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NuDesign supports OEMs, vendors, service providers and system integrators with its SNMP, CLI, and web access software development tools, libraries, components and consulting services enabling remote monitoring, configuration and provisioning of devices, networks and services, helping them fulfill the management needs of modern Internet infrastructure and its IP based terminals.
NuDesign customers operate within the core and on the edge of the Internet, deploying services via the DSL and DOCSIS modems, metro Ethernet fiber and wireless access terminals.
Part of NuDesign service is to help customers define custom device and network management software applications that become bundled with their equipment or service. For example NuDesign's Visual MIBrowser Pro has been adapted to accommodate custom extensions in functionality. It provides rich SNMP application functions used in device, network or service configuration, monitoring, testing and management. By adding specific to customer application functions and customizing the resulting product's "look and feel" we are providing an OEM version of the extended NuDesign product or a completely new product, directed at a specific vertical market.
Similarly, extending standard SNMP services of the SNMP Agent provided required extensions for customers deploying their equipment in specific markets such as:
Please see the 'Consolidating Net Management under SNMP' document for more detail on NuDesign's specific Management and Monitoring technologies focusing on CATV communication industry. The implementation is based on NuDesign's SNMP Middle Layer Manager Server (MLM) software technology.
Substantial efforts are extended to architect the solutions with anticipation of emerging management protocols, such as XML based remote device configuration protocol NetConf and its associated data modeling language YANG.
If you are a Vendor or a Service Provider and would like to explore partnership opportunity with NuDesign Technologies Inc., please contact us so we could understand your requirements. We would work with you to tailor our technology to your specific environment.
Support Services Contract offers one year of product maintenance updates plus 10 support incidents. Please note that extended support contracts and design consulting services are available as well. For more details see our Pricing & License Options document.


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Best paid games without free versions available
By: Peter Warrior on: Oct 04, 2012
There's something that nobody likes to do: pay. In addition, we Android users are badly used to not paying for anything, to live from demo and trial and lite and ad-supported version ever after. Even some one you knaves, come here to AndroidZoom to read a review on a game you are already interested in and then leave and check how lucky you are finding that game elsewhere.
However, there are a lot of games worthy of your hardly earned pocket money. It would be too long to name them all, but we have tried to make a short yet illustrative list of apps we can assure you won't get disappointed. Have for sure we are not being paid to recommend any of these.
These five games below are so outstanding that there isn't any doubt. In addition, some developers have sales now and then, so if you pay attention to our "Sale" tab on our homepage or you follow them on Twitter, it's easy you can get them for only a part of their price.
We have also tried to choose games from different genres so you know where you can put your money better and be up to date of five of the best games out there. We haven't included other great paid games because they have free versions available, and we preferred to make a list about games you may be more afraid to check out.
Asphalt 7: Heat
Asphalt 7 is like Asphalt 6. This obviousness comes to say that when a franchise arrives to its seventh game, it should mean something, and surely something good.
And Asphalt 7 is, with little margin of error, one of the best arcade driving games for a mobile device ever. Beyond how many cars, many tracks, many whatever there are, it's absolutely fun, it's love at first race. It's a game enjoyable since the very first minute -no annoying driving licenses and such- to that sad moment, a lot of hours of gameplay later, when you have unlocked and won everything. However, then you realize that you can go multiplayer and then, oh then, then we will see who actually the best Asphalt rider is.
Runic Rumble
Runic Rumble teaches us a lot of things worthy to be learnt. First, that the old concept of one vs one fight will never die; secondly, that mobile devices bring a lot of options that require bold developers to explore them.
Runic Rumble is a 2D fighting game where you must use gestures to cast spells in magical one vs one battles. In short, it's one of the most fun fighting games ever. It's so fun that we are seriously considering to call Capcom and urge them to change next Street Fighter's gameplay.
And one more little thing you know we always like to highlight: it's been integrally developed by an indie team, because great ideas and hard work use to meet in little hidden places. Like Australia, for example.
The Bard's Tale
About Bard's Tale, there's a long review on it, available as soon as you tap or click on the link below. Whatsoever, it's a great adventure game, perhaps suited to a more adult audience rather than teenagers because it has an out-of-graph cleavage/fire-breathing giant rats ratio, comparable only to its loathsome drunken songs slash fourth wall jokes statistic.


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Get an overview of this hotelCliff-top luxury resort overlooking Jimbaran Bay
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White sand beach
Situated atop a cliff and overlooking a white sand beach, this Jimbaran Bay resort is less than 5 km from the Jimbaran, Balangan, and Dreamland beaches. Waterbom Park, Turtle Island, and the Bali Blast Monument are about 7 km away.
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Recreational facilities include an expansive outdoor infinity-edged pool with a 23-foot waterfall that spills into a smaller soaking pool below, hot and cold whirlpools, a pool deck, a fitness center equipped with cardiovascular and free weight machines, and a full-service spa with 8 treatment rooms. Two synthetic grass tennis courts are equipped with flood lights for night play. Water sports include windsurfing, canoeing, sailing, kayaking, and snorkeling. For who travel with children, hotel features babysitting for a surcharge. Concierge services are also available. A roundtrip airport transfer service is on offer. Transport yourself in style with the complimentary use of a car and driver for up to 4 hours per day.
Free parking is available, and free bicycles are onsite.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 156
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Computer station
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Children's club
- Library
- Meeting rooms 3
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Beach bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Year Built 1993
- Number of restaurants - 3
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 2130
- Conference space size (meters) - 198
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Children's pool
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Children's club (free)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Refrigerator
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Room service (24 hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Private plunge pool
Where to Eat
Sundara - Offers beach and Jimbaran Bay views. Serving grill food with seafood and steak specialties. Open for lunch and dinner.
Taman Wantilan - Located in two open-air pavilions with panoramic bay views. For up to 2 adults, there is daily breakfast. Offering Indonesian cuisine. Open for breakfast and dinner. Children under 5 years old can partake in complimentary meals.
Pool Terrace Café - Offering salads and sandwiches as well as children's menus, conveniently located next to the infinity pool.. Serves lunch.
Terrace Bar and Lounge - Open-air pavilions offering bay views. Open daily from noon to midnight. Weekly cocktail classes offered.
In-villa dining - Offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner as well as between meals snacks round-the-clock.
Nearby Things to Do
The resort has a 1,152 square-foot fitness facility featuring a gym with cardiovascular and weight training equipments. The facility also includes a whirlpool, sauna, and steam room. Weight training and studio classes including Tai Chi and yoga are offered daily for a fee.
An expansive outdoor infinity-edged pool, a free-form soaking pool, and hot and cold whirlpools are provided, complete with sundecks, sun lounger and light refreshments.
The property also offers two synthetic grass tennis courts with flood-lights for night play. Racquets and balls are complimentary; court fees are applicable.
Off-site activities, from golf to surfing, white-water rafting or horseback riding, Four Seasons Concierge takes care of all the arrangements.
- Free bicycles on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
The 10,760 square-foot full-service spa incorporates 8 treatment rooms and 3 spa suites. Each suite includes massage beds, a Swiss shower, wet and dry body treatment areas, and a garden courtyard featuring a soaking tub and shower. A range of massage, body, and facial treatments are on the menu as well as hair treatments, and manicure and pedicures.
- Steam room in spa
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 17
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at noon
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for IDR 1.633.500 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Debit cards not accepted
No cribs (infant beds) available
No pets or service animals allowed
Optional extras
- Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: IDR 499.500 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: IDR 682.000 per vehicle (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: IDR 1.633.500 per night
Hotel Name
- Bali Jimbaran Bay
- Four Seasons Bali
- Four Seasons Bali Jimbaran Bay
- Four Seasons Resort Bali Jimbaran Bay
- Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran Bay
- Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran Bay Bali
- Jimbaran Bay Bali
- Four Seasons Resort Bali
- Jimbaran Four Seasons
- 4 Seasons Resort Bali At Jimbaran Bay
- Four Seasons Jimbaran
- Four Seasons Resort Bali At Jimbaran Bay Hotel Jimbaran
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Awards & Affiliations
- Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay is listed in the 2015 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay and the 2014 Travel + Leisure 500.


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GunBroker.com Adds CrossBreed Holsters Shooter's Pack to Springfield XD-S Giveaway Enter To Win Bonus Prize at Facebook.com/GunBroker
GunBroker.com has teamed with CrossBreed Holsters to add a Shooter's Pack as a special bonus to its "GunBroker.com Springfield XD-S Giveaway." To win both prizes, participants must enter via Facebook for the CrossBreed Holster Shooter's Pack, and complete the online entry for the XD-S on GunBroker.com.
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#gunvote: NSSF's Voter-education Resource
The votes of shooters and hunters can make a huge impact at the polls in the 2012 election. To help voters better understand where candidates stand on firearms and shooting sports issues, NSSF has developed #gunvote, an online resource where you can find the latest stories about candidates for office, locate your polling place and register to vote. Also, add your voice to the conversation by using the hashtag #gunvote on Twitter and other social media sites.
Video: 'One Vote Stands Between You and Your Rights'
Don't think this year's presidential election is important? Watch this video, an eye-opening reminder for all firearms owners to exercise their constitutional right to vote in order to protect another constitutional right, namely the Second Amendment. NSSF asks that all firearms owners share this video far and wide.
Cowboy Action Crossdraw
World Champion Cowboy Action Shooter Jim "Long Hunter" Finch demonstrates the configuration for a safe and proper crossdraw.
Shooting Positions in the Field
For those times when the prone position is not an option, former Army Ranger sniper team leader Ryan Clecker discusses alternate shooting positions to make sure you are as stable as possible.
A Magazine for Range Volunteers, Employees
Volunteers and employees at shooting ranges and clubs, or even individuals who are simply interested in range operations, can keep abreast on how to keep shooting facilities operating at their best by reading The Range Report, "NSSF's Magazine for Shooting Facilities." This easy-to-access digital publication is available at rangereport.org, where you can also find past issues, frequently refreshed range news, advertising opportunities and more. Subscribe to the magazine's new monthly e-newsletter here.
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Headline News from PaymentsNews.com - October 26, 2015
On the Web
- USAA Switching Credit, Debit Cards to Visa From Longtime Partner MasterCard - Wall St. Journal - "USAA, one of the nation's largest issuers of debit cards and credit cards, is switching its portfolio to Visa Inc., marking a blow for MasterCard Inc., which processed USAA transactions on its network for roughly 30 years."
- Meet The Nebraska Woman Who Allegedly Defrauded Square Out Of Milllions - BuzzFeed - "BuzzFeed News has learned that the seller was an Omaha events planning company called Creative Creations, owned by a 30-year-old woman named Patricia Urbanovsky."
- Updated Square Financials Show Q3 Revenue Of $332.2M, $53.9M In Losses - TechCrunch - "Square filed an updated filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission today that showed slowing revenue growth and a widening net loss in the third quarter this year."
- Visa prototype would let you lease car — from within car - USA Today - "Visa and DocuSign are expected to announced a prototype app Monday at Money20/20, a payments industry conference in Las Vegas, that would allow consumers to walk into a dealership, ask for a car ordered up on an automaker's website, and drive away after the driver fingertip-signs documents that appear on an in-dash screen."
- RushCard disruption reveals why prepaid debit cards should not exist at all - Guardian - "It's not the first time that a prepaid debit card backed by a celebrity and marketed directly at the financially most vulnerable segment of Americans has encountered flak."
On the Wires
- Visa Brings Token Security to eCommerce - "Visa today announced that it has integrated token technology into Visa Checkout, the company's online check out service used by merchants and consumers globally to make safe, easy payments in just a few clicks."
- U.S. Banks Unite to Form Industry Leading Secure Real-Time Payments Network - In a joint prepared statement, the CEOs of Bank of America, BB&T, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo said, "Our customers want the ability to make payments to anyone, in real-time, making funds instantly available in the recipient's bank account. To achieve this, we are combining our collective, bank-owned digital payments network (clearXchange) with our fraud, risk and authentication assets (Early Warning), to further ensure that our customers can send money, confidently, securely, and in real-time via their financial institutions."
- The Clearing House Drives Closer to Standing-Up New Innovative National Real-Time Payment System - "The Clearing House (TCH) announced it has entered into a letter of intent with VocaLink, the UK-based international payment systems provider, to help build and deliver core elements of TCH's new real-time payment system for the United States."
- MasterCard Launches New Program That Can Turn Any Consumer Gadget, Accessory or Wearable into a Payment Device - "As more and more 'things' become connected, consumers will have endless possibilities when it comes to how they pay, and will need all of their devices to work seamlessly together," said Ed McLaughlin, Chief Emerging Payments Officer at MasterCard. "This program eliminates the boundaries of how we pay by delivering a secure digital payment experience to virtually anything – rings, fitness and smart bands, car key fobs, apparel, and whatever comes along next."
- Western Union Introduces WU Connect Platform, Expanding Cross-Border Money Transfer via Mobile and Social Media - David Thompson, EVP, Global Operations and Technology and CTO, Western Union, expressed excitement about the potential impact of this new offering saying, "This puts Western Union in a position to extend its digital platform to networks whose users are looking for more convenient ways to send and receive money globally on a platform of their choice."
- Sequent Launches Token Service Platform Supporting all Card Types and Networks - "Compatible with all major credit and debit card networks, Sequent Token Service Platform allows banks to deploy a single solution to support their entire credit and debit card portfolio plus profitable private label and prepaid cards."
- E*TRADE Resets Mobile Bar with Apple Pay - "E*TRADE Financial Corporation today announced the release of Apple Pay functionality for E*TRADE debit card holders."
- Scotiabank First Canadian Bank to Launch Bulk Interac e-Transfer® Service - "Scotiabank is pleased to be the first Canadian Bank to offer this innovative new service to meet the needs of our business banking customers," said Rania Llewellyn, Senior Vice President, Cash Management and Payment Services at Scotiabank. "We are always looking for new ways to make everyday business transactions fast, easy and secure for our customers, and with the Bulk Interac e-Transfer service, our business banking customers have more choices to send electronic payments efficiently."
- TSYS and Ingenico Group to Offer New Semi-Integrated EMV Solution - "Using a semi-integrated approach, communications between the PIN pad and point-of-sale (POS) system are limited to non-sensitive exchanges, preventing card data from entering the POS. By taking the POS out of the payment flow process, not only are EMV certification and PCI compliance simplified, but overall costs and time required for EMV implementation are reduced as well."
- Mozido Expands Digital Payments Offering: Launches U.S. - China Cross-Border Payment Gateway - "The Mozido PayEase Payment Gateway service enables Chinese consumers to securely pay with their local bank accounts and credit cards with reliable settlement of the funds to the U.S. merchant's bank account. As the first and most trusted cross-border payment gateway in China, Mozido PayEase breaks down barriers by allowing Chinese citizens to pay in their local currency while allowing the merchant to be paid in their home currency through a seamless transaction."
- Dream Payments Launches Canada's First Off-The-Shelf EMV Payment Terminal That Accepts Interac Debit Card Payments - "The Dream solution consists of an MPOS application for iOS® and Android™ based smartphones and a Bluetooth® enabled EMV Debit and Credit Card Reader. The Dream card reader is available through TELUS at an introductory price of $99.99. Payment processing fees are low cost; $0.25 for Interac Debit card transactions and 2.75% for Visa® and MasterCard® credit card transactions."
- Penny Inc Launches at Money20/20 with Prepaid MasterCard® Card and Integrated Mobile App Solution - "Penny Inc, which provides payments and expense and travel management solutions for small to medium-sized businesses, today announced the launch of the Penny Inc prepaid MasterCard® card program ("Penny") virtually connected to a mobile app."
- INTECH to Provide Prairie Cloudware Platform to Credit Union Clients - "INTECH will white label the Prairie Cloudware technology allowing credit unions to offer members a mobile wallet that carries the institution's brand. The initial deployment of the Digital Payments Guardian for INTECH will offer an Android mobile wallet with a Visa card. The solution can be extended to include additional payment cards and sources as well."
Glenbrook's 2015 Payments Education
- Our next Payments Boot Camp session is scheduled for New York City on October 20-21 followed by a one-day Insight Workshop on October 22 on the topic of Virtual Currencies and Bitcoin.
- If you have questions about our payments education program, please contact Russ Jones for more information.
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Katherine Paterson on "The Day Of The Pelican"
09/20/10 12:10PM By Jane Lindholm
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Katherine Paterson's latest novel was inspired by an Albanian family of refugees her church in Barre sponsored. The Day of the Pelican, the story of a family forced to flee Kosovo, and start their lives again in Vermont has been chosen as the 2010 Vermont Reads selection.
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I know that I'm more than late to the party, but it's a crying shame that Firefly got canceled after only one season on the FOX network. Mixing together elements from sci-fi, westerns, and space operas, the show was truly unique and had a great and lovable cast of characters. Sadly, after a measly 14 episodes, the show was canceled for good with little to no hope of renewal. However, a few years later, Joss Whedon was finally able to create a legitimate finale for the show - Serenity. Taking place roughly a year after the events of the show, Serenity hopes to end Firefly in a much more cinematic and exciting way.
Picking up where the series left off, Serenity follows Malcolm Reynolds, an ex-soldier turned gunslinger, and his scrappy but lovable crew on the class Firefly ship, Serenity.
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LIDNUG: Mixing Windows .Net and Open Source - better together
Linked .Net Users Group
Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (PDT)
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There is no reason that .NET applications can't take advantage of the rich ecosystem available in Open Source.
Avi Cavale from Uhuru Software will offer tips and demonstrations of how applications written in .NET on Windows Servers can utilize Open Source services such as MySQL, RabbitMQ and MongoDB. He will be using the Uhuru AppCloud as the underlying Platform as a Service for his demonstrations.
With the right services and techniques .NET can be a great option even when developers want to use Open Source services.
About the presenter
Avi Cavale is the Director of Product Development at Uhuru Software. Prior to that he worked at Microsoft for 11 years in various roles, most recently as a Director on XBOX Live Engineering team.
He was a member of teams that shipped products like Kinect, Office 365, Live Meeting, Azure .Net and the first version of XBOX console.
Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (PDT)
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Justice Secretary Ken Clarke got himself into trouble on the radio this morning with his remarks about rape, which appeared to suggest (oh the heresy) that not all rapes were of equal severity and that some rapes might therefore attract different levels of sentencing.
When pressed to justify his comments, he produced this example:
If an 18-year-old has sex with a 15-year-old and she is perfectly willing that is rape, because she is under age, she can't consent, anybody who has sex with a 15 year old it's rape.
Now this is legally incorrect. While the age of consent in the UK is 16, non-coercive sex in which one (or both) partners is 15 is not rape. It is unlawful sexual intercourse. Under s9 of the 2003 Sexual Offences Act, if one party is over 18 - the situation Ken Clarke described - it is defined as "sexual activity with a child". Under s5 it IS rape if the child is under thirteen.
It might be said that the distinction is a purely technical one, in that the American expression "statutory rape" - meaning consensual sex with a minor - is now widely used here. But Clarke did not say "statutory rape"; he said "rape". Moreover, he produced his example when challenged about low sentences in some instances of rape. The presenter, Victoria Derbyshire, referred to statistics suggesting an average sentence for rape of five years. Clarke replied that the statistics "include the 18 year old having sex with a 15 year old and they include date rapes, date rapes sometimes can be very confusing." Now this is clearly not the case. While below-age-of-consent cases would be included in general statistics for sex offences, they would be a fairly small percentage of the whole. And since such cases are not rape, they would not be included in rape statistics. They are entirely separate offences.
Clarke was either blustering, or ignorant of the law. Since he is a barrister by training, as well as having ministerial responsibility for the area, it's hard to believe that he can be so ignorant - and more than a little worrying if he is. A few hours later, he turned up on Sky TV to "clarify" his remarks. He told Adam Boulton that he didn't know whether sex where one party was over 18 and the other was 15 was rape or not.
You have an age of consent, and below that age, whether the girl has consented or not, it is a criminal offence ... It may be 13. I will check. What I was pointing out was that under age, you cannot consent and it is a serious criminal offence to have sex with a girl under the age of consent.
Puzzling. He now appears not to know what the age of consent is! It's not difficult, Ken. The age of legal consent is 16, but if there is actual consent it only counts as rape if the child is under 13. You were not wrong about sex with a teenager under 16 being illegal, you were wrong about it being rape.
It would appear that Ken Clarke is not just ignorant of the law that, as justice secretary, he is responsible for upholding; he is also badly briefed. Several hours passed between his interview with Victoria Derbyshire and that with Adam Boulton, more than enough time for his officials to remind him of the difference between rape and unlawful sex. Instead he appeared more confused than ever. Later still, he was interviewed by Jon Snow on Channel 4 News. Again he claimed that sex with a 15 year old "is rape". Astonishing.
While most attention today has been on Clarke's belief that some rapes deserve longer prison sentences than others (and does anyone really not think that, however politically difficult it may be these days to say so?) what I find just as troubling is his casual approach to the facts, his sheer unprofessionalism. A couple of years ago, Norman Tebbit said that Clarke's "biggest defect... is that he is lazy". A bit like Boris Johnson, though less stylishly, he assumes he can wing it, turning up to interviews underbriefed and sometimes plain ill-informed, relying on bluster to get him out of awkward questions. This is just about acceptable in an Opposition spokesman, but can be disastrous in a minister.
Hence today's embarrassment - because whatever one thinks of the proper punishment for rape, any switched-on politician would appreciate that it is a subject laden with booby-traps, one in which it is necessary to speak very carefully indeed, because whatever you say is liable to be twisted and used in evidence against you. Crass tautologies such as "forcible rape" - like Whoopi Goldberg's suggestion that Roman Polanski was not guilty of "rape-rape" - only damage those who utter them. Clarke gave the impression of airy unconcern with such niceties. Perhaps he's showing his age. He may genuinely be unaware of just how ideologically-charged a crime rape has become, how much anger it arouses, and thus how easy a target a politician who "misspeaks" on the issue becomes. But if so, one does wonder why he is still in the cabinet.


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TWO people were arrested and a man was injured in the face in a group disturbance in Selby.
A police helicopter had to be called in to help trace a car believed to have been involved in the trouble, which happened in Johnson Street at about 12.45am on Sunday.
The group had fled when police cars arrived. Two men, aged 18 and 22, were later arrested. The 18-year-old was released without further action and the 22-year-old remains in custody for questioning, North Yorkshire Police said.
The injured man did not need hospital treatment.


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Target: Faroe Islands Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen
Goal: To put a stop to the annual slaughter of countless Pilot whales in the Faroe Islands.
A region that holds one of the highest standards of living in Europe has no place killing pilot whales for what they pass off as subsistence hunting; yet the Faroe Islands of Denmark do just this.
While the International Whaling Commission enacted a ban on commercial whaling in 1986 because pilot whales are technically a type of dolphin (in fact they are also known as calderon dolphins) their killing falls under the International Whaling Commission's rule allowing for the "subsistence hunting of small cetaceans".
The reality is that not only does most of that meat go to waste, simply rotting on the beach or being thrown back to sea, but the meat that is consumed is considered unsafe. In 2008 the chief medical officer of the Faroe Islands advised that pilot whales are unfit for human consumption because the animals' meat and blubber contained such high levels or mercury, PCB's, and DDT derivatives.
Ultimately the idea of hunting the whales for meat is a mere excuse to fall within the guidelines of the International Whaling Commission. The primary purpose of this hunt which can involve rounding up hundreds of pilot whales at once for slaughter is essentially a rite of passage event where the primary participants are teens.
Once rounded up these animals are cut several times with thick hocks that do not kill the animals immediately. Instead they are left butchered and dying in a most painful fashion.
These animals deserve better than this. The Faroe Islands do not need the meat for sustenance, and are in point of fact being slowly poisoned by it. Reducing birth defects and mercury poisoning among the population seems like a tremendous reason to halt the slaughter even should the government of the Faroe Islands, or the nation of Denmark that the Faroe Islands are a territory of, not be concerned about the animal cruelty these hunts perpetuate.
Dear Prime Minister Johannesen,
Despite continuing pressures from many sources, the Faroe Islands still continue to practice pilot whale hunts. These hunts skirt the International Whaling Commission's loophole allowing for the subsistence hunting of small cetaceans.
These animals need not be killed for the peoples of the Faroe Islands to subsist. They already boast one of Europe's best average standards of living thus having enough meat to survive is not a major concern of the populous.
These animals are hunted for the sport of it, that teenagers may deem themselves men by participating in the slaughter. The high percentage of teenagers participating is an obvious cue to the true intent gleaned from these hunts.
Of the animals killed, huge numbers of them will go to waste, their meat and blubber left to spoil on the beach or be tossed out to sea. If these animals were killed for the express purpose of survival not one bit of that meat would have been allowed to go to waste.
That meat which does get harvested however is just as bad as the vast amounts left wasted. Chief medical officers of the Faroe Islands themselves have reported that they recommend against ingesting pilot whale meat. The meat itself contains high levels of mercury as well as PCB's and DDT derivatives. All of these toxins result in slowly poisoning the population while also leading to an uptick in birth defects.
These animals have a right to live. They need not be hunted for subsistence where they have proven quite harmful to those eating the meat. They have even less of a right to be hunted for sport, which is what the event is for most of the teenagers seeking a bloody passage into manhood.
What is good for the environment is also good for the Faroe Islands. Stop the killing of pilot whales.
[Your Name Will Go Here]


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Hula Is Life - 92nd Street Y
Hours: Noon
Ages: All
1395 Lexington Ave. - 212-415-5500
New York, NY 10128
Description: Hula honors nature, gods, royalty, significant geographical sites, historical events and meaningful relationships. This program explores the diversity of hula and presents both ancient (kahiko) and contemporary (auana) styles of dance. The groups performing include Pua Ali'i 'Ilima 'O Niuoka, Na Lehua Melemele, Halai Hula O Na Mele 'Aina 'O Hawaii and The Gracious Ladies. Live music will be performed by Claudia Goddard, Chris Davis, Kristabelle Muson, Jason Poole, Tommy Cheng and Andy Wang. Plus, guest artist Kaina Quenga. Please note: Tickets are now required for all Fridays at Noon performances. You can pick up a ticket at the box office downstairs. Pay what you can or come for free -- but you do need a ticket either way.


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