing rant on a par with what Kashmiris or any person, people or group including Hitler's are demanding? Is it not about the legitimacy, or otherwise, of a people's any people demands that should be the real concern?
At the time of Omar Abdullah's August 15 shoe-gate speech patthar na chale, goli na chale, tear gas na chale, lathi na chale 57 young innocent Kashmiris beginning June 11 had been killed by the state police and the troops during unarmed public protests. At the time of Bhat's setting of the English language examination paper, the toll had crossed 110. We are obviously not counting the dead since 1989. Is there any scope for comparison between an individual like Bhat and a state that by definition is infinitely more powerful than the individuals it is supposed to represent? It is precisely for this reason that young men and women's stones do not, and cannot, justify in return the killing bullets of the state.
Malcolm X, the African American rights activist, talking about the discrimination and injustices perpetrated against the African community in the US said in the Oxford Union Debate of 1964, Those people [African Americans] are justified to resort to any means necessary to bring about justice where the government can't give them justice. I don't believe in any form of unjustified form of extremism... [but] I, for one, will join in with anyone... as long as you want to change this miserable condition that exists on this earth. It is this miserable condition in Kashmir that needs to be brought to an end before any Noor Muhammed Bhat can be at peace in this world.
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AS ONE high-profile inquest into an Aboriginal death in custody finished, another began and a third was reopened yesterday, prompting fears of a trend.
Queensland's Court of Appeal ordered a new coroner be appointed to re-examine the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee in the Palm Island watchhouse in 2004, raising the prospect that a previous finding implicating a senior police officer could be overturned.
Doomadgee's death led to rioting on Palm Island when an autopsy showed he had suffered four broken ribs and a ruptured liver after being arrested for public nuisance.
The deputy state coroner Christine Clements found Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley responsible in 2006, but he was acquitted of manslaughter and assault in the criminal trial that followed and has since fought to have the coronial finding overturned.
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The man escaped police custody and was found dead with a gun last August after being arrested for consorting with his 15-year-old girlfriend.
Glen Dooley, the principal legal officer of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, said at the time that the intervention had criminalised consensual relationships.
"Cases are now seen as being the same as those involving pedophiles and sexual predators," he said.
However, the Northern Territory Coroner, Greg Cavanagh, said yesterday that the inquest would not become a de facto royal commission into the success of the intervention.
The inquest continues as indigenous communities digest the recommendations of a West Australian coroner last week that criminal charges be considered over the death of a man named Ward, a Warburton elder who died of heat exhaustion in the back of a prison van.
Professor Larissa Behrendt, from the University of Technology, Sydney, said the geographical spread of the inquests offered little reassurance that criminal justice systems had improved around Australia.
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Ann Arbor, Mich. (January 12, 2012) — E-retail giants Apple and Amazon are head and shoulders above the competition in a study of customer satisfaction with top retail mobile sites and apps released today by customer experience analytics firm ForeSee. ForeSee was able to collect enough data to produce statistically reliable mobile satisfaction scores for 16 of the largest e-retailers in the United States. Apple and Amazon, which scored 85 and 84, respectively, on the study's 100-point scale, topped the list by a wide margin.
According to the research, shoppers are generally more satisfied with traditional websites than they are with their mobile counterparts. The average mobile satisfaction score for the 16 retailers measured in the report is 76, compared to 79 for the same companies' websites.
However, a few companies had comparable performance on mobile and web: Apple (a standout with a mobile score two points higher than its web score), Toys "R" Us, Best Buy, Staples, Netflix, Dell, and Blockbuster. Others reveal large gaps between the website and the mobile experience, including Avon (satisfaction 8 points lower on mobile) and Walmart (7 points lower).
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Mobile scores are based on more than 3,000 responses from visitors to the mobile sites and apps of the top 40 e-retail websites according to sales revenue as reported by Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide. Data for online shoppers is based on more than 8,500 responses from visitors to the traditional websites of these retailers. Survey responses were collected via FGI Research's Smart Panel. ForeSee utilizes the methodology of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) to calculate the scores. The ACSI is the national standard for customer satisfaction, and this measure has been shown to have a direct link with stock prices and other measures of financial performance.
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DUNEDIN — Michael Dunnigan added another interesting chapter to the Tarpon Springs-East Lake rivalry in the semifinals of the Dunedin Spring Tournament on Wednesday night. The Spongers senior right-hander threw a complete-game no-hitter in Tarpon Springs' 8-0 win over the Eagles.
The Spongers advance to Friday's championship game against Osceola, an 8-0 winner over Clearwater Central Catholic in the other semifinal. East Lake will play in the third-place game against CCC at 5 p.m. Friday.
"I had a lot of adrenaline from the first pitch," Dunnigan said. "I wanted to beat those guys. This was my only chance to pitch against them and they are our rivals."
The game was intense throughout but got very tight in the seventh, despite Tarpon Springs' eight-run lead. Dunnigan got the first out then an error allowed the next batter to reach.
With two out and a runner on first, East Lake's Nathan Montano laid down a bunt to third. The ball bounced off Ethan Lichtenburg's arm and was ruled an error. Dunnigan got a fly out to end the game and preserve the no-hitter.
The Spongers have won all three meeting against the Eagles this season.
Offensively, the Spongers were paced by Brendan Overton, who had three hits, including two triples, and five RBIs. His bases-loaded triple in the first scored the Spongers' first three runs.
Like Dunnigan, he was fired up to play East Lake.
"We're used to playing these guys," Overton said. "There's more excitement when we play them."
Overton broke the golden rule of no-hitters: He mentioned it to Dunnigan in the fifth inning.
"We were joking about it starting in the second inning," Dunnigan said. "Then he came up to me in the fifth and told me I had a no-hitter going. I said, 'What are you doing?' "
In the second semifinal, Osceola scored twice in the first and added four more in the fourth. Pitcher Justin Kremer threw six innings and allowed three hits.
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St. Petersburg Catholic defeated River Ridge 4-3 in one loser's bracket game. Carrollwood Day beat Calvary Christian 6-5 in nine innings. Countryside beat Pinellas Park 2-1.


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HSBC has reaffirmed its commitment to Asia after its Australian chairman suggested the largest banker to the developing world was is considering withdrawing from high-risk countries in Asia, a result of global financial regulation that could present an unrealised and stifling effect on financing emerging economies.
The chairman of HSBC Bank Australia, Graham Bradley, told an Australian Securities and Investments Commission conference in Sydney on Monday that requirements of the unique "deferral of prosecution" settlement with regulators in the United States and Britain were "completely incompatible" with local regulations in some Asian jurisdictions in which HSBC was operating - including Malaysia - which was forcing the bank to reconsider where it would continue to lend.
But in a statement provided to Capital overnight, HSBC backtracked from Mr Bradley's comments, saying no market withdrawals were planned based on its obligations under the settlement, and that the bank "does not believe that the demands of US and local regulators in any of our markets are incompatible."
In December, HSBC entered into a "deferred prosecution agreement" with the US Department of Justice and Securities Exchange Commission, and Financial Services Authority in Britain, under which HSBC paid a $US1.9 billion fine for allowing itself to be used to launder drug money flowing out of Mexico and other banking lapses. The US government reserved the right to prosecute the bank for any breach of US financial services laws for the next five years, including its past misdeeds.
"The agreement was a deferral of prosecution – a legislative instrument not particularly known about or legislated here in Australia or any other country – which in US law effectively means the US authorities have reserved the right to prosecute us at any time over the next five years if we breach any law and prosecute us for the past with full admissions," Mr Bradley said.
"So, $US1.9 billion buys you a five-year sword of Damocles hanging over the institution."
The impact of the settlement was still being assessed by HSBC, and was forcing it to reconsider operations in jurisdictions where financial services regulation created higher risks because the bank would do everything in its power to ensure that US government was not able to invoke its power to prosecute under the agreement, Mr Bradley said.
He cited the example of Malaysia, where it is illegal for any bank to refuse to open an account for a business customer, and where banks cannot price risky customers out of the market because interest rates are regulated.
Foreshadowing the potential withdrawal of HSBC, the largest non-Chinese bank in the world by market capitalisation, from Malaysia, Mr Bradley said: "How are you to know that the flower shop in Kuala Lumpar that wants to open a modest bank account isn't dealing for a drug cartel through the back door or laundering money for someone who is?
"The extraterritorial reach of US securities and money laundering laws has hit an intersection with local domestic regulation that is completely incompatible with any commercially realistic way of doing business in our region and is by no means unique.
"The world's global bank is now shrinking in terms of its footprint."
But the bank denied these comments should be interpreted as suggesting a withdrawal from Malaysia or other jurisdictions. A spokeswoman for HSBC Australia said HSBC Group's strategy focused expansion and resources on the world's fastest-growing economies, particularly emerging market economies in Asia. "Our announced disposals are on record and are intended to provide further focus on growing our operations in the region," the spokeswoman said.
HSBC said it is making a worldwide effort to ensure that it maintains the highest standards wherever it does business, is committed to protecting the integrity of the global financial system, and is working closely with governments and regulators around the world, including around Asia.
HSBC said in a statement it was committed to complying fully with the deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice "and believes that such compliance furthers its ability to do business in the emerging markets of Asia. There are no market withdrawals planned based on our obligations under the DPA. Moreover, we do not believe that the demands of US and local regulators in any of our markets are incompatible."
HSBC will pay the same amount as the fine in compliance costs following the scandal, increasing the number of compliance staff in its corporate HQ from 120 to 1000.
Earlier during the same session at the ASIC conference, Ashley Asher, the CEO of the Futures and Securities Commission of Hong Kong, warned that it was "unrealistic" to see new global financial regulations adopted across Asia on the same timetable as Western countries, given that there had been no taxpayer-funded bailouts of the banking system in any Asian countries following the global financial crisis.
Asia would be "a full participant in the global conversation" about post-GFC regulation, he said, but it was necessary "to ensure [global regulation] is adapted to Asian markets in various stages of development."


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