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Washington D.C. – In a speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies Monday Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced that the Navy would be sending a 4th submarine to Guam in the 2015 Fiscal year.
"The Navy is .. adding a 4th Forward Deployed Naval Force SSN to Guam in fiscal year 2015," said Carter. It is part of the overall shift to the Asia-Pacific which former DoD Secretary Leon Panetta announced last year.
It means that 60% of U.S. Naval assets will be assigned to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020. Carter called that "a substantial and historic shift."
Carter also spoke about the investments being made in training facilities and infrastructure in the western Pacific "including in Guam, which we are developing as a strategic hub—as well as in Marianas, Saipan, and Tinian."
READ Deputy Secretary Carter's speech below:
Thank you, John, for giving me the opportunity to be here at this wonderful institution that you run so ably. I've learned so much from John throughout my career, and I have an even greater appreciation today, in my current role, for what John accomplished as Deputy Secretary of Defense. John, you made it look easy. Thank you for inviting me to be here.
I also want to thank Rick Inderfurth, CSIS's chair for U.S.-India Policy Studies, who made this event possible and from whom I've learned so much about this region for so long. Thank you, Rick.
As John mentioned, I did recently return from a trip to Asia that took me to Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Indonesia, where I attended the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue. The purpose of my trip was to visit with our troops of course, who are performing superbly, and also to make sure that our forces, our allies, and our partners in the region understand that we are serious about our defense commitments there – that we are going to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.
This was my second trip to Asia since President Obama announced a new strategic concept for the United States. And it followed recent visits to the region by President Obama, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Panetta, and National Security Advisor Donilon – all of whom were emphasizing the very same thing: the central importance of the Asia-Pacific to the United States and our commitment to making sure that the region remains safe, secure, and prosperous.
Later this week, Secretary Kerry will be visiting Seoul, Tokyo, and Beijing for the first time as Secretary of State. And later this spring, Secretary Hagel, who as a Senator led the first U.S. congressional delegation to the Shangri-La Dialogue, will attend the Dialogue for the first time as Secretary of Defense.
Our forces out there are superbly commanded by Sam Locklear and J.D. Thurman.
I say all of this because I think it's important to point out how much time, energy, and intellectual capital, as well as resources we are investing in our rebalance to Asia – across the breadth of our government. As the President has said, our investment in the region will continue to grow in the years to come.
Now in this connection, our rebalance to Asia is mostly a political and economic concept, not a military one. But given my role as Deputy Secretary of Defense, I'm naturally going to concentrate on its security aspects today.
First, I'd like to briefly address the evolving security situation on the Korean Peninsula:
The North Koreans have been determined of late to create a crisis atmosphere. But just because they have a habit of indulging in extreme rhetoric doesn't mean that we don't take the situation seriously.
As we have demonstrated through our actions in the past few weeks, the United States is committed to maintaining peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. We are vigilantly monitoring the situation, and we are in close contact with our South Korean civilian and military counterparts, as well as with the governments of Japan, China, and Russia.
Our position has been, and remains, that North Korea should cease its provocative threats immediately. North Korea's nuclear activities are in clear violation of U.N. Security Resolutions and its international commitments, and we believe that North Korea should live up to these commitments and refrain from its provocative behavior.
To this end, we are working with our friends and allies around the world to employ an integrated response to these unacceptable provocations, which include United Nations Security Council Resolutions with unprecedentedly strong sanctions and additional unilateral sanctions of great effect, the result of which will be to leave North Korea further isolated from the international community.
In the security sphere, the United States remains steadfast in its defense commitments to the Republic of Korea. Together, we are taking important steps to advance the alliance's military capabilities and enhance homeland and alliance security.
In particular, we will continue to provide the extended deterrence offered by the U.S. nuclear umbrella and will ensure that all of its capabilities remain available to the alliance.
As Secretary Hagel announced, we are also taking actions to strengthen our missile defenses in order to keep ahead of North Korean ballistic missile development.
These include the deployment of 14 additional ground-based interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska, and the planned deployment of a second TPY-2 radar to Japan, which will provide improved early warning and tracking of any missile launched from North Korea towards the United States or Japan.
In recent weeks, we have also moved the guided missile destroyers U.S.S. John S. McCain and U.S.S. Decatur to locations in the Western Pacific, where they are poised to respond to any missile threats to our allies or our territory.
Last Thursday, we announced that we will be deploying a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System ballistic missile defense system to Guam in the coming weeks as a precautionary move to strengthen our regional defense posture against a North Korean missile threat.
In addition to these measures, we recently signed a new joint "counter-provocation plan" with the Republic of Korea to enhance our coordination and response in the event of a North Korean provocation and mitigate the risk of miscalculation.
And we are participating in annual military exercises with South Korea, including FOAL EAGLE and KEY RESOLVE, to make sure that our alliance is operationally ready to meet the security challenges that confront us in the region.
As the President has made clear, there is a path open to North Korea to peace and economic opportunity. But to get on that path, North Korea must abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and abide by its international commitments.
With that, let me return to the broader theme of today's discussion, which is how we are implementing our defense rebalance across the Asia-Pacific region.
And I'd like to begin by providing some strategic context:
We in the United States are currently embarked upon a great strategic transition. After a decade of necessary and very intense preoccupation on two wars of a particular kind in Iraq and Afghanistan—one that has finished, and one that will wind down to an enduring presence over the next two years—we are turning a strategic corner, and focusing our attention on the challenges and opportunities that will define our future.
We know what many of those challenges are: continued turmoil in the Middle East, enduring threats like weapons of mass destruction, and a range of new threats in new domains like cyber.
We also see great opportunities—the most consequential of which is to shift the great weight of the Department of Defense—both intellectual and physical—to the Asia-Pacific region to reinforce our longstanding commitments here.
The logic of our rebalance is simple: the Asia-Pacific theater has enjoyed peace and stability for over sixty years. This has been true despite the fact that there is no formal, overarching security structure—no NATO—to make sure that historical wounds are healed. And during that time, first Japan rose and prospered, then South Korea rose and prospered, then many nations in Southeast Asia rose and prospered. And now, China and India rise and prosper. All this has been welcomed by the United States.
But none of this was a foregone conclusion when you consider where the Asia-Pacific region was at the end of World War II. While the Asian political and economic miracle was realized, first and foremost, by the hard work and talent of the Asian people, it was enabled by the enduring principles that the U.S. has stood for in the region, which we believe are essential to peace, prosperity, and security.
These include a commitment to free and open commerce; a just international order that emphasizes rights and responsibilities of nations and fidelity to the rule of law; open access, by all, to the shared domains of sea, air, space, and now, cyberspace; and the principle of resolving conflict without the use of force.
It was also enabled—and this is the theme of my remarks today—by the pivotal role of U.S. military power and presence in the region. We believe that our strong security presence in the Asia-Pacific has provided a critical foundation for these principles to take root. And we intend to continue to provide this foundation for decades to come. Our partners in the region welcome our leadership and our robust engagement, and we are committed to answering their call. It's good for us, and it's good for everyone in the region. And it includes everyone in the region. It is not aimed at anyone – no individual country, or group of countries.
With this background, I'd like to explain the various features of our defense rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region. Our rebalance is reflected in:
Force structure decisions we have made and are making – that is, what we keep and what we retire;
- Presence and posture – that is, where we put things and what we can do with them – the most visible part of our rebalance;
- Investments—not just in technology and new weapons systems— but in human capital as well;
- Innovations in our operational plans and tactics;
- And perhaps most importantly, the work we are doing to strengthen our alliances and partnerships in the region.
I'd like to begin by describing how we are shifting our force structure to the Asia-Pacific region. And I'll start with the Navy.
As we draw down from Afghanistan, the Navy will be releasing naval surface combatants, and eventually carriers, as well as naval intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and processing, exploitation and dissemination capabilities:
Already, EP-3 signals reconnaissance aircraft have moved from CENTCOM to PACOM.
- The Navy will also be releasing Firescout Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from Afghanistan, and several electronic surveillance aircraft will be available for redeployment.
- In addition, Navy P-3s, a type of maritime patrol aircraft, which have conducted maritime surveillance missions in the Middle East for the past decade, will return to PACOM.
- And the Navy is also adding a 4th Forward Deployed Naval Force SSN to Guam in fiscal year 2015.
The Navy is also shifting its overall posture to the Asia-Pacific region. Secretary Panetta announced last year that 60 percent of our naval assets would be assigned to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020 – a substantial and historic shift.
The Navy is accomplishing this in three main ways:
First, the Navy will be permanently basing four destroyers in Rota, Spain, to provide ballistic missile defense to our European allies. Previously, this mission was performed by ten destroyers that rotated from the U.S. to the Mediterranean. The six destroyers that will now be released will be able to shift their deployments to the Asia-Pacific region, while the four ships in Spain continue providing the same amount of missile defense coverage for our European allies.
Second, destroyers and amphibious ships that have conducted security cooperation and humanitarian assistance missions in Africa, South America, and Europe, will be replaced for these missions by new Joint High Speed Vessels and Littoral Combat Ships under construction, freeing destroyers and amphibious ships to deploy to the Asia-Pacific region.
Third, the Navy will generate more forward presence by fielding ships—such as the JHSV and LCS, which I mentioned, as well as new Mobile Landing Platforms and Afloat Forward Staging Bases— that use rotating civilian or military crews.
The Air Force, capitalizing on its inherent speed, range, and flexibility in the region, will also shift capacity from Afghanistan to the Asia-Pacific, including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets like the MQ-9 Reaper, the U-2, and the Global Hawk.
In addition, the Air Force will be able to allocate space, cyber, tactical aircraft, and bomber forces from the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region with little new investment, as 60 percent of its overseas-based forces are already stationed there, including 60 percent of combat-coded F-22s.
Our ability to strengthen the ongoing continuous bomber presence missions in the region will also benefit from reduced presence in Afghanistan. As operations in Afghanistan end, for example, more B-1s will become available, augmenting the B-52s already on continuous rotational presence the region, and the capability to provide forward strategic presence with round-trip missions by the stealthy B-2 will remain a valuable option.
The Army and Marine Corps also have an important role to play in our rebalance. Both services are making the most titanic transitions coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan because they've been so deeply involved in both conflicts.
The Army has about 91,000 soldiers and civilians assigned to the Asia-Pacific and it maintains a forward presence of eight active component Brigade Combat Teams, twelve batteries of Patriots, and numerous theater enabling units.
The Army is ensuring that, after a decade of using PACOM assets in the CENTCOM area, the PACOM commander regains command and control of the other 60,000 Soldiers assigned to the broader Asia- Pacific region.
As part of this regionally-aligned rotational concept, Army units assigned to PACOM will focus during their training cycle on specific PACOM mission profiles, such as bilateral and trilateral training exercises and building partnership capacity.
I should also add that during these months of sequestration and beyond, the Army is preferentially protecting the readiness and modernization of the more than 19,000 Soldiers we have in South Korea so that they are able to decisively respond to any North Korean provocation.
The Marines also have a pivotal role to play in the Pacific as well. Roughly 18,000 Marines are forward-deployed in the region, split between Iwakuni, where a fighter squadron is based; Okinawa, where III Marine Expeditionary Force operates from; and Darwin, which has a Marine rifle company. The Marines have also put an additional two infantry battalions (for a total of three) on the ground in Okinawa and will put another there this fall. These are rotational battalions that will move in and out of the Western Pacific every six months. All of this will be accompanied by an EA-6 Prowler squadron in Iwakuni this fall, along with more heavy lift and attack helicopters on Okinawa. I should also mention that there are 5,000 Marines on Oahu in Hawaii.
So in reality, the Asia-Pacific region will soon see more of our Army, Marine Corps, and Special Operations Forces, now that they are coming home to the Pacific from Iraq and Afghanistan.
In addition to shifting our own force structure, we are modernizing and enhancing our forward presence across the region in cooperation with our allies and partners.
Let me start with Northeast Asia:
I've already mentioned the work we are doing with South Korea.
In Japan, we have added aviation capability with the MV-22 Osprey deployment, we have upgraded our missile defense posture as I mentioned earlier with the deployment of a second TPY-2 radar, and we are working to revise the Defense Guidelines with Japan to meet the challenges of the 21stcentury.
And, as announced by Secretary Hagel last week, the United States and Japan have achieved an important milestone in our effort to realign our Marine Corps presence in Okinawa. Moving forward on this initiative sends a clear signal that our posture in Northeast Asia will be operationally resilient, geographically distributed, and politically sustainable for the foreseeable future.
In addition to strengthening our presence in Northeast Asia, we are enhancing our presence in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean region as well. In this regard, it's important to underscore that we are not only rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific but also within the Asia-Pacific, in recognition of the growing importance of Southeast Asia to the region as a whole – emphasizing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, maritime domain awareness, capacity building, and multilateral exercises.
In Australia, for example, our first company of Marines rotated through Darwin last year – a key first step towards using this presence to engage in bilateral and multilateral exercises with partners in the region
In the Philippines, we are working with our full and equal partner to enhance the capacity of the Philippines Armed Forces, increase our rotational presence, and capitalize on other opportunities for cooperation.
In Singapore, the first of our four Littoral Combat Ships will be arriving later this month, providing a key capability to work bilaterally and multilaterally with our partners in the region.
These are but a few examples of how we are expanding our presence in the region.
Next, we are giving priority in our investments in our budget to the development of platforms and capabilities that have direct applicability to the Asia-Pacific region, all the while preserving and integrating the counter-insurgency and special operations capabilities that we have worked so hard to develop over the last decade in Iraq and Afghanistan,
These investments include the Virginia-class nuclear powered submarine –including the submarine itself and the new payload module for cruise missiles—as well as the P-8 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft and the anti-submarine MH-60 helicopter. Together, these investments will help the Navy sustain its undersea dominance.
The Navy is also fielding the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance sensor aboard the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to expand the range and capacity for ISR in the region; additional EA-18G electronic aircraft, and a Next Generation Jammer with extensive frequency range and increased agility. These provide extensive electronic warfare capability.
In the Air Force, while we have made some reductions in tactical air squadrons worldwide by removing some of the older or single-purpose aircraft to make way for newer aircraft, we have made no significant changes in our tactical air posture for the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, we have continued to invest in the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter, a new stealth bomber, the KC-46 tanker replacement, and a host of ISR platforms.
The Army, for its part, continues to invest in Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities that are being deployed and improved as I noted.
At the enterprise level, we are also protecting our investments in future-focused capabilities that are so important to this region, such as cyber, certain science and technology investments, and space.
In addition to investing in technical capabilities, we are also investing in our people: in language and culture skills, regional and strategic affairs – to ensure that we cultivate the intellectual capital that will be required to make good on our rebalance.
And with regard to our military installations, we are making critical investments in training ranges and infrastructure – including in Guam, which we are developing as a strategic hub—as well as in Marianas, Saipan, and Tinian.
We are focused on delivering capacity, managing resources, and following-through on our investments. Secretary Gates and Panetta both held regular videoconferences on Iraq and Afghanistan – where the commanders and all the key players in the Pentagon would work on those very urgent problems associated with both theaters.
Given the priority of our rebalance, Secretary Panetta decided to use this same model for PACOM – a model that Secretary Hagel has now adopted as well – to provide continuous and focused attention on the region.
In fact, I just came from such a meeting.
And to support the Secretary, I have been convening a series of working sessions of the Deputy's Management Action Group – the principal management forum of the Department – that are specifically focused on our rebalance to the Asia-Pacific. We are watching every dollar, every ship, and every aircraft to implement the rebalance successfully.
We also recognize that as the world is changing quickly, our operational plans need to change. And we're changing them accordingly. We are therefore taking into account new capabilities and operational concepts, advanced capabilities of potential adversaries and global threat assessments.
These many U.S. elements of our rebalance are only part of our strategy. We also seek, as we have for decades, to build partnerships in the region that leverage the unique strengths of our various partners and allies to confront critical challenges and realize emerging opportunities.
I've already mentioned the work we are doing with allies Japan, Korea, Australia, and the Philippines, but we're building partnerships with many others also.
For example, last November, we worked with our treaty ally Thailand to update the U.S.-Thailand Joint Vision Statement for the first time in 50 years.
With New Zealand, the signing of the Washington Declaration and associated policy changes have opened up new avenues for defense cooperation in areas such as maritime security cooperation, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and peacekeeping support.
In Burma, we have resumed limited military-to-military relations and are working to ensure the Burmese military supports Burma's ongoing and dynamic reforms.
With the Vietnamese, we are expanding our cooperation – as set forth in a new memorandum of understanding – in maritime security, search-and-rescue, peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
In Malaysia and Indonesia, we are similarly working to build partner capacity to conduct maritime security and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
With China, we have invited the Chinese to participate in the RIMPAC exercise which we host, and we are delighted that they have accepted. We seek to strengthen and grow our military-to-military relationship with China, commensurate with our growing political and economic relationship. Building and sustaining a positive and constructive relationship with China is essential to the success of our rebalancing strategy.
Finally, India – a key part of our rebalance, and, more broadly, an emerging power that we believe will help determine the broader security and prosperity of the 21stcentury. Our security interests with India converge on maritime security and broader regional issues, including India's "Look East" policy. We also are working to deepen our defense cooperation – moving beyond purely defense trade towards technology sharing and co-production.
Multilaterally, we recognize the importance of strengthening regional institutions like ASEAN that play an indispensable role in maintaining regional stability and resolving disputes through diplomacy. In this regard, we have made attendance at key ASEAN ministerial meetings a priority for our secretaries, especially the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus.
We strongly support ASEAN unity and we applaud the efforts of ASEAN member nations to develop a binding code of conduct that would create a rules-based framework for regulating the conduct of parties in the South China Sea and would welcome China's active participation in negotiations on it. Our position is clear and consistent: we call for restraint and for diplomatic resolution; we oppose provocation; we oppose coercion; and we oppose the use of force. We don't take sides when it comes to competing territorial and historical claims, but we do take the side of peaceful resolution of disputes in a manner consistent with international law.
We are also deeply engaged in ASEAN exercises planned this year, including a humanitarian and disaster relief exercise that will be hosted by Brunei, a counterterrorism exercise that we are cosponsoring with Indonesia, and a maritime security exercise co-chaired by Malaysia and Australia.
As we work to build these partnerships in Asia, we will complement them with critical new investments in our alliance and in our partnerships in Europe. I mentioned the forward-basing of Aegis destroyers in Rota, Spain. We have established an aviation detachment in Poland to more closely train with our allies' Air Forces, we will place land-based missile defense systems in Romania in 2015 and in Poland in 2018, and will redefine our presence in the NATO Response Force with a steady rotation of U.S. Army forces to Europe to maintain our transatlantic military links, and cement tremendous interoperability gains we have made with allies and partners over the last decade of operations. As we rebalance, in other words, our transatlantic bonds actually become even more important as we face common challenges outside Europe.
So there is so much that goes into the rebalance. Let me close by noting that there are those who have concerns about, and perhaps some who have hope for, a theory that our rebalance will not be lasting, or that it's not sustainable.
I'm a physicist, and I therefore put facts against theory, and let me tell you why this theory doesn't fit the facts.
The rebalance will continue, and in fact gain momentum for two reasons:
First, U.S. interests in the region are enduring, and so also will be our political and economic presence. This presence is accompanied by values of democracy, freedom, human rights, civilian control of the military, and respect for the sovereignty of nations that America has long stood for, and that human beings welcome and I think relate to.
So our interest in staying a pivotal force in the region will, we believe, be reciprocated.
Second, we have the resources to accomplish the rebalance. Some who wish to question the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific theater point to the current, seemingly endless debate in Washington about the U.S. budget, and wonder whether all this can be accomplished.
I'm interested to hear this because I'm more accustomed to listening to people question why the U.S. spends more on defense than the next 16 largest militaries in the world combined. This statistic is true and won't change much in coming years. It's also worth noting that most of the rest of the money that the world spends on defense is spent by countries that are allies and friends of the United States. These levels of defense spending are a reflection of the amount of responsibility that the U.S. and its friends and allies share for providing peace and security.
You may also be wondering whether the sequester will change these facts in a significant way. It won't, and here's why:
Sequester was never intended to be implemented and is very disruptive because it gives us very little managerial flexibility in where we take budget adjustments this year. But wherever we have flexibility, we are favoring and protecting the rebalance. We continue to review and revise our plans for executing the FY13 budget in the face of sequester, increased costs of the Afghanistan campaign, and the fact that we only recently got an appropriation. Back in January I gave direction about what is exempt from or protected from sequestration, and the Services and components are applying that guidance. It explicitly directs the protection, wherever possible, of activities related to the rebalance this year.
The main point is that the arbitrary cuts that sequester imposes under the Budget Control Act are temporary, lasting through October of this year. In other words, sequester is an artificial, self-inflicted political problem, not a structural problem. Hopefully, the turmoil and gridlock will end and the U.S. can get back to normal budgeting.
When it does, Congress and the President will decide what DoD's budget will be in the years beyond fiscal year 2013. The President has been clear about holding defense spending steady in the long run or reducing it by a few percentage points, including especially by improving efficiency of defense spending.
If the drastic cuts that began with sequester this year were extended for a decade, U.S. defense spending would be cut somewhere around ten percentage points.
This is the range under debate today.
None of these political scenarios changes the math I described earlier: the U.S. defense rebalance to the Asia-Pacific is not in jeopardy.
That said, there is obviously considerable uncertainty about where an overall budget agreement, which is needed to end the current turmoil, will lead. And what is clear to us in DoD is that we need to think and act ahead of this uncertainty, and not in reaction to it. Moreover, it's not the budget but strategic necessity that requires us to examine and reexamine our defense in a fundamental way: strategically, we are turning a corner after ten years of war, and we need to master the security challenges that will define the future.
And, as you know I believe deeply, we need to improve the way we spend the taxpayer's defense dollar, always striving for what I've called Better Buying Power since I was Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics.
For all these reasons, Secretary Hagel asked me to lead a Strategic Choices and Management Review, working with Chairman Dempsey, to examine the choices that underlie our defense strategy, posture, and investments, including all past assumptions and systems. The Review will define the major strategic choices and institutional challenges affecting the defense posture in the decade ahead that must be made to preserve and adapt defense strategy and management under a wide range of future circumstances that could result from a comprehensive deficit reduction deal or the persistence of the cuts that began with this year's sequester.
The results of this Review will frame the Secretary's guidance for the Fiscal Year 2015 budget and will ultimately be the foundation for the Quadrennial Defense Review due to Congress in February 2014.
As Secretary Hagel said last week at NDU, the goal of the Review is to ensure that we can better execute the strategic guidance set out by the President – including our rebalance to Asia.
Finally, it is important to stress that the strength of our rebalance is not measured only by comparing defense budget levels. The end of the war in Iraq and the reduction in Afghanistan allow us to shift the great weight of effort from these wars to our stabilizing presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Next, this weight has accumulated over decades of U.S. defense spending, so you have consider a nation's defense investments over time. It takes decades to build a military capability of the kind the U.S. has.
And probably most importantly, another feature of the U.S. military today is that its operational experience is unrivaled, including such attributes as the ability to work constructively with partners, fuse intelligence and operations, to operate jointly among services, and to support forces with logistics – all of these skills honed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For these reasons – enduring values and increasing military power – the United States can and will succeed in rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific in the years to come.
Thank you.


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Alzheimer's disease is a devastating progressive neurological disorder of older men and women. A comparative disease occurs in dogs and cats and is called canine and feline cognitive disorder (doggie and kitty Alzheimer's) respectively. As in people, it is most commonly seen in older pets. It is estimated to affect 10 million to 15 million pets in the U.S. alone. Microscopically, beta amyloid plaques within the brain and its blood vessels are seen (as in people with Alzheimer's.)
Recently, the drug AniprylR has been approved for treating cognitive disorder in dogs. While effective in some patients, the drug can have rare side effects. If effective, AniprylR must be used for the life of the dog. Since the medication is expensive, a less expensive option might be preferred.
One safer, less expensive alternative that I have been using in my practice for many years is the B vitamin supplement CholodinR. CholodinR contains the B vitamin choline, phosphatidylcholine, methionine and inositol. Recently, in an attempt to quantify response to CholodinR, the manufacturer asked me to perform a study using the supplement in dogs and cats. The results of these two studies are presented here.
Twenty-one dogs of various breeds were enrolled in the study. The age of the participants ranged from 10 to 16 years of age. Nine neutered males and 12 spayed females were enrolled in the study.
At the beginning of the study, owners were asked to identify any problems commonly associated with cognitive disorder. The following abnormal signs were reported by pet owners:
A blood profile including a T4 test was performed prior to the start of the study. Each pet was supplied with a two-month supply of CholodinR to be administered according to label instructions. At the end of a 30-day period of treatment, the dosage was doubled if improvement was not seen.
The results were tabulated with the following scoring system. Pets were scored as no response to the supplement, minimal response, moderate response (up to 50 percent better) and significant response (greater than 50 percent improvement in clinical signs.)
The results of the study indicated the following:
Two dogs, owned by the same owner, showed an exaggerated response and became quite hyperactive, causing the owner to stop the supplement. As a result, the two dogs reverted to showing signs of cognitive disorder, which the owner felt was more desirable than the improved, hyperactive state.
The study in cats enrolled 21 cats 10 years of age and older. Owners were invited to enroll their cats in the study if the cats showed any of the following signs:
As with the canine study, cats were screened with a blood profile prior to entering the study to be certain that underlying disease was not the cause of the clinical signs.
The results were tabulated with the following scoring system. Pets were scored as no response to the supplement, minimal response, moderate response (up to 50 percent better), and significant response (greater than 50 percent improvement in clinical signs.)
Most cats showing no or minimal response had house-training problems as the only complaint from the owners. In most cases this behavior problem was a long-term problem and unlikely to be related to cognitive disorder. The cats showing the greatest response were those showing lethargy and lack of energy, excess sleep, staring at the wall, occasional lack of recognition of the owner, and lack of awareness of the surroundings.
These studies showed that supplementation with the B vitamin choline supplement CholodinR is safe and effective for reversing signs of Alzheimer's disease in dogs and cats. My own clinical experience indicates that if given to older pets before clinical signs appear, many pets taking choline supplementation will not develop signs of Alzheimer's disease (cognitive disorder.) CholodinR is safe, inexpensive, and has no significant side effects.
As pet owners seek more natural therapy for common diseases, the use of choline supplements such as CholodinR can be recommended.
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My climbing ability suffered after a job with a long commute left little time for training. Currently trying to get it back to where it should be.
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INCITS/V2, the Information Technology Access Interfaces Technical Committee of the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS), is about to formally propose a standard for "the discovery, selection, operation, and substitution of user interfaces and options" [6] for everyday appliances. Their approach is similar to that of our personal universal controller (PUC) project [9]: each appliance has an abstract specification of its functions and user interfaces for the appliances are presented on a remote control device that users have with them. The remote control device could be a personal digital assistant, (PDAs), mobile phone, or any other computerized device with communication capabilities (e.g. Tablet PC, wristwatch of the future, etc.). The interfaces presented on the remote control device could also be in several modalities, such as graphical or speech.
This report analyzes the V2 specification in detail, drawing on our experiences building the PUC system. We start by examining how the current version of the V2 specification addresses our comments on an earlier version, particularly by analyzing how the current standard meets our eight requirements for automatically generating user interfaces [10]. Then we contrast the current version of the V2 specification with our PUC system, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. The report concludes with an explanation for why we will not be using the V2 staprovides most of the benefits of our PUC system.


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From: "TLN" <>
Subject: [INDIANA] (Fwd) parents of William Joseph Kelley
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:49:03 -0400
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Subject: parents of William Joseph Kelley
My dad, William Joseph Kelley, was Chief of Police in Indiana, PA,
sometime during the 1930s, I believe.
My mother was Pearl Hazelet Kelley. I think they married in Indiana, PA.
I'm born there in 1929 and have one brother, George, 2 years older. I
enlisted in the Navy @ 17 & have only been back once, for my mother's
funeral. I think my dad may have died & been buried in Indiana, possibly
in the 1970s. His people were from Wilkes Barre & I know very
little of their history. I did find an article re: my father from the PA
State Police archives dated 1918. He was with the Butler troop. I would
be interested in family history as well as Indiana history related to
Hazelet/Kelley. I saw there is a Hazelet Cemetery in Indiana. I remember
summers @ my mother's parent's farm.
I know there was a Kelley family home @ 96 Lee Park Ave., Wilkes Barre,
PA during the 1920's. One of my father's sisters, Rebecca, was a school
teacher & resided @ the address. She taught school across the street
from this address in the 1930's & 1940's. My father's father was married
to Mary Carr (sp) and I know Mary died in 1929, a year after their
youngest son, George, was killed in an auto accident.
I believe my grandfather's first name was John. He came from County
Cork, Ireland. He worked in the coal mines. My father, William Joseph,
was one of his 15 children. If anyone has any info, please e-mail
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College football • Sonny Dykes pulled out a white California cap from underneath the podium and popped it on his head to accent his blue-and-gold tie and dark suit.
On his first day as Cal's coach, Dykes definitely looked the part.
Cal formally introduced Dykes as its new head coach Thursday, replacing the fired Jeff Tedford after three years at Louisiana Tech. Dykes said the past two days have been a whirlwind waiting to learn the outcome of the search "but I'll look back and say that was the best 48 hours of my life."
• Brian Kelly of Notre Dame has won Coach of the Year at the Home Depot College Football Awards show at Disney World.
Kelly received the award Thursday night. He becomes the first two-time winner, having previously received the honor in 2009 while he was at Cincinnati.
Larsen's perfect game uniform sold
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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US October 26, 2000
EU November 17, 2000
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AU April 2, 2009
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is the sixth game in the Zelda series and the second Nintendo 64 installment. Using much of the same engine that was used in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask adds a unique gameplay system in which you replay the same three days over and over again. Also of interest is that Link transforms into a Deku, a Goron, a Zora, and the Fierce Deity.
While searching for a friend in the Lost Woods, Link is robbed by a Skull Kid in a mask. Chasing after the Skull Kid, Link stumbles into a mysterious land called Termina. He catches up with the Skull Kid, but the Skull Kid turns Link into a Deku Scrub.
Link quickly discovers that Termina is doomed. The moon is going to crash into the world and destroy it. So, Link faces his greatest challenge yet: stop the moon in three days.
Majora's Mask is a unique game which focuses more on sidequests than a sprawling adventure. The player starts in Clock Town, which acts as the central hub of Clock Town. The game runs on a timer which marks the passage of the three days until the moon crashes into Clock Town. Each minute corresponds to an hour, which adds up to a total of 72 minutes. Before the end of the third day, Link must play the Song of Time to return to the first day. This not only ensures Link's survival, but it is the only way to save the game. There are also other songs which play around with time, as the Inverted Song of Time slows time down to double the time limit, while the Song of Double Time will allow the player to skip ahead. Link spends his first cycle trapped in Deku Scrub form and must be spent exploring Clock Town to find the Skull Kid in order to retrieve the Ocarina.
The game contains only four dungeons, as the game is more about journeying through the different regions to each temple and completing as many sidequests within the allotted three days. When going back in time, all of Link's tasks will be undone. However, he will keep all of his inventory (aside from Rupees, replenishable items and event items) which includes the reward from completing a dungeon. The game also contains a variety of collectible masks, most of which are earned from completing sidequests. These masks give special powers with varying degrees of usefulness. There are also several transformation masks which are vital to the story and contain another gameplay variation for this installment. Link can find Deku, Goron and Zora Masks which can be used to assume the form of the corresponding species. These forms all have their own distinct abilities and disadvantages. Deku Link can skip across water, spit bubbles and float through the air after firing himself from certain buds, but is weak against fire. Goron Link can attac enemies with punches and can get around by rolling, producing spikes with enough magic power. Zora Link is mostly useful for exploring water, but this form also has boomerang fins and an electrical force field. One last transformation mask is available at the end of the game and is only used for boss fights. It is the Fierce Deity's Mask, which turns Link into a powerful adult figure who can fire sword beams.
Version Differences
There are several differences between the American and Japanese versions of this game. In the Japanese version, there was no interrupt save. This allowed for three files, while the American version only had two.
Continuity Notes
- This game acts as a direct sequel of Ocarina of Time, following the Hero of Time's adventures after being returned to his childhood at the end of Ocarina of Time. This marks the first game in the branch of the official timeline that is referred to as the Child Timeline. The next game taking place in this timeline is Twilight Princess.
- This game contains various characters who are identical to characters from Ocarina of Time, which is explained by Termina being a parallel world. One exception is the Skull Kid, who implies that he is the same Skull Kid who learned Saria's Song from Link in Ocarina of Time. It is also possible that the Happy Mask Salesman and Kaepora Gaebora are the same as their counterparts from Hyrule.
- Link is teamed with Epona (the Hyrule Historia explaining that he borrowed the horse before his journey) again, and the same Princess Zelda from Ocarina appears in flashback. Link is also said to be looking for Navi following her disappearance after the ending of Ocarina.
One lasting legacy of Majora's Mask is it's darker tone, which later influenced The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Its sidequests also seem to have influenced the handling of sidequests in later games, and it established more of the characters who would be recycled throughout the series.
The next game in the Zelda series was actually a pair of handheld games that were released simultaneously: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons.
Ports and Rereleases
- In November 2003, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask was included in The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition promotional disk for the Nintendo Gamecube. This version was known to have several altered sound effects, a lowered frame rate and a high chance of freezing up.
- In April 2009, Majora's Mask was released for download over the Wii's Virtual Console.
- It received a 3DS remake in 2015, known as The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D.
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|The Legend of Zelda - The Adventure of Link - A Link to the Past - Link's Awakening - Ocarina of Time (3D)
Majora's Mask (3D) - Oracle of Ages/Seasons - Four Swords (Anniversary Edition) - The Wind Waker
Four Swords Adventures - The Minish Cap - Twilight Princess - Phantom Hourglass - Spirit Tracks
Skyward Sword - A Link Between Worlds - Tri Force Heroes - Breath of the Wild
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A Malaysian Muslim political party is demanding that Elton John be barred from performing in the country later this week because he is homosexual.
Nasruding Hassan Tantawi, head of the youth wing of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic party (PAS), said the concert "must be cancelled".
"Artists who are involved in gay and lesbian activities must not be allowed to perform in Malaysia as they will promote the wrong values," he said.
Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia, where almost two-thirds of the 28 million population are Muslim, and is punishable by caning and up to 20 years in prison.


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Telstra's move to double its late payment fee to $11 has prompted electricity companies Energy Australia and Integral Energy to also plan hefty fee rises.
A fortnight ago, Telstra said it would raise its $5 late payment fee from March 2004 for bills greater than $130. The move is expected to hit about 25 per cent of its customers.
In submissions lodged with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), Energy Australia cited Telstra and said it wanted to raise its late payment fee from $5 to $10, while Integral Energy wanted to raise its fee from $5.45 to $7.60.
Each company said it wanted a late fee level that deterred customers from delaying payment. Integral argues late fees are aimed at "encouraging behavioural change".
But consumer groups say this turns the fees into penalties, rather than a cost recovery for issuing reminder notices.
Penalty fees were potentially unlawful. The chairman of the Australian Consumers Association, Chris Field, said a national working party was seeking to have late payment fees outlawed under new national unfair contracts legislation.
Mr Field said the Telstra fee may already be unlawful, and the centre was interested in taking up a test case.
"The law as it currently stands throughout Australia is that companies can only charge a fee that represents their actual cost of the consumer's default, rather than an amount that would be construed as a penalty," he said.
Integral Energy said in its submission it does not charge a late fee until five business days after the due date shown on the invoice. Integral said the fee covered reminder and disconnection notices, but there had been an increase in the cost of managing late paying customers.
Energy Australia said it did not think $5 would continue to cover costs as well as provide a "disincentive for customers".
Jim Wellsmore, of the NSW Public Interest Advocacy Centre, said none of the energy companies had been able to demonstrate the costs associated with late payments, and the fees hit low-income households disproportionately.
"They take someone who is having trouble paying and make it harder," Mr Wellsmore said.
IPART member Jim Cox said the electricity fee increases had not yet been approved, and IPART did not accept consumer deterrence as a justification.
Charles Britton, an Australian Consumers Association policy officer, said the fees were a revenue stream for companies.
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The hotel had a lot of good features if you had kids with you. The staff was great. The only thing we didn't like is the room had a funny smell.
The only complaint is the 2 night minimum booking for special events. .......didn't plan on staying for 2 days.
I've stayed at this hotel several times while visiting my brother. Even though there are many other hotels closer, I always go out of my way to stay here. The hotel is clean, the staff members are friendly , and the included breakfast is plentiful, with a nice variety of food.
Morning and evening food is a VERY nice touch...........
I stayed here while attending a local convention. It's a bit of a drive from downtown Indy, but that's the only 'con' about the hotel. It was clean and I found the staff to be VERY friendly and helpful. The breakfast and evening meal are included and were a nice added value.
Wish the dinner was later for guests checking in late, but there are many nearby places to eat. Make sure your GPS gets you on the bypass, instead of going through downtown.
Hotel was super-convenient with easy freeway access. Room was quiet and very large; beds were a little soft for my preference but pillows were great. Breakfast was incredible -- items were fresh and hot, and much more selection than your typical continental breakfast. Coffee was very good -- a definite plus!
The staff was very professional and kind. The hotel was clean and new. The breakfast was a substantial buffet for being included in the price. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.
Top notch hotel - super clean everywhere - friendly, helpful staff all the way around from every employee we encountered. Rooms are nice and have room darkening curtains, beds were very comfortable, nice bathroom/shower. Free hot breakfast was excellent and saved us time and money, free dinner consisted of salad, baked potato, macaroni/cheese, hot dogs, chips, etc - nothing fancy but all good. Gave us a card for three free drinks from their bar area for hours between 5:30-7:00 pm each day! Would definitely stay here again and would recommend to anyone I know looking to stay in the Indianapolis area - no complaints!
Stayed at this hotel as most others in area were sold out. (They also sold out that evening by 6pm.) Free 'happy hour' was hot dogs, mac 'n cheese, and chicken tenders, with one choice of draft beer or wine. Hotel was not prepared for a full house - they were sold out of bottled water at their little store, and were out of coffee each of the 3 times we tried to get some in the morning. Although less than 10 years old, the rooms are very dated looking. (Picture a round dial wall thermostat, floral pictures in gold frames, and a recliner in your room.) Beds were pretty comfortable though. Definitely not a hotel for the business guest!
The Drury Inn was our stopping point on our way home to Michigan from a Florida Spring Break trip. Normally, after 12.5 hours of driving, any hotel looks excellent. But this one really is. The front desk attendant had a genuine smile ready as I walked in the lobby. Check-in was fast and efficient. And... I could smell freshly popped popcorn. A favorite. The elevators were swift and efficient (did I mention we were tired?) and the room was clean and fresh. We only enjoyed if for about 30 minutes before we conked out, but it was very nice. This is our second Drury Inn, and they both get high marks.
Almost like a bed and breakfast establishment A throwback to a bygone era.
A good option for those not looking to stay downtown but also not near the Airport. Stately building. Breakfast was standard. Room was nicer than expected.
Stopped for a night on a road trip at the Kendall Inn and really liked it. Room was spacious and clean, bathroom was large and modern, and the beds were comfortable. We checked in rather late and the night clerk had pre-checked us in to speed us through and we were able to just sign in and collect our keys and settle in for the night.
Large room Body spray shower There were no free power outlets in the room. I had to unplug the lamp to to charge my cellphone on the nightstand. There was a desk to set my laptop, but there were only two outlets next to the desk. One was used for the fridge, and the other was for the microwave. The only place to charge my phone without unplugging anything, was in the bathroom. I used that for my phone the first night.
It is a quiet setting. The rooms are big and the bathroom was exceptionally nice. Although the building was old, it was in good repair.
Breakfast can be improved.
Very Clean room. Indoor pool looked nice but we didn't have time to use. Staff was friendly. Breakfast was kinda lame. Also there was a sewer gas odor in our bathroom. Room 210.
Facility was in great shape. Very comfortable. Good breakfast.
The room, the interior design No microwave or refrigerator
Rooms were clean, staff was friendly, they even let us check in early so my daughter could get ready for her event witch was greatly appreciated. We come to Indy every year and will be staying here from now on. When your 13 year old daughter says dad can we stay here next year, you know it's a good place!! Hot tub heater was broken but that kinda thing happens.
The staff was nice and accomodating. the location was right were I need it. The rooms were good. The only thing I did not like was one of our rooms the front door latch was not secured.
The location was good. Close to highway and shopping center. Very run down. Stairs were not well maintained and held puddles of water in rain. I ended up slipping on stairs due to the standing water. Beds were hard and blankets old and rough. Tv only got cable not any local channels. Air conditioning was weak, never felt cold. Fridge never got cold. Never again.
It was a great place to stay. The staff was very accomidating and pleasant to work with. I would stay here again if in this area.
Access to malls and freeways. The people on the counter were very helpful did not like the fact that the bathtub was not in the best shape.
Nothing....awful Filthy room......mattress was poor....pool was not functioning......do not stay there
Nothing about this place is worth a good review Everything dirty smelled there's bugs in the room etc
Place was cheap and front desk friendly Room smelled, they changed the name of the hotel without updating kayak. Bed was very uncomfortable. No iron in the room even though there was an ironing board. Strange place.
Room was clean and comfortable. Loved having the full size refrigerator. Staff was very nice and helpful.
Nice clean room. Cooktop, full sized fridge, microwave, everything as advertised. This is an extended stay facility. Not many amenities, but a good value for the price if you just need a room to sleep in.
staff went out of their way to help me no
No real glasses in the kitchen area, but we got some when we asked.
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Easy check in. Great staff. Hard to find electrical outlets for charging phones and laptop work.
Quiet and near the highway and plenty of food nearby.
Staff was very kind. Every thing was good. I just didn't realize that there wouldn't be an in room coffee pot or hair dryer but that was my mistake I believe.
It was clean and bed very comfortable and it the price was decent. The breakfast could have been better I realize its a continental breakfast. There was only oatmeal and muffins and coffee. Just feel it could have been a tad bit better maybe then it would be more appealing. Things such as juice toast cereal
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Close to where we needed to be. Arrived with 2 small children; room w/ 1 queen bed. Staff didn't offer any other options--was actually short in his response. Shower could have been cleaner. No pool; muffins/coffee breakfast. Okay for an overnight, but not worth the money.
Not very busy and plenty of parking space close to room. The free breakfast was not what I expected.
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I am not smoked. so the smoking smell is bad for me.
I stink really bad and the bathroom area was dirty
Not a safe Motel. Persons in the lot were going through a truck and then walked away when we drove past. Pillows looked just slept on. persons lurking in the lot waiting for who knows what. Persons with the gaunt drug use look. When we saw what it was i checked out. Worried for safety of our vehicle. Would not have been surprised to find it gone in the morning if we had stayed. My daughter was scared. We check in at around 11pm and then back out and drove a 1/2 hour to find a better area.
Nothing Nasty bathtub, bed, pillows, bugs, trash and open food in the drawers. The whole stay was just horrible. Had to call corporate even, we will see if anything will even get done about this situation. Very unhappy and upset with Motel 6 and their staff.
The room was by the pool. It was loud all night. People were outside yelling . The staff was not very friendly or hospitable at all. I will not be staying here again, for the same price I can stay at the ramada and it's much nicer and much larger
Rooms were very clean, comfortable beds. Staff was very nice. The reviews I read online had me scared, I even brought my own sheets. The bathroom was spotless. I would definitely stay here again. Our rooms were on the third floor so we had no one above us. People hanging around late at night in the parking lot was somewhat concerning.
Do not stay at this dilapidated motel if you value your safety. I booked online not knowing its location. Upon arrival, I was immediately greeted by multiple signs indicating "Not responsible for loss or damage to vehicle." There were nefarious characters lurking about in the parking lot. The entire structure looks on the verge of being demolished. I checked in, went to my room (which was clean) stayed three minutes and then left and got a room at Hampton Inn across the street.
Nothing, we couldn't wait to get out of there Rooms for filthy at the floors were filthy the lobby and hallways were filthy that was water on floor. I got the impression from the staff they didn't care. Even the parking lot was full of cigarette butts all over the place
I didn't like anything to be honest. I couldn't wait to check out the next morning. The room was dirty. Trash wasn't emptied. Sheets were pee stained. It was supposed to be nonsmoking and it smelled like smoke. It took forever to check in. Bugs in the room. I couldn't wait to get out of there. Would not recommend to anyone.


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If you currently possess a journeyperson's certificate, you may be eligible to be part of the Technical Vocational certificate or degree program. In this program, your trade becomes your first teaching area and the College of Education will provide the opportunity for you to be able to pass those skills on to others.
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Amazon tax fallout boosts indie Christmas sales
The majority of independent booksellers saw a Christmas sales rise in 2012, with fall-out from the Amazon tax avoidance row one of the reasons cited for the lift.
Of 52 indies responding to The Bookseller's annual Christmas Trading Survey, 25 (48%) reported that sales were up over the festive period in comparison with last year, while 15 (29%) said that sales were down. The majority of sales rises cited were 1%-2%, but some shops saw sales up by as much as 10%. The remaining 12 (23%) put Christmas sales flat on 2011.
The majority of booksellers said shoppers were talking about Amazon's tax problems, with 21 (40%) believing that a backlash against the online retailer had positively affected sales.
Independent booksellers across the country reported that customers deliberately chose to shop with them in response to Amazon's tax position.
Peter Donaldson, of Red Lion Books in Colchester, said: "Lots of customers made a point of saying that they were coming to us because they were really unhappy with Amazon's tax position." Philip Maltman, of Dulwich Books in south London, saw similar behaviour among his customers. He said: "The swing against Amazon has improved things for us."
Rachel Phipps of The Woodstock Bookshop near Oxford found that the issue helped shoppers realise "the need to use us or lose us". This reaction was echoed by Harry Wainwright, of Oldfield Park Bookshop in Bath, who said customers had "drifted back" to his shop after hearing about the negative effect that Amazon had on independent booksellers.
However, Ian Nicholson of Alison's Bookshop in Tewkesbury, did not believe that the company's tax avoidance would change customer behaviour in the long term: "Support has been good this year, the Amazon tax issue is mentioned, but I think we kid ourselves in our trade if we believe consumers will steer away from this e-crocodile because of this issue."
The full results of The Bookseller's Christmas Trading Survey will be published in this Friday's issue (11th January) and simultaneously online.


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first: sorry for my bad & ugly english.
second: i am new to linux and backtrack.ok..
i have a pc that is connected to internet with ethernet cable.
recently i added new nic to turn my pc into a proxy server that YourFreedom is installed on it.
in my country some sites and services are filter by operator so i want use internet without any limit in my small home network.
i explain the condition and stuff once again and clearly,
* i have 1 pc that is connected to internet and a pci nic.(eth0 192.168.113.25 connected to internet and eth1 192.168.0.12 is my internal nic)
* Yourfreedom installed on pc
* openvpn installed on pc too
* i have firestarter firewall on my pc and it shares internet with DHCP enable in lan.
* linksys wrt320n router that is config to be DHCP forwarder mode.
internet come from nano station and with ethernet cable to eth0.
then another ethernet cable from eth1 is connected to router.
i start firestarter and it share internet in lan so any device can use internet.(wire and wireless device)
then i start yourFreedom and it connect so i can use my server to surf internet without limit and filter.(other device is connected to internet still but no freedom,internet is filter yet)
then when i select the openvpn in yourfreedom server is connect to internet and use it but internal network can not access to internet any more.
i am cofused.
i don know what and where is problem.
help plz .
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Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - The Israeli-Palestinian Authority conflict took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, when a mortar fired by Palestinian militants landed for the first time inside Jerusalem's city limits.
Although the southern suburb of Gilo has come under repeated automatic weapons fire from the nearby PA-controlled area of Beit Jala, this attack marks the first time a mortar was fired at Jerusalem. No one was injured in the attack.
"If they start firing on our capital, where will it end?" one young Israeli asked.
Up until now, mortars have been fired only from the Gaza Strip, primarily at Israeli settlements located inside the Strip but occasionally landing inside Israel-proper.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office said the mortar attack on Gilo represented a "serious escalation in the protracted armed struggle against Israel."
"We view this with grave concern and we will know how to react accordingly in the way which we deem fit," said David Baker, Sharon's foreign press coordinator.
"This is further proof that the Palestinian Authority has not only failed to take the necessary steps to thwart terror, but has turned a blind eye to continuous acts of terror against Israelis," Baker said.
The mortar attack followed an Israeli army helicopter strike near the home of the head of the military wing of Hamas, 45-year-old Omar Sa'ada, in the Bethlehem area.
Four Palestinians, including Sa'ada, were killed, and as many as 10 others wounded in the strike, according to Palestinian sources. Eshak Sa'ada, Taha al-Arouj and Mohammed Sa'ada were named as the three other Hamas militants killed in the attack.
The army said that the strike had "prevented with certainty a terror attack" inside Israel. Several other Hamas activists were with the military leader at the time, it said.
A senior Arafat aide, Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, called the helicopter strike "state-sponsored terrorism" and said it hurt PA efforts to restore calm.
Israeli military sources said Sa'ada had been planning an attack for the last night of the Maccabiah Games - known as the Jewish Olympics - currently taking place in Israel with the participation of more than 2,000 athletes from around the world.
The army said that it would "continue to target terrorists who are planning terror attacks against Israelis." In a statement, it charged the PA with the responsibility of preventing attacks and apprehending those planning them.
Earlier, Sharon updated President Bush on the latest deadly terror attack and the situation in the region.
Two soldiers, Avi Ben-Haroush and Hanit Hason-Armi, were killed and 10 other Israelis were wounded in a suicide bomb attack on Monday evening at a train station in northern Israel.
In his conversation with Bush, Sharon "emphasized the need for the free states of the world to create a unified and joint front to make a determined and uncompromising stand against local, regional and global terrorism," according to a statement from his office.
Because of the security situation, Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer earlier canceled a scheduled trip to the U.S. to meet with U.S. and U.N. officials.
Overnight, Israel retaliated for the suicide bombing by shelling positions of Arafat's special Force 17 guard in two West Bank towns.
Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the bombing and said it had been to avenge Israel's recent killing of Palestinian militants, including some belonging to its organization.


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Using m0n0wall-1.0 on a net4501.
- In bridge mode with filtering off, it works like expected, but when I
enable filtering bridge most of the times I can't get traffic from OPT1 to
the outside (WAN) network. Incomming traffic works fine (WAN->OPT1).
(sometimes it works, stops working after a reboot)
- Also sometimes the LAN interface cannot be reached, after rebooting or
re-assigning the ip through the serial interface makes it work again.
- m0n0wall works fine in every configuration for me except in the filtered
bridge mode.
-Made a bridge from OPT1+WAN.
-Enabled filtering bridge
-LAN has still 192.168.1.1.
-Firewall rules, both OPT1 and WAN have PASS, protocol all, source any,
destination any.
-Enabled advanced outbound NAT (to prevent auto natting)
- Any idea what the problem could be?
- Why does the WAN interface want an ip? what should I fill in?
- In the OPT1 network there is also some commnucation between de servers
with private network ip ranges, could this cause problems?
- Is there a difference between an OPT1-LAN or an OPT1-WAN bridge?


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Security researchers have uncovered a new Internet Explorer zero-day being used in malware attacks.
The situation was uncovered by Symantec after researchers observed a limited spam campaign seeking to trick users into clicking on a link. The spam had the subject line "re: hotel reservations," and posed as a message about a hotel room. Once inside the e-mail, users were greeted with a link leading to a page on a legitimate, but compromised, site.
The link pointed to a page which contained a script looking to see what version of the browser and Operating System the visitor was using, explained Vikram Thakur, threat researcher at Symantec Security Response. Since the specific exploit page only worked when someone was using Internet Explorer 6 and 7, the script only transferred the visitor to the page hosting the exploit when this condition was met. In other cases the users didn't see anything but a blank website.
Visitors who were served the exploit page didn't realize it, but went on to download and run a piece of malware on their computer without any interaction at all, Thakur blogged. The vulnerability allowed for any remote program to be executed without the end user's notice.
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White House officials are pushing back against Newt Gingrich's claims that President Obama's background in community organizing makes him "a Saul Alinksy radical."
"The president's background as a community organizer is well documented in the president's own books," said spokesman Jay Carney. "So his experience in that field obviously contributed to who he is today. But his experience is a broad-based one that includes a lot of other areas in his life. So I'll just leave it at that."
Carney, a former reporter at Time magazine, also made what appeared to be a personal observation of Gingrich's years as speaker of the House.
"Have I said how much fun I had as a reporter covering Congress from 1996 to 1998?" Carney said. "There was a certain bombast to it at the time, a lot of colorful things to cover."
Carney declined to assess the emerging GOP race between Gingrich and Mitt Romney:
You know, how the Republican primary process sorts itself out is fascinating, no doubt, but it's a process that we don't have any involvement in and we're just watching from the sidelines.
And when a nominee emerges, we'll engage, the president will engage in that debate and I'm sure the vice president will engage in a debate at the appropriate time with whoever the vice presidential running mate is.
If Gingrich prevails, expect to hear a lot about Saul Alinsky.
"The centerpiece of this campaign, I believe, is American exceptionalism versus the radicalism of Saul Alinsky," Gingrich said after winning South Carolina.
Born in Chicago in 1909, Alinsky organized communities in his birth city and California, helping minorities in poor neighborhoods exert political force by collectively demanding better working conditions and getting them to polling stations.
Alinsky's most famous book, "Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals," describes a confrontational method for curing economic inequality - something most conservatives would shun.
In reference to "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli, the 16th century primer for political intrigue, Alinsky wrote: " 'The Prince' was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. 'Rules for Radicals' is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away."
Alinsky further explained his methods in a video clip included in the 1999 documentary "The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and his Legacy."
"First rule of change is controversy," Alinsky said. "You can't get away from it for the simple reason all issues are controversial. Change means movement and movement means friction, and friction means heat, and heat means controversy."
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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Upbeat drama in which a retired boxer turned school janitor helps a bullied child stand up to his tormentors.
Dan Barnes (Steve Austin) is an ex-professional boxer who gave up the sport partly from fatigue and partly in search of a less violent way of life.
When he begins working in the more sedate role of a high school janitor, he is surprised to find that his fighting gifts may come in handy.
One of the children at the school, Matthew (Daniel Magder), is being cruelly bullied by some of his classmates.
Taking on the role of mentor, Dan teaches Matthew to box.
Though one of the boy's tormentors, Hector (Jaren Brandt Bartlett), is the current school boxing champion, under the expert guidance of his tutor Matthew just might spring a surprise on the bullies.
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