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A test website has revealed some new information about the Motorola DROID Pro. The BlackBerry-esque Android device appears to have a 2 year contract price of $299.99. If this unit turns out being priced at that figure without a rebate, it would hold the dubious honor of being the highest subsidized price for an Android model, coming in about $50 over the price Sprint is charging for the Epic 4G after rebate and a signed contract.
The first thing that might come to your mind is how a 3.1 inch, 320 x 480 resolution screen that is not 4G enabled can cost more than a 4G device sporting a 4 inch Super AMOLED display with resolution of 480 x 800. It could have to do with the Motorola DROID Pro's CDMA/GSM chip set required for its global roaming function. Or perhaps it is just easier to pull $300 out of a company than it is to get that amount from a lone individual.
And just for those inquiring minds, it appears that Verizon has taken down the website, so we will have to see whether or not the price holds when the model is officially launched.
source: Droid-Life
Some pictures have been leaked of what appears to be an Android flavored high-end handset made by LG for Verizon. The speculation is that this phone will be powered by a dual-core Tegra 2 processor and a look at the back of the device shows that the camera is HD which could mean video capture as high as 1080p.
Even more exciting is the possibility that the pictured LG model is one of the half-dozen 4G LTE handsets that Big Red said it would have by the first half of 2011. There is some talk that the Korean-based manufacturer will introduce this model during the CES show January 5th. We had earlier reported that an LG model using the Tegra 2 chipset would be ready for Q4 of this year, but obviously that has been pushed back.
Those who have seen the unit close up say that the design is awesome and blows away the Motorola Olympus. Remember, LG was the first to announce a phone using a dual core Tegra processor and has said that web browsing is twice as fast and gaming is 5 times quicker using NVIDIA's chips. It certainly sounds like everyone is going to be raising the bar in 2011.
source: Engadget via AndroidandMe
Lights, Camera, Smartphone, Action. Those cut-ups over at College Humor have put toghether clips of some classic movies with just one little change-imagine if the smartphone was around during the filming of the picture and played a major role in the plot.
Starring as the smartphone in the motion pictures is the T-Mobile G2. Either the phone has a great agent or else HTC has struck a nice product placement pact. The handset does a great acting job in some of the classic films like Citizen Kane, Casablanca and Back to the Future to name a few
Would these movies still have received two thumbs up from the reviewers had the Android powered handset stepped in front of the camera to do its thing?
source: CollegeHumor
A pair of today's top-of-the-line smartphones are now being launched overseas by Vodafone U.K. in a manner that almost makes those in the U.S. wish that the States were still British colonies. The carrier's web site and retail outlets are both now offering the HTC Desire HD and the Nokia N8. The former is a Froyo flavored Android device that is equivalent to a 4G-less version of Sprint's HTC EVO 4G available in the States. The unit is equipped with a 4.3 inch WVGA display and a 1GHz Snapdragon processor along with an 8MP camera with dual flash and AF.
The Nokia N8 is the Finnish based firm's strongest challenger to the Apple iPhone, matching the 3.5 inch screen size of Apple's touchscreen device and offering users the new Symbian ^3 OS. With a 12MP camera on the back of the phone, the N8 is superior to the majority of handsets when it comes to taking snapshots. Video capture at 720p allows for HD videos.
Vodafone is offering the HTC Desire HD for free with a 24 month plan costing 35BP a month. Buy the phone online and get 900 minutes of uncharged texts and 750MB of mobile data per month compared with the 600 minutes of texts and 500MB of monthly data you receive when buying the unit at a store. Buying the phone online will also entitle you to 5MB of European roaming data.
The Nokia N8 can also be obtained for free with a 2 year, 30BP a month service. A special lime green variant of the model is available for Vodafone buyers only.
source: TechRadar
With a giant Gingerbread man being led into the Googleplex on Friday, it is becoming apparent that the launch of the next Android OS build is imminent. Earlier Friday, we reported that according to a Google engineer, the Gingerbread version of Google's open source OS will be Android 2.3 and will be considered a major release.
The Gingerbread man finds himself among the company of a cupcake, donut, eclair and some frozen yogurt, each one representing a specific Android OS build. With Gingerbread most likely turning out to be Android 2.3, Honeycomb should be Android 3.0 and get released early in 2011 for use in Android powered tablets. Considering that the Froyo statue was put up one week before Android 2.2 was launched, if history repeats, Android 2.3 should see its release next week, coming just a couple of weeks before Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 in the U.S.
As we have told you, Samsung and Google are working on a device that is expected to be the first handset loaded with Gingerbread. As far as upgrades to current Android models, those currently running Android 2.2 (perhaps even the first-gen Motorola DROID) could be in line to move up to the next build.
source: YouTube via AndroidandMe
Going from Android 1.5 to 2.1 is quite a shock, so if you are thinking about upgrading your Motorola CLIQ today, just make sure that you are prepared. Actually, the Schaumburg based manufacturer surprised everyone by making the upgrade available now after saying that they were looking for testers yesterday. The official release is Blur_Version.2.1.5.MB200.T-Mobile.en.US for those who like to memorize useless trivia.
When the time comes for you to install the new OS, you need to make sure that there is at least 100MB of free space on your memory card and that your device is fully charged. Unfortunately, because Android 2.1 is a bit more complex than 1.5, the internal memory on your phone will shrink permanently.
Motorola has put up 5 pages of instructions on how to install the upgrade. After you complete the task, let us know what you think about Eclair. You can get to Motorola's instructions by clicking on this link.
source: AndroidandMe
Motorola has taken down the instructions for installing Android 2.1 on the Motorola CLIQ. The site now reads "This site is currently inactive as prelaunch testing of the software is underway. The page will be reactivated when the testing period is complete". Anyone able to get the upgrade installed before the directions were taken down?
A Google engineer, anonymously responding on the Google codes forum to an issue that Android is having with Wi-Fi, might have accidentally given away major State secrets. The engineer said that the problem would be corrected in the next major release of Google's open source OS which he pegged as Android 2.3.
We recently reported speculation was building that Gingerbread was going to be Android 2.5 and that the 3.0 version of the software was going to be Honeycomb and would be designed for Android powered tablets. This leak, if correct, certainly supports that theory with the only difference being that Gingerbread would be Android 2.3, not 2.5.
On the other hand, considering that Eclair was both 2.0 and 2.1, it is still possible that the 2.3 build of Android is nothing more than another flavor of Froyo. But that would not explain the new software being labled a "major release".
According to BriefMobile, the anonymous Google engineer is Nick Kralevich who is a Google Android Security Team engineer, and could be privy to information about Android 2.3. The thread on the forum dealt with a complaint with an Android phone that was unable to connect to a network due to a Wi-Fi security bug.
The Gingerbread build of the Androids OS is expected to bring an improved look to icons with a green color theme. The Notification bar will be colored "slate grey", menus will scroll down with a little bounce at the end, buttons and checkboxes will be improved, Google Calls will be received over Wi-Fi and some pre-installed apps will get a new look. Also, there will be a new "screen-off" animation which is supposedly on the video below.
source: Google code via BriefMobile, Phandroid (Gingerbread sign-off screen)
If you are a current Verizon Wireless customer, you could find yourself at Super Bowl XLV in Cowboys Stadium with your airfare, hotel, transportation, breakfast and your game ticket all paid for by the carrier. Verizon will also give you $250 in spending money to use at your discretion. 45 lucky winners will win the Super Bowl trip while 20 will get the 2nd Tier prize which is a trip to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
There are two ways for Verizon customers to enter the sweepstakes. One is to head over to www.verizonwireless.com/NFL and click on the drop down box where you see the phrase "The action is here". Click on the sweepstakes to enter.
The second way to enter the sweepstakes applies only to those Verizon customers using the Motorola DROID X or Motorola DROID 2. From either of these units, text DROID to 3404 and you will be entered. All entries must be submitted by 11:59pm ET on November 30th, 2010 with a limit of one entry per person, per Droid X or Droid 2 telephone number and per e-mail address.
Just so you can start getting your calendar ready, the Super Bowl will be played on February 6th 2011 and in the strange scheduling set-up that the NFL has been using in the last few years, the Pro Bowl will be played January 30th 2011, before the Championship game. Imagine the uproar that would result if a key player from one of the two Super Bowl teams was hurt playing in the Pro Bowl.
Verizon and the NFL are offering the contest to promote the carrier's NFL Mobile app which is free this year for those who downloaded the software before July 22nd. For those users, the service is free until after the upcoming Super Bowl is played. The app offers free viewing of the NFL Network's Red Zone which shows you real time action whenever a team gets into the red zone (at or inside the opponent's 20 yard line) and is poised to score.
source: PPCGeeks
Back in the day when Windows Media Player and RealPlayer were in their infancy, there was Winamp that dominated PCs for playing back MP3 music files. Now Nullsoft, the company behind Winamp, is bringing their decade of experience to an Android phone near you. Even though its still in beta (version 0.9.1) it works rather well on our Motorola DROID X (Froyo) unit. Music played through Winamp sounds good, but we noticed it can't access Android's Audio Effects (EQ) directly in the program, but instead you have to go into the phone's settings to access it. We also like that Winamp's desktop widget shows the album art and has more controls than the stock Android music player. It also offers a complete media management solution by seamlessly syncing with your Winamp desktop library via Wi-Fi, though standard USB sync is also avaliable. You can download the Winamp player directly from the Android Market or by scanning the QR code below. Let us know if you give it a try!
source: Winamp Blog
For less the price of an item on the McDonalds Dollar Menu, you can purchase the DX/D2 Overclocker and push the CPU on your Motorola DROID X or DROID 2 to 1.2GHz or 1.3 GHz. Before you start reaching for your wallet, you should know that the app is being offered by a company called Unstable Apps.
Still, the pair of Android heavyweights has safely had the heat turned up before, with the DROID X found to be stable at 1.1GHz while the DROID 2 was stable at 1.2GHz. The 99 cents cost of the application seems reasonable enough, but who knows if your handset will end up paying the ultimate price for living life in the fast lane.
source: AppBrain
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Occupy Oakland held their "Move In Day" demonstration on Saturday in Oakland, California.
Occupy demonstrators had hoped to occupy a long-time vacant convention centre, leading to hundreds of arrests and the Oakland police department's deployment of chemical weapons, rubber bullets and flash grenades on demonstrations well into the night.
Activists were deluged with tear gas during the day and kettled into mass arrests in the evening. At one point during the evening, activists broke into Oakland City Hall, damaging displays and burning an American flag.
One of the focal points for the demonstration was the Occupy Foreclosure movement -- the premise being matching homeless families with foreclosed homes. Or as Jerry Nelson describes it, "matching needy homes to needy families."
Occupy activists across North America are all essentially looking for the same thing -- a safe space.
In his December 2011 article for the Huffington Post, Nelson goes on to say, "This could be the next step for the Occupy movement. Already occupations are being planned in more than 20 cities nationwide -- and the list is growing. In Atlanta this week, the police and movers refused to evict a 103-year-old woman who was living with her 83-year-old daughter. Now if you think that evicting a 103-year-old lady is morally corrupt, ask yourself at what age is it morally okay when you'll end up just leaving the vacant house to fall apart and decay."
In the similar desire for a safe public space to re-occupy, Occupy Oakland had planned to occupy the vacant Henry Kaiser Convention Center. On Saturday, January 28, 2012, 400 people gathered in front of Oakland City Hall before marching to the Centre, breaking through a chain-link fence that surrounded the building. The Oakland police responded by firing smoke bombs into the crowd.
Of the attempted occupation of the Convention Centre -- which was eventually thwarted by the police -- Occupy Oakland defended the tactic: "since November, the city of Oakland and its police force have made it impossible for us to meet, to serve food and to provide a place for people to stay."
As the day progressed, activist and police clashed as demonstrators not only attempted to occupy the convention centre, but also entered the YMCA and City Hall. Demonstrators later denied attempting to break into City Hall or the YMCA as a political tactic.
By early next morning, more than 100 had been arrested in Oakland, many activists having been caught up in a police kettle that stretched into early Sunday morning.
In their call-out for the Saturday, January 28, 2012 day of action, a communiqué to activists pro-actively addressed the question of squatting as a tactic. "We believe that a successful, long-term occupation is contingent on a high number of occupants and supporters. Therefore, please prepare to stay overnight, at least throughout the festival. The first two days will give us an opportunity to self-organize and determine the future of the building."
Occupy Oakland has a history of fierce demonstrations, including a November 2, 2011, call for a general strike and a Occupy Strikes Back -- West Coast port blockade on December 12, 2011.
Oakland's occupations garnered world-wide attention last year when two U.S. military personnel were injured. Marine veteran Scott Olsen and U.S. Army veteran Kayvan Sabehgi were both seriously injured during clashes with the police.
Scott Olsen was struck in the head by a police projectile on October 25, 2011, while attending an Occupy Oakland demonstration.
Kayvan Sabehgi suffered a lacerated spleen from an alleged beating at the hands of Oakland police while attending a Occupy Oakland demonstration and general strike on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.
Occupy Oakland demonstrations are scheduled to continue Sunday at a "Rise Up Festival" at Oscar Grant Plaza.
Occupy Toronto has called a solidarity action with Occupy Oakland for Sunday night in front of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
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Five of Cristiano Ronaldo's best moments in a Manchester United shirt.
When Real Madrid came out of the hat as Manchester United's opponents for the last 16 of the Champions League, the minds of United fans everywhere switched to one man, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo will return to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving the club for the second leg of this tie. Providing he doesn't do anything stupid or ridiculous in the first tie, he will return and will be greeted with warm applause and the customary 'Viva Ronaldo' United chant.
Champions League win against Chelsea
This has to be rated as Ronaldo's best moment in a United shirt. He scored the opening goal in the 2008 final in Moscow, ghosting into the penalty box and heading the ball past Petr Cech. His emotions exploded after Edwin van der Sar made the winning save in the penalty shoot out that followed.
Free Kick against Portsmouth
Ronaldo scored possibly the best goal of his United career in 2008 against Portsmouth. He stood over a free kick around 30 yards out and thumped the ball with a technique that still seems to defy physics. The ball flew over the top of the wall and dipped rapidly leaving David James with no chance of pulling off a save.
Champions League goal against Porto
Ronaldo produced another of his best goals in the 2009 Champions League match against FC Porto. United were heavily criticised after a poor performance in the first leg and United started the match well. Ronaldo picked the ball up just inside the Porto half and had a shot from out of nowhere which travelled a good 50 yards and flew into the net.
Against Arsenal in the Premier League in 2005
United were chasing down Chelsea for much of the 2004/2005 Premier League campaign and Ronaldo produced arguably his most effective spell of football during this match ever for United. United managed to take a 2-1 lead into half-time but they were taking heavy pressure from a very talented Arsenal team. Ronaldo produced two superb finishes within five minutes after the break to secure his side a crucial win.
Against Arsenal in the Champions League in 2009
Arsenal are the victims once again with Ronaldo setting up one goal and scoring one goal in perfect counter attacking football. The reason this match makes his top five moments for the club is because of the brilliant pace and execution of both of the goals he was involved in.
What are your best memories of Ronaldo playing for United?
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The Five Hottest Xbox One Games From E3
With both the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference and the Electronic Entertainment Expo gaming industry conference opening in California Monday, it was like having Christmas and Chanukah fall on the same day in my mixed-marriage household.
There was far too much news and eye candy for any reviewer to report on it all.
What interested me most, though, was that Microsoft and game developers and publishers finally delivered the goods on the Xbox One in Los Angeles, where E3 is going on.
Microsoft pulled the curtain back on the coming console last month, but while there was a lot of ooh-ing and ahh-ing about its sleek appearance, powerful guts, cloud capabilities and other "own-your-living-room" features, there was a big question mark in my mind about how many great games there would be for this console when it launched and in the first few months after launch.
Here's a quick rundown of the five games that caught my eye and that Game Theory plans to play and/or review at a later date for the Xbox One.


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Air conditioning fails during Game 1
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Air conditioning inside AT&T Center failed during Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.
Players were placing ice bags on their necks while sitting on the bench and during timeouts, and Heat star LeBron James told teammates during a stoppage in play that "they're trying to smoke us out of here."
Temperatures inside the arena were measured in the mid-80s. Most everyone in the crowd was using something to fan themselves, and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told ABC before the fourth quarter that it's "a bad situation."
Arena officials said an electrical failure caused the problem and apologized for any inconvenience.
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thunderbird 15 broke the addon - now fixed
Thunderbird 15 broke the zindus addon and the bug didn't get noticed until too late.
The bug has been fixed in release 0.8.41 and later. If you're using a version that you downloaded from http://zindus.com/i/download you can simply upgrade in the usual way (eg stop and restart Thunderbird).
If you're using a version installed from addons.mozilla.org you'll have to wait for their normal review processes to play out. I've asked for the review to be expedited but their editorial resources are stretched pretty thin. You'll know that it's been processed when you see version 0.8.42 listed at: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/zindus/
For developers: if you're interested to know what the problem was, the fix is on github. The breakage happened because XMLHttpRequest started respecting headers containing null values. Google quite reasonably began responding with http status code 406: No acceptable type available. The fix is to not pass headers containing null values to XMLHttpRequest - a silly thing to do in the first place.
Looking forward, it's hard to promise that this won't happen again.
Thunderbird recently changed its release cycle from twice a year to once every six weeks. It presents a huge challenge in terms of testing. Your humble developer can't simply use the beta release of Thunderbird in day to day work because other critical addons (esp Lightning) aren't always available in the beta release stream.
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Cannons blasting for this Crown & Anchor bartender
July 19, 2011 3:00 AM
by Mark Mayer
When you come across a bartender with a Hooters background who is a former Playboy model, there is a journalistic need to uncover more.
Tastefully, of course.
"I remember modeling a T-shirt that said, "the biggest cannons on the river," said Angela Cancaste in describing her time working at a restaurant in Lake Havasu, Ariz. "I was one of the Pirate girls and (comedian) Jay Leno bought my shirt out of the 10 he chose from."
That was about a year ago. Now, Cancaste tends bar four days a week at Crown & Anchor's Spring Mountain and Decatur site when not doing her other job as a licensed cosmetologist.
"I can cut hair in both Arizona and Nevada, but I really enjoy bartending," she said. "I was brought into our Spring Mountain site because it is more of a gaming crowd, which I am more familiar with. Our other Crown & Anchor on East Trop is more about football and soccer."
Cancaste spends a lot of her free time playing video poker and has definite opinions on which pays better and hits more – those machines in casinos or the ones in local taverns.
"I find it's the local bars by far," she said. "Here we've had five or six royals in the first 12 days of the month. I've been in Vegas off and on for the last 10½ years and find it very enjoyable working a bar with video poker machines. I could never hit anything in casinos and just stopped playing there."
Lake Havasu didn't have any video poker machines, nor were there any other Hooters or Playboy girls employed in the resort's restaurant.
"I did a thing for the Hooters calendar and was employed in the Las Vegas resort for 3½ years," The work I did for Hugh Hefner was just modeling and not in the magazine. The last modeling I did was various promos about a year ago."
Obviously Angela's physical qualities draw many first timers back to her bar for repeat visits, but it's her personality and general acceptance as a female bartender, usually a male-dominated profession, that stands out.
"I create a Cheers type of atmosphere in all the bars and restaurants I worked before and now," Cancaste said. "In my bar, they come in for one beer and leave a whole keg later. My regulars end up staying and we just kick it back. We have fun."
In the interest of investigative reporting, since many males will no doubt wonder, Angela is single. You will have to take it from there.
"I can talk a good game, whether it's about gaming or sports," she said. "That's why my customers have a good time and keep coming back. A lot of my friends are married and bring their wives. And it doesn't hurt to have machines that pay often."


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I have been making my 10 predictions for 2 years now, since 2008. I initially got this idea from Byron Wien who has been publishing them every year since the 1980s, when he was with Morgan Stanley, then Pequot Capital, and now with Blackstone. My first picks for 2008 were accurate and had anticipated almost all major trends, substantially better than Byron's - something I called beginner's luck. For 2009, Byron beat me with his correct predictions. In this crystal ball reading business, no one wins them all. Nevertheless, I think it is a fun thing to do, especially when the right calls are made. I intend to continue my predictions every year, whether or not I get most of them right or wrong the year before. Without further delay, please find my ten predictions for 2010 below.
1. Gold touches $1,500 per oz. in 2010, representing about a 50% gain from the current level. Silver goes up in sympathy, reaching $25 per oz. HUI passes $600 with many junior gold/silver miners doubling and tripling. Gold would be treated as the only solid asset sought by both ordinary people and foreign central banks with further deterioration of fiat money.
2. US dollar index goes to 60. The current US dollar rebound is likely short-lived. After briefly touching 80, in order to squeeze and scare enough shorts, the US dollar index continues its downward trend for the majority of 2010 until it touches 60. Most of the foreign central banks don't want to hold US dollars any more, but they have difficulty getting out of this situation without substantially hurting themselves. The best way for both sides (foreign central banks and the US Fed) is to have a steady and orderly decline, around 20% per year.
3. The current bear market rebound of the S&P 500 will continue to rally for about another 7 months, from January to July, in 2010. Then the market will face another over the cliff scary second leg down from August until year end. This is contradictory to the usual pattern of a mid-term election year in which we usually see a difficult first half, then a better second half. But this is consistent with current Wall St. thinking and behavior of squeezing more juice and bonuses for itself as long as it can, before the second dip of economic depression kicks in for the general public.
4. Citigroup (NYSE:C) goes below $2 again. The current difficulty of raising capital by Citi says much about the dire situation of this firm. This is a horrible PR disaster for Citi and bad decision-making by Citi management, since now everyone in the world knows that the only purpose of paying back the TARP money was to pay Citi's fat-cat management fat bonuses. Citi's portfolio, in the hundreds of billions, is still greatly exposed to further deterioration in both the residential and commercial real estate markets. Just the potential meltdown on the commercial mortgages and derivatives in its portfolio would wipe out its tiny owners' equities quickly. Maybe at that time, they will apply for TARP money again (of course, after pocketing their bonuses)?
5. The ten-year U.S. Treasury yield doubles from about 1.5% currently to 3%. This could be a big surprise for both the Fed and investors. The Fed can only control the short term rate and the debt market smells and senses something is going very wrong with both the US dollar and US debt - a dumping process quickly kicks in. In addition, deflation worries switch to inflation worries, not typical inflation but monetary hyperinflation already happening. A continuously falling US dollar, out of control money supply, and limitless increases in government deficits let investors see no light at the end of the tunnel. This is going to be worse than the last decade of Japan since the whole fairness of our system is under question by saving the few its riches at the expense of the US general public.
6. The current rebound of the S&P/Case-Schiller Index is short-lived. The Schiller Index will drop more than 15% in 2010, below 120. Residential real estate faces tremendous pressure due to growing ARM resets from 2010 to 2012. The real estate crash spreads into commercial properties, and large scale commercial development projects fail left and right next year, like fireworks in the sky. The worst news is that both the residential and commercial real estate markets will look to take at least a decade or two to recover, thanks to Wall St.'s financial engineering for over a decade.
7. After buying time for another half year, the private equity (PE) industry continues to face pressure in 2010, especially in the second half. The leverage they implemented amplifies their losses and PE investors demand more transparency on the real value of their investments. They finally realize this leveraged business model doesn't work, which is basically leveraging tiny returns in order to earn lucrative fees for the owners of PE firms. It is either they win or you lose. More hedge funds close down their shops in 2010, after the second economic dip, since they realize they will never get back to their high-watermark to start earning their lucrative fees again.
8. China continues to grow about 9% in 2010, after 9% in 2009. China's efforts to encourage its consumers to spend more and save less (which is what we have done here for more than 2 decades) continue, and the central government starts catching on and beefing up social security programs, which further benefits certain industries like healthcare. This shift is behind the continuing strength in the economy. The biggest headache for the Chinese government is how to deal with 80% of its foreign reserves being in some kind of US dollar-denominated instruments, facing further depreciation and value reduction.
9. Inflation reaches 10% based on pre-Clinton era CPI, benchmarked by www.shadowstats.com (Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with shadowstats.com, and I am not responsible for the content of such site.). In order to compare apples to apples with the 1970s, it makes sense to return to the same formula of the pre-Clinton era for the CPI calculation. Once inflation is out of its cage, as I believe it will be in 2010, it is impossible to tame it without dramatic measures as Paul Volcker did in the 1980s.
10. Oil touches 3 digits ($100) again in 2010. The current oil price of around $70 limits supply since most tar sand oil producers are not much better than at breakeven. Nuclear energy would receive its deserved attention when the uranium supply from the former Soviet Union is getting close to its end. Most of the green technologies are more hype and scam than reality. The threat of global warming is also greatly exaggerated by the politicians and media. People still remember in the 1970s, everyone was told by the politicians and media that the earth temperature was dropping and mankind was back to the ice age. Only 3 decades later, we are told the opposite. The reality is that human beings don't have control and can't do anything about earth's temperature either cold or warm, up or down. It is just another example of hypocrisy and political correctness at work, wasting tons of money along the way.
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People across the world have been experiencing some very weird weather recently.
In Russia, a heatwave has caused massive forest fires and clouds of smog - while hundreds of miles away in Pakistan, people are struggling to cope with the worst floods for decades.
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Sunday, 25 March, 2001, 17:15 GMT 18:15 UK
India triumph in Bangalore
India v Australia
First one-day international, Bangalore
Australia 255 (43.4 overs). India 315 (49.5 overs)
India won the first one-day international against Australia backing up their highest limited-over score against the tourists with a fine performance in the field.
Australia ran out of wickets as they attempted to overhaul India's impressive total of 315 in Bangalore.
Little-known Virender Sehwag was India's hero of both bat and ball.
The 22-year-old from Delhi, playing only his fourth international, hit 58 off 54 balls and then grabbed three wickets to end Australia's 10-match winning streak.
Javagal Srinath also took three wickets to overtake Kapil Dev as the second-highest Indian wicket taker and Rahul Dravid top scored with 80.
His departure saw the required run-rate creep above seven an over for the first time in the innings and left the Aussies with too much to do.
Adam Gilchrist followed shortly afterwards as Australian hopes of an unlikely victory faded.
Sehwag did the damage, claiming three quick wickets.
He struck twice in the space of ten balls to dismiss Matthew Hayden and Damien Martyn before trapping the skipper Steve Waugh a few overs later.
Replays appeared to show Waugh had made contact with the ball but umpire D Sharma may not have heard the nick in the deafening noise.
Australia lost Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting within the first nine overs but rallied to give themselves a fighting chance.
Hayden, partnered by fellow left-hander Michael Bevan, played a vital role in restoring the Australian runrate to the required level.
Australia seemed unruffled and Hayden, partnered by Steve Waugh, seemed set to post his hundred.
However he was unlucky to be adjudged lbw while on 99, missing an attempted sweep shot off Sehwag.
Just five more runs were added before his replacement, Martyn, was caught behind as he tried to clip another Sehwag delivery.
Waugh, joined by wicketkeeper Gilchrist, looked up for the challenge but became Sehwag's third victim, given lbw playing across the line.
Left-armer Zahir Khan then claimed the vital wicket of Gilchrist three overs later to expose the Aussie tail.
Victorian pair Ian Harvey and Shane Warne appeared to fancy their chances but fell in quick succession attempting to hit out.
He followed it with the scalp of Glenn McGrath to end the innings and clinch victory.
India's total of 315 all out was their highest one-day score against the Australian tourists, surpassing a 309-5 at Cochin in 1998.
It came courtesy of a measured display from Dravid, who shared in significant partnerships with Sehwag and wicketkeeper Vijay Dahiya.
The Indian No 4 rescued India from a spot of early bother at 122-4.
It was a particularly muscular display from Sehwag, who took 46 balls to hit his maiden one-day half century, smashing eight boundaries.
India averaged more than six runs an over after recovering from the loss of openers Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar.
He hit six fours and a six in his 26-ball knock before being run out on 35 to leave India on 52-2.
Dravid provided India's backbone, making a partnership of 100 with Sehwag to take India past the 200 mark and 67 with Dahiya to bring up the 250.
He appeared to be closing in on his century but he went for 80 after holing out to Harvey from the bowling of Martyn in the 44th over.
No 8 Agit Agarkar brought up the 300 for India before Australia finally wrapped up the innings, conceding just nine more runs as they took the last four wickets in eleven balls.
India: Saurav Ganguly (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Vangipurappu Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Hemang Badani, Vijay Dahiya, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath, Ajit Agarkar.
Umpires: D Sharma and S K Sharma
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1920's-1930's Capitol Lighter with ashtray base
I don't know a whole lot about it. Its been hard to find out any information.I know it's an automatic petrol cigar lighter with a mechanical snap up levered mechanism.Manufactured in the late20's to early 30's.The mechanism was first invented by an Austrian, but not patented in the us.Steele and Johnson of Waterbury Conn. copied this design.George Eldred patent date of Sept 17,1912 which you cant quite make out is on the thumb lever.In the base it has Steele & Johnson MFG.CO. Waterbury,Conn. ESSENJAY PRODUCTS New York Office, 280 Madison Ave.Other than that, that's all I could find out.It doesn't light ,but it does spark.


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text: The beautifully designed Riverside Trellis Buffet and Deck makes storage and service in the dining room easy. This elegant piece consists of two separate parts: the bottom buffet and top deck.The buffet is constructed of birch veneers composition wood elements and metal stretchers and legs. The countertop area is made from lattice-style inset wood with birch veneer-framed edging and an etched-metal panel insert that adds detail and texture. Two storage drawers are ideal for flatware are made with dovetail joinery and are mounted on wood-on-wood guides for easy opening. Below the drawers is a metal wine bottle holder that holds up to 11 bottles. Finally a bottom glass shelf is perfect for everything from house plants to placemats and good china. This buffet is finished in a lightly distressed Ashton Pecan color; some assembly is required.The top buffet deck of the Trellis is constructed of a metal lattice-style top arch with metal-framed shelves and end panels. At the top is one fixed shelf with a metal frame and glass insert; below that is a metal wine glass holder that holds eight glasses. In the center is one fixed glass shelf.The buffet alone measures 46.75W x 18D x 35H inches and the top deck measures 45.75W x 14D x 45.75H inches.Notes on constructionAll Riverside domestic furniture is constructed of fine wood harvested from American forests including oak ash poplar and pine. These wood types are durable and feature beautiful open grains that make them much preferred amongst furniture manufacturers. Each piece of wood is first graded for quality at the Riverside lumber plant then kiln-dried to remove excess moisture and prevent splitting. The wood is then sent to one of Riverside's three manufacturing plants all located in Fort Smith Ark. At that point it is constructed into a high-quality furniture piece using a combination of hardwood solids and hand-selected veneers. Techniques used on Riverside pieces include dovetail joinery heavy-duty drawer roller guides and multi-step finish applications that include hand-sanding and polishing for a deep lustrous result. All Riverside furniture is given this high-quality treatment to ensure the beauty and durability of your final product.About Riverside Furniture CorporationLocated in the heart of the Arkansas River Valley Riverside has been growing for more than half a century. Founded in 1946 Riverside began by making hand-crafted furniture for the post-World War II baby boom era. Since then it has created a wide selection of beautiful high-quality furniture items for every room of your home. Superior techniques home-grown materials and construction philosophies that focus on the beauty of the final product make Riverside one of the best suppliers of gorgeous furniture meant to last for generations. In the words of Herman Udouj the founder of Riverside We want the Riverside name to be trusted for quality products that are an affordable value. It's just that simple.


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As the year 1949 began, the state of Pakistan remained in limbo. It did not have a constitution and therefore elections were out of the question. A gathering crisis over the question of the state language was sapping its strength. More worryingly, in that early phase of the new state's existence, a cultural and political chasm was developing between East Bengal and the western half of Pakistan.
With the political crisis, the economic condition in East Pakistan also deteriorated. People of East Pakistan started losing faith in Muslim League and a new political party was formed. Frustrated Bengalis formed the "East Pakistan Awami Muslim League" (popularly shortened to 'Awami Muslim League', People's Muslim League) on 23 June 1949 at the East Pakistan Muslim League Workers Convention held at the Rose Garden, Dhaka. The party was floated as the first ever provincial opposition party that opposed the Urdu policy. It was founded by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was 29-years at the time. They were all former members of the Muslim League. Maulana Bhashani, the former President of the Assam Provincial Muslim League, was elected as the President of the party, whilst Ataur Rahman Khan was appointed Vice-President, Shamsul Huq as General Secretary, Sheikh Mujib as Joint Secretary, and Khandakar Moshtaq Ahmad as Assistant Secretary. The organisation adopted a draft manifesto in support of Islamic order, provincial autonomy and Bengali as a state language of Pakistan.
Later, on 21 October 1955, the party dropped "Muslim" from its name to accommodate the other minorities and show that it was a non-religious party and attract wider support from the secular middle class. It now became 'East Pakistan Awami League', popularly shortened to just 'Awami League'. In subsequent years, the Awami League acted as spearhead of the struggle for autonomy and then independence. The party exploited the growing sense of deprivation and exploitation in East Bengal and attributed all this as a new form of colonialism that had replaced British imperialism. Under these circumstances, the language controversy got a new momentum in 1952.
This [Awami League] party went on to unite all the nationalists, whether they came from the left, the centre or the right, on a common platform. In fact the Communist Party leaders pushed their members to join the ranks of the new party, where they were less exposed to official repression, and then to work from the inside to get the communist point of view heard.
Christophe Jaffrelot, editor of "A History of Pakistan and Its Origins" (2002)
The year 1951 witnessed the formation of yet another organisation supporting the cause of Bengali as a state language. The Purba Pakistan Jubo League (East Pakistan Youth League) was set up at a Youth Conference held at Dhaka on 27 and 28 March 1951 with the aim of enlisting the young people in the campaigns for the national language and for the propagation of left-wing and secular ideas. Former General Secretary of Assam Provincial Muslim League, Mahmud Ali, was elected as President. Oli Ahad was elected as General Secretary and Abdul Matin as the Joint Secretary.
The political impact of the movement was that it led to the consolidation of the East Pakistan middle class which eventually strengthened the Awami League. The Chhatro League (Student League) and Jubo League (Youth League) in East Pakistan which were in the forefront of the language movement joined the Awami Muslim League and provided a stable mass base for party.
Chhatro League consistently followed a policy of confrontration with the Muslim League and its Government. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was an outstanding leader of this group.
The Jubo League consisting of young leaders like Shamsul Huq, Oli Ahad, Tajuddin Ahmad, Mohammad Toaha and Kamruddin Ahmad, was the first progressive democratic political organisation in East Pakistan. This group, excepting Shamsul Huq, remained outside the Awami Muslim League for the reason that the Party was still a communal organisation in their estimate. However, they welcomed the organisation when it became a non-communal political organisation. The Jubo League used to exert tremendous influence on the students and other progressive elements in the society.
M. Bhaskaran Nair, author of "Politics in Bangladesh: A Study of Awami League, 1949-58" (1990)
On 11 March 1951, a young and passionate Abdul Matin, who had famously stood on his chair and cried out "No it can not be!" when Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared Urdu as the state language at Dhaka University convocation, established the Dhaka University Rashtrabhasha Sangram Parishad (Dhaka University Language Action Committee). During a rally held at Dhaka University, organised by East Pakistan Chhatra League and presided by veteran student leader and President of the Chhatra League, Khaleque Nawaz Khan, Abdul Matin was selected as convener of the student action committee.
The student community of Dhaka University had actively opposed the various policies and ploys of the then Central Government of Pakistan from the beginning of the language issue in 1947. The initial strong reaction to the language issue was confined to the students of Dhaka University and it was they who were the most vociferous and active during the Bengali Language Movement.
Abdul Matin convened the student action committee to organise resistance against the constitutional conspiracies of the Muslim League government of Pakistan and to positively direct the energy and activities of the most enlightened segment of the students. For his endeavours and passionate commitment to the cause - which continued throughout his life - Abdul Matin became more popularly known as 'Bhasha Matin' (Language Matin). It was through his and nameless many others selfless and courageous acts that Bangla was eventually safeguarded and established as the marti bhasha (mother tongue) of the people of Bangladesh.
I was introduced to Bangla alphabets by my father. One day he brought me an Adarshalipi book, chalk and chalk board. I was told to learn the alphabets. As I gazed upon the Bangla alphabets, I noticed that every single alphabet was connected to each other. Alphabets as 'Ba', 'Raa', 'Ka', 'Bargiyo Ja', 'Anthiyostha' and so on are quite familiar to each other.
I developed a liking for the alphabets from my early age and I requested my father to send me to a Bangla school.
I often used to wonder about language and its function. I realised that it is the most powerful medium as we express ourselves and communicate with each other through language.
...And so, we moved forward and in the years that followed we organised the Language Movement and today everyone can speak Bangla without any restriction.
The Purba Pakistan Jubo League was formed just two weeks after the Dhaka University Rashtrabhasha Sangram Parishad was formed. Once again, student leader Abdul Matin played a prominent role in finding this organisation and he was selected as Joint Secretary of the Jubo League. Matin was also a key member of the central committee of the East Pakistan Chhatra League which, along with the Jubo League, was an Awami League front and instrument of the nationalist movement. However, after objecting to the Chhatra League's decision to select Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as it's Chairman, Abdul Matin was promptly fired from the committee.
Abdul Matin attended a key session of the Shorbodolio Rashtrobhasha Kormi Parishad and went on to convene the DU Language Action Committee, organisations which drew support from East Pakistan's student and intellectual communities and the wider middle-classes for the recognition of Bangla as a state language, mobilising endorsement of the view that Bengalis were a distinct segment of the Pakistani polity which merited acknowledgement and respect from the Karachi-based state.
S. Mahmud Ali, author of "Understanding Bangladesh" (2010)
After convening the Dhaka University Rashtrabhasha Sangram Parishad, Abdul Matin submitted a historic memorandum to the Constituent Assembly in Karachi, Pakistan, highlighting the need to declare Bangla as a state language. The memorandum, given in 1951, turned out to be the basis of historic Language Movement one year later.
We, the students of Dhaka University, who initiated the language movement in East Bengal three years ago who are now more determined than ever to secure for Bengali the status of state language of Pakistan, will take this opportunity, while you are all assembled at Karachi, to press once more our legitimate claim.
The movement is going to be pretty old and it is unfortunate to state that while our whole energy should be harnessed in nation building activities, the Central Government in refusing to accept Bengali as a prospective state language has created distrust and apprehension in the minds of the majority of Pakistani people.
The apprehension is legitimate and until and unless it is removed it is sure to alienate a people without whose whole-hearted co-operation the dreams of unity and solidarity will never materialise.
Out of the Principle of self-determination came Pakistan and the young state is still struggling to achieve freedom in the real sense of the term. To be completely free, materially and intellectually, a long way is still to be traversed and as one of its first obstacles the formidable weight of English language is to be lifted to make room for languages of the people. No free people can afford to neglect its mother tongue which alone is efficient to help develop the intellectual faculties inherent in every man. The domination of an alien language is the worst kind of domination and most efficient to keep a people servile; and the British knew this when they ousted Persian and introduced English in the early part of the nineteenth century.
...The Central Government is still to declare its policy clearly and categorically. It will be committing the greatest mistake if, in selecting the state language, it goes against the principles of democracy.
When the state has only one language the problem is simple. When it has many, the question of preference arises. If the language spoken by the majority is also sufficiently developed and has a good literature it can without hesitation be accepted as the state language. If the linguistic minorities are clamorous we have several state languages, as in Canada and Switzerland.
In the case of Pakistan the obvious choice is of course Bengali. It is the language of the majority (56% per cent of Pakistan's population are Bengali speaking) and it is the richest language not only of Pakistan but of the whole of Indo-Pakistan sub-continent. It has a history over thousand years old and it has a wonderful vitality to develop and absorb foreign influences. In the last hundred years its development has been phenomenal and it draws its nourishment from the sap of the soil. Not only that, it has its intricate roots of connection with Sanskrit, Hindustani, Urdu and Persian. It is also the language which has most completely absorbed the sprit of Western literature. Basically Eastern in origin, it is of all the languages of the sub-continent the most modern and western in outlook.
Urdu, which is being favoured by the Centre, perhaps because some of the important men in the ministry and in the Secretariat happen to be Urdu speaking, offers poor contrast to Bengali. It is not the mother tongue of any of the provinces of Pakistan and is equally alien to Bengali, Panjabi, Sindi, Baluch and Frontier men. Urdu is a symbol of saying culture. It has hardly any foothold and it is doubtful whether it could survive without princely patronages. Even Iqbal, the dreamer of Pakistan and the great Urdu poet of the century found it inadequate for his difficult thoughts. In writing his great philosophical poem 'Asrar-i-Khudi' he had to discard Urdu in favour of Persian and he frankly admits. Because of the loftiness of my thought Persian alone is suitable to them.
Such a language whose efficacy as the state language is very much doubted from political and linguistic points of view and which presents formidable obstacles in the way of printing cannot be the state language of Pakistan.
Several points are urged in favour of Urdu-from interested quarters. It is claimed to be an Islamic language. We refuse to believe that any language under heaven can be Islamic or Christian or Heathen. If Urdu is Islamic, Bengali is equally so. Nay, it is more Islamic as a larger number of Muslims speak Bengali. Secondly Urdu is urged to be the uniting factor between the different provinces of Pakistan. If this is to mean that Urdu can serve as the lingua franca between the multilingual provinces then nothing could be more absurd as it is equally foreign to all the Parts of Pakistan. A lingua franca is always a natural historical growth; it is never the artificial creation of a government.
Thus neither as an Islamic language which is absurd nor as the lingua franca which is fictitious, can Urdu claim to be the state language of Pakistan.
In spite of all this if Urdu is accepted as the only state language, it is sure to give rise to serious problems. (1) It will create a privileged class in the same way as English did because it will not be possible for the vast majority who do not speak Urdu to master it overnight. This will facilitate the way of exploitation of the many by the few. (2) It will nourish disaffection among Pakistanis in general and Bengalis in particular, and it will strike at the root of national integrity without which there is no future for our country. Thirdly and lastly the material and intellectual development which all go to enrich the national culture will be jeopardised. A people must learn and think in its own language. To deny one one's natural language is to deny everything. And to rob a people of its language is to render freedom a myth.
Lastly, we have only to repeat what we have made clear time and again. If Pakistan is to have only one state language is must be Bengali, if more than one, Bengali must be one of them. We are at a loss how this simple logic to fail to penetrate the brains of our leaders. There must be some thing wrong somewhere. Otherwise this unjust and stepmotherly attitude of the Centre towards the province of the golden fiber is difficult to explain.
The dreamers of Karachi deaf to the groan of the starving primary school teachers of East Bengal are squandering thousands of rupees over Arabic Centres in the province. They are lending every possible support to Urdu with the food. Hope that someday it will replace English and are playing the mischievous game of imposing Arabic script over Bengali. We, the students of Dhaka University, claiming the immediate implementation of the provincial policy in the matter of language and demanding Bengali to be the state language of Pakistan have given a tough fight and are prepared to fight to the last. We shall never accept Urdu as the only state language. We are sworn to expose the great conspiracy which aims at reducing East Bengal to the state of a colony.
We remind them and the peoples representatives who are at the helm of the affairs that until and unless the claim of Bengali is fully established in the province as well as in the Centre, the students of Dhaka University shall not rest.
Abdul Matin's historic memorandum to the Constituent Assembly in Karachi in 1951
Nearly two years after gaining independence, Pakistan still did not have a constitution. The first major step in framing a constitution was taken when the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan adopted the historic 'Objectives Resolution' on 12 March 1949 defining the aims and objects of the new constitution.
The Objectives Resolution proclaimed that the state of Pakistan would not follow the European pattern, but would be a state wherein the principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice, as enunciated by Islam, shall be fully observed; wherein the Muslims shall be enabled to order their lives in the individual and collective spheres in accordance with the teachings and requirements of Islam as set out in the Noble Qur'an and Sunnah; and wherein adequate provision shall be made for the minorities freely to progress and practice their religions and develop their cultures. The same year saw a cease-fire agreed upon by India and Pakistan, as well as a temporary demarcation line partitioning the disputed state of Kashmir. The new nation appeared to progress well on the road to statehood.
Yasmeen Niaz Mohiuddin, author of "Pakistan: A Global Studies Handbook" (2007)
A committee of all the parties was appointed to recommend the main guiding principles in accordance with the Objective Resolution on which the future Constitution of Pakistan should be framed and reconcile differences on constitutional issues. This committee, consisting of 24 members (in other literature, it's quoted as 25 members), was known as the Basic Principles Committee (BPC).
The BPC set up a special committee known as Talimaat-i-Islamia consisting of scholars well versed in Islamic jurisprudence to advise on matters relating to Objective Resolution.
On 28 September 1950, the BPC submitted its first blueprint known as the 'Interim Report'. This created severe repercussions in East Bengal. The Interim Report envisaged a parliamentary system with a bicameral legislature (i.e. two branches), consisting of the House of the Units (indirectly elected by the Provincial Legislature) and the House of the People (directly elected). In the former, all the units of Pakistan were to have equal representation, while the House of the People was to be elected on the basis of population. The Committee did not mention the number of seats in the House of the People. The Interim Report proposed for the establishment of a strong centre. The President was given the power of proclaiming an emergency and suspending the constitution. And, despite the Awami League's growing influence, Urdu was recommended as the only state language.
The Interim Report created much suspicion and opposition in East Bengal. It appeared to deny the Bengalis, though not explicitly, the appropriate representation in the National Assembly in accordance with their greater numbers (East Bengal had 54% of the country's total population at the time). Demonstrations and public meetings took place all over East Bengal attacking the Report as deliberately framed to cripple the eastern wing. Bengalis collectively resisted and opposed the draft vehemently on the ground that it would lead to domination by West Pakistanis. They were adamant on gaining full provincial autonomy and the recognition of Bengali as one of the state languages of the country. Some Bengalis boycotted the meetings of the BPC, staged protests, defected from the Muslim League, and organised opposition parties. Manwar Ali, former Education Minister of Assam, and Mahmud Ali, former General Secretary of the Assam Muslim League (and later the President of Purba Pakistan Jubo League), deserted the East Pakistan Muslim League (EPML) in protest. Shah Azizur Rahman, the acting secretary of EPML, called for the observance of hartal (protest meetings) all over East Bengal. A meeting held by 13 dissident deputies of the Muslim League also rejected the BPC's recommendations whilst Nikhil Purba Pakistan Muslim Chhatra League (All East Pakistan Muslim Students League) called a protest meeting in Victoria Park, Dhaka, on 27 October 1950.
For the first time demands began to be made in the province that Pakistan be refashioned as a confederation in line with the original Lahore Resolution of March 1940.
A more interesting aspect of the post-BPC report situation was that even important figures within the ruling Muslim League in East Bengal publicly made their opposition to the report known. In this they were joined by the Jamiatul Ulema-e-Islam. Shah Azizur Rahman, at the time acting general secretary of the provincial Muslim League, called for protest meetings all over the province over the BPC report.
He was, however, swiftly put down by Maulana Akram Khan, who thought that the anti-BPC agitation was being conducted by people with a motive of personal aggrandisement. He described Shah Aziz's position as illegal and called upon on people to stay away from any protest over the report. For his part, Shah Aziz withdrew his protest call but not before he had made it clear that the members of the Muslim League must be allowed to have their individual say on the issue.
Syed Badrul Ahsan, Journalist
This delayed constitution making. Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan was confronted with the difficult task of accommodating different provinces in the distribution of seats in the National Assembly, given that East Bengal had over half the population.
On 7 March 1949 speaking on the objectives of the Constitution, Liaquat Ali Khan said that it was "dictated by geography..it would be idle to think of a unitary form of government when the two parts of our country are separated by more than 1,000 miles". But as time passed by, the central government deviated from this pragmatic path and imposed a strong unitary government upon the country betraying the aspirations of the people of the eastern wing.
Salahuddin Ahmed, author of "Bangladesh: Past and Present" (2004)
In the first week of October 1950, a group of lawyers, journalists and political workers formed a Committee of Action in Dhaka to mobilise public opinion in favour of establishing provincial autonomy. They distributed leaflets espousing a confederation and even organised a public meeting on the issue at Armanitola Maidan in Dhaka on 13 October 1950. The convenors of the committee, Ataur Rahman Khan, Vice President of East Pakistan Awami Muslim League, and Kamruddin Ahmad, an Awami Leaguer, held regular meeting between 17 - 28 October 1950 to chalk out politically coherent response to the report. These meetings were attended by Tajuddin Ahmad, Mohammad Toaha, Oli Ahad and Abdus Salam on a regular basis, whilst Kafiluddin Chowdhury, Mohammad Shamsuzzoha and Mirza Golam Hafiz were also frequent participants.
The Committee of Action launched a country-wide movement against the BPC report and the campaign for a Constitution that met Bengali nationalist interests continued.
Ataur Rahman Khan and Kamruddin Ahmad toured the interiors of East Bengal, visiting all the districts and sub-divisional towns, to educate and alert people against the serious consequences of the BPC Report upon the interests of the Bengalis. They set up branches of the Committee which came to be known as the Central Committee of Action for Democratic Federation The Committee organised a Grand National Convention in Dhaka District Bar Library Hall on 4-5 November 1950, which was presided over by Ataur Rahman Khan and attended by representatives of all political and cultural organisations supporting Bengali as a state language and regional autonomy including Tamaddun Majlish, East Pakistan Muslim Chhatro (Students) League and Awami Muslim League. The Convention proposed an alternative constitution. They prepared a list of nine questions to be placed before Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan where the key recommendation was the formation of a republican government with full autonomy to the provinces, thus empowering and benefiting the people. Only foreign affairs, currency and defence were to be placed under the jurisdiction of the central government. The convention proposed for a unicameral legislature (i.e. one legislative branch rather than the proposed two), the members of which would be elected on the basis of population, and Dhaka hosting half of the sessions of the federal parliament. The convention demanded that both Bangla and Urdu would be the state languages of Pakistan. These counter constitutional proposals made by the Democratic Federation in the convention received spontaneous support from the people. And on the initiative of the Democratic Federation, protest meetings and demonstrations were again held all over East Bengal on 12 November 1950 including meeting at the Armanitola Maidan Dhaka presided over by advocate Aftabuddin Khan demanding the approval of the above constitutional proposals.
In response to the call by the Dhaka University Action Committee, students from different colleges in Dhaka observed a strike and gathered in a joint meeting in University in which representatives of the pro-Pakistan Muslim League Nikhil Purba Pakistan Muslim Chhatra League, pro-Awami Muslim League Purba Pakistan Muslim Chhatra League, pro-Communist Students Federation and Students Association spoke. A mile-long demonstration of the students were taken out and the female students of the Eden College also observed strike. The protests at Chittagong led to almost complete stoppage of traffic throughout the day.
...The Pakistan Observer, in its issue of 1 October 1950, reflected the collective behaviour of the Bengalis against the BPC, noting that the citizens of Dhaka were rudely shocked on seeing the full text of the BPC Report. It was a shock to everyone, high officials, professors, teachers, lawyers, students, medical men, police personnel, etc. The first reaction was that of bewilderment.
Rizwan Ullah Kokab, Researcher
The BPC report, for the first time, provided the opposition with an important political issue that would mobilse the masses behind them. The Committee of Action, formed throughout East Bengal created mass opposition against the recommendations of the BPC. Maulana Bhashani, in his directive, asked party workers to mobilise public opinion against the un-Islamic and undemocratic BPC report and demanded its rejection. The Awami League leaders created among the people an awareness that East Bengal must get its due share. This was the crux of the anti-BPC movement. There was widespread discontent throughout East Bengal against the report.
M. Bhaskaran Nair, author of "Politics in Bangladesh: A Study of Awami League, 1949-58" (1990)
The East Pakistan Muslim League Working Committee also held a meeting on 29 October 1950, in which it protested against the measures of the BPC Report affecting East Pakistan adversely. They appointed a seven-man committee to suggest remedial steps for the new nation which was just declared an Islamic Republic (on 2 November 1950). The Purba Pakistan Jubo League (East Pakistan Youth League), formed in Dhaka in February 1951, also called for equality for Bengali, as well as for autonomy for East Pakistan.
In the western wing, the 1951 provincial elections in Punjab held between 10-20 March - the first direct elections held in the country after independence - returned the Muslim League with an overwhelming majority of seats in the legislature, establishing Mumtaz Daultana, the largest landlord in Punjab, as its leader. However, serious differences erupted between Punjab's chief minister Daultana and the prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan. During his visit to East Bengal to see for himself the attitude of the people against the report, Liaquat had hammered out a formula that would give parity to East Bengal with the combined provinces of western Pakistan in the allocation of seats in the National Assembly. A deputation led by Kamruddin Ahmad met Liaqaut Ali Khan and told him not to push through any constitution which did not guarantee full autonomy to East Bengal. Daultana opposed this scheme of the central government on the grounds that this formula would relegate his province to a secondary status vis-a-vis East Bengal. Daultana was supported in his opposition to parity by many other Punjabi leaders, most notably Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani, the minister of interior in Liaquat's cabinet. This further delayed constitution making.
Tensions over the language issue continued to escalate.
Realising the strong resentment of Bengalis, prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan announced in the Constituent Assembly the postponement of the discussion on the report. Suggestions were invited from the public on the Interim Report. The Constituent Assembly then appointed a sub-committee headed by Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, Minister for Communications, to examine the suggestions and criticisms on the Interim Report. The sub-committee made requisite investigations on the suggestions received, and submitted its report to the Basic Principle Committee in July 1952. On the basis of this report the BPC prepared its Second Draft Report for submission to the Constituent Assembly.
The Second Draft Report of the Basic Principles Committee was presented before the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1952 by the then prime minister Khwaja Nazimuddin.
The Second Draft Report of BPC thus mooted for the first time the principle of parity between the two wings of Pakistan. However, this too met the same adverse reception like the Interim Report. This time the Punjabis opposed the proposals on the ground that it would establish Bengali domination.
It fails to provide a constitutional framework that would satisfy the aspirations and safeguard the democratic rights of our people... The basic structure of the State, as envisaged in the Report, is likely to foster inter-provincial differences and to create a permanent political conflict between the people of East and West Pakistan. It may even threaten to destroy the fabric of our national unity...
The Dhaka Bar accepted the principle of parity only in the upper chamber and insisted on representation based on population in the House of the People. The Bar also demanded the establishment of a Supreme Court and the upper house of the legislature in East Pakistan. However, like the Punjabis, the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League was equally critical of the recommendation of the report. Ataur Rahman Khan, Vice-President, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Secretary, in a joint statement described it as undemocratic and un-Islamic.
It is extremely unfortunate that no consideration has been given to the universal demand of the people of East Pakistan as was incorporated in the alternative sets of basic principles passed by the representatives of the people of all shades of opinion in the grand national convention. Nor has any heed been paid to the memorandum submitted by the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League on the basic principles and Fundamental rights. The creation of a bi-cameral legislature is clearly undemocratic and un-Islamic. The existence of an Upper House is unknown to Islamic Polity and was invented during the period of Feudalism. The composition of the Lower House on the basis of the parity is highly undemocratic as it has ignored the basis of population in respect of representation by the different provinces.
M. Bhaskaran Nair, author of "Politics in Bangladesh: A Study of Awami League, 1949-58" (1990)
The opposition from the Punjab to the Second Draft Report forced the Constituent Assembly once more to postpone its deliberation for an indefinite period.
Before the Constituent Assembly could accept the Second Draft Report, the cabinet of Khwaja Nazimuddin was dismissed (16 April 1953), and Mohammad Ali Bogra, a fellow Bengali from Bogra (Rangpur Division) was appointed the prime minister. As the distribution of seats among the various provinces in the central legislature made by BPC was unacceptable to East Pakistan and the Punjab, the new Prime Minister emphasized modifying the arrangements of distribution of seats. He was successful in bringing a compromise between the two wings of Pakistan by putting before them a new proposal. According to this formula, the central legislature would be bicameral with equal powers for both Houses. The Upper House was to consist of 50 seats, of which 10 would be for East Pakistan and 40 for West Pakistan. The Lower House was to have 300 seats of which 165 would be for East Pakistan.
However, the damage to the Muslim League government's reputation were done...
Though the anti-BPC movement was originally started by the combined opposition in East Bengal, the fruits of it were largely accrued by the Awami League. They projected themselves as the true champion of the interests of East Bengal.
Bhasha Andolon [Language Movement] was crucial to the development of the Awami League as a popular organisation. It gave to the party its mass appeal. The students and youth of East Bengal provided the leadership to the language movements in 1948 and 1952. This was largely because of the fact that during this period there were no organised opposition parties which could formulate the grievances and represent the interests of the people of East Bengal.
The Awami League which was an organisation of the East Pakistan middle class was still very weak. As such, the students and youth were the only organised community of this middle class. Being young, educated and enthusiastic, the students and youth were the most suitable for acting as the vanguard of middle class politics.
M. Bhaskaran Nair, author of "Politics in Bangladesh: A Study of Awami League, 1949-58" (1990)
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hello, the fuel pump does not run with just the key on, it should run as soon as the computer receives a start signal when the engine is cranking, once there is ignition confirmation the circuit opening relay will trigger the fuel pump to stay on.
locate the diagnostic check connector under the hood, turn the key on and put a jumper wire between the terminals B+ and FP, this will activate the fuel pump bypassing all the relays and the computer, let me know the result of this test.
Okay, I think Im on to something. Checked continuity from FP to connector under seat , no current. I ran a " bridge wire" from FP (still hooked to +B) to connector , fuel pump runs, engine starts, then quits
Runs for a few seconds
Checked all the trunking/hoses running from airflow meter(on top of air filter?) across to intake manifold, they appear intact. I do not have a fuel pressure gauge. Where is the Schraeder valve/ connection for the gauge located on the fuel system?
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Hello, I'm available most of today. Thank you for being patient. When you are using the fp/b+ jumper You are bypassing the relays including the circuit opening and the efi relay. When powering the blue wire under the seat you are bypassing the relays and there associated wiring so the problem has to be foreward from the connector under the seat. there is no continuity from b+to fp this is normal.
I'm going to locate my wiring diagram and we can go from there to find where the open circuit or bad relay may be, I'll be back shortly.
Hello, with the key on is there voltage to the black/orange wire to the COR?
When cranking the engine is there voltage to the blue wire at the COR?
The black/white wire is the starter signal wire
blue goes to the pump
white/black is ground solid black is B+
green yellow is FC (fuel cut) and goes to the air flow meter
these are for the circuit opening relay you mentioned earlier
Check for starter signal voltage when cranking
check for voltage to the blu wire when cranking
check for ground to the white black wire
if those are ok, ground the green/white wire, if the engine start and runs the problem is the contact in the airflow meter
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I've had my primary Twitter account, @ahockley, since February 2007 and have arguably tweeted too much since then (65,000 tweets and counting, baby)! I've used that account for general conversations as well as photography-related discussions.
Earlier this year I created a separate account as I began to strengthen my online presence in a different area of my life: software quality testing. I launched the Kwality Rules blog and the @KwalityRules Twitter account. I followed some folks in the industry and used the account sporadically.
A few weeks ago I attended STARWest, a major quality conference, and decided I'd use this as the catalyst to boost the profile of @KwalityRules. Here's what I did.
Before the Event
- Find the conference hashtag ahead of time. About two weeks prior to the conference, do a Twitter search for the hashtag and see if folks are starting to use it. Send out a tweet with the hashtag indicating that you're attending and are looking forward to connecting with other attendees.
- If your Twitter client supports it, set up a saved search view for the conference hashtag and start monitoring it as the event gets closer. If your Twitter client doesn't support it, perhaps you need a better Twitter client. I like Tweetbot (Mac, iPhone, or iPad).
- Those people that are using the hashtag and seem to be saying interesting things? Follow them. Perhaps send them an @mention indicating that you're looking forward to meeting them at the event.
- If you've reviewed the conference schedule and identified particularly noteworthy or interesting-sounding speakers, see if they use Twitter. If they do, follow them. An introduction isn't a bad idea; let them know you're looking forward to their talk.
At the Event
Remember: you're at an in-person event so you should do things in person. Don't just sit in your room or the corner all the time on your phone, tweeting away. That said, don't forget to tweet! Here's how I made my presence known at STARWest.
- Don't forget to use the hashtag when tweeting about the event or anything that might be relevant to attendees.
- Set up a keyboard shortcut for the conference hashtag if it's more than a couple characters. At STARWest, the hashtag was #starwest. Because I'm a lazy guy, I setup a shortcut on iOS such that when I typed
sttit expanded into the hashtag. Didn't have to go to the second keyboard for the # symbol, etc.
- That Twitter search that I suggested you set up in advance? Use it. See what others are saying and reply as appropriate. Chime in with your two cents.
- Retweet others who share interesting things. Retweets are love.
- Tweet out notable quotes, facts, or things you found interesting from presentations you attended.
- Tweet if a vendor has an especially interesting giveaway or demo at their booth. What's interesting? I tweeted about the Sauce Labs robot that was playing Angry birds:
What's this? A @saucelabs robot playing Angry Birds? It is. #starwest http://t.co/WMTQzjKLdS
— Kwality Rules (@KwalityRules) October 2, 2013
- Attend informal gatherings. If there aren't any, start one. Tweet out that you're going to be at a certain bar or coffee shop at a particular time for a meetup with attendees. Don't forget the hashtag. Someone will show up. Perhaps many someones. Host a lean coffee in the morning before the activities begin.
The Results
What happened as a result of all my Tweeting? A few things.
I was called out right after the opening keynote (along with @g33klady) as having been a very prolific tweeter, and we were given prizes for our tweeting[1]. As she noted, it's a major award!
More importantly, I connected with other professionals in the field, including several industry leaders who saw my tweets, engaged in conversation, and followed me. This is the real value, and where building your Twitter presence at an event will lead to long-term relationships that can benefit your personal and professional development.
Twitter + events = a powerful combination.
Let me know if there's an appropriate use for the phrase "Award-winning tweeter" somewhere. ↩


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97 percent of chicken carries bacteria that could make you sick
New research from Consumer Reports finds that harmful bacteria is on almost all of the chicken in your grocery store, even organic brands.
Triclosan in TreeHugger: "There's a frog disruptor in my soap" revisited
The FDA is finally looking at antibacterial soaps; here is some background from the archives of TreeHugger
FDA admits antibacterial soap doesn't stop germs
Triclosan, often added to hand soap and body wash, may even be harmful.
FDA finally approves measures that could limit antibiotics on factory farms
But many warn of a giant loophole in the voluntary policy.
"We're here. We're in the post-antibiotic era."
A must-see episode of FRONTLINE covers the ways antibiotic overuse in medicine and factory farms has led to the evolution of new antibiotic-resistant super bugs.
New CDC report links factory farms to antibiotic resistance (Infographic)
The wide use of antibiotics in factory farms to prevent infections and promote growth is a breeding ground for superbugs.
You have 100 trillion microbes on your body right now.
A lot of readers were worried to learn that resistance to antibiotics now kills more people than AIDS , but while the evolution of superbugs is certainly a problem, it's good to remember that not all bacteria are bad.
Will killing horses in the US reduce their suffering?
Writing in Bloomberg, Marc Champion has a thought-provoking, but controversial take on horse meat, noting that the ban of horse slaughterhouses in the US has increased suffering for the animals. Is that a case for killing them here?
Resistance to antibiotics now kills more people than AIDS
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) has reintroduced to Congress the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act which aims to reduce the use of human antibiotics in animals and keep them working for human medicine.
Soil Microbes Go Beyond Antibiotic Resistance to Eating Antibiotics
Superbugs that can survive antibiotics have become a major concern. Now nature has gone a step further: some microbes lunch on antibiotics
Wasted Bird: Americans Toss $282 Million Worth of Uneaten Turkey Annually
Thanksgiving is one of the most wasteful days of the year.
Antibiotic Overuse Highest in the South and Midwest
The elderly especially have the most unneeded antibiotic prescriptions written in the South and Midwest.
Sausage Paradox: Residual Antibiotics Increase Foodborne Disease Risk
Researchers have found another drawback with antibiotic residuals in factory farmed meat.
USDA To Examine the Validity of Misrepresented "Antibiotic-Free" Labeling
Consumers are more and more interested in antibiotic-free products meaning manufacturers may try and pull the wool over their eyes.
Win for Chemical Industry as Regulators Forced to Raise Safety Threshold for DDAC
Disinfectant suppliers declare the safety of DDAC as the threat of empty grocery shelves force revision of regulatory thesholds
Industry-Wide Survey of Food Manufacturers Shows Antibiotic Overuse is Still the Norm
Food manufacturers are slow to change practices regarding antibiotic use in food.
TreeHugger Radio #203: Penguins on the Rebound, Ford's New Electric, and the Future of Food in a World That's Cooking
Jacob and Brian look at the top green news from the pages of TreeHugger.
FDA Issues New "Sweeping Rule" To Reduce Use of Antibiotics in Livestock
New FDA rules says farmers needs a veterinarian prescription for antibiotics.


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John Legend Performs 'All of Me' With Jennifer Nettles and Hunter Hayes at the CMT Music Awards [VIDEO]
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John Legend joined Jennifer Nettles and Hunter Hayes on stage tonight at the CMT Music Awards where they joined together to perform Legend's best-selling single, 'All of Me.'
In an interview with CMT, Nettles said of her and Legend, "We're similar, energetically-speaking. He's a nice, sweet friend in the business."
As for why she was drawn to perform 'All of Me' with Legend tonight? "It's such a beautifully crafted, well-written song," Nettles said. "It combines both beautiful imagery and, at the same time, has wonderful conversational moments, too. And then there are moments like, 'Love your curves and all your edges/All your perfect imperfections.' Are you kidding me?! Obviously, he just got married, so the song was inspired by his love and by his relationship."
She continued, "The song is inspired, and that is what I like about it. You can tell. It's not just storytelling. It is inspired from a sweet, sweet place within him. Musically and melodically, it's so beautiful. I love the fact that it's a piano ballad and it's at the top of the charts. It's been a long time since that's happened, and I would love to see it happen more and more."
Hayes contributed the guitar arrangement for tonight's performance at the CMT Music Awards. As for Hayes' involvement, Nettles said, "He's a multi-instrumentalist and he is a great writer, not to mention a singer and a cutie."
Click on the video above to watch tonight's performance featuring Legend, Nettles and Hayes.


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In The Great Gatsby, what does Daisy mean when she says this: "And I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
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In this context, Daisy suggests that she hopes her daughter is a fool. Daisy expresses a defeatist attitude. She implies that women have a difficult role to play in the world, so the best chance for her daughter to be happy is to accept the traditional role of subservient woman. Essentially, in this case, Daisy is hoping her daughter is ignorant because ignorance is bliss. If her daughter is unintelligent, she won't know how the world really works and/or that there are alternatives to marrying people like Tom.
It is important to note that when her daughter is born, Tom is not there.
It'll show you how I've gotten to feel about—things. Well, she was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where. I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling, and asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or a girl. She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept.
Later in the novel, Daisy reveals that Tom has had affairs (in addition to his affair with Myrtle Wilson). We, readers, can only speculate as to where Tom is at the time of his daughter's birth, but even if he isn't off having an affair, he is still negligent for not being there.
Instead of hoping that her daughter will be self-reliant and able to make informed decisions (and hopefully avoiding marrying someone like Tom), Daisy feels defeated and pathetically hopes that her daughter will be happy in her ignorance.


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